starter activity

starter activity

Test your knowledge of Cold War key words by playing Cold War bingo! Check your glossary is up-to-date by using the key words hand-out your teacher provides.

What were the What were the achievements of achievements of

the Thaw?the Thaw?

To analyse the contribution of To analyse the contribution of John Foster Dulles to Cold War John Foster Dulles to Cold War

politicspoliticsTo evaluate the success or failure To evaluate the success or failure

of the Thawof the Thaw

Learning objectives

Your taskYour task Read the obituary of John Read the obituary of John

Foster Dulles. What qualities Foster Dulles. What qualities made him a good / weak made him a good / weak secretary of state?secretary of state?

Analyse sources D-F on p.83.Analyse sources D-F on p.83. How effective was Dulles How effective was Dulles

influence on US foreign influence on US foreign policy under Eisenhower?policy under Eisenhower?

John Foster Dulles, Sec of State, 1953-9

Your taskYour task If necessary, re-read you timeline of the If necessary, re-read you timeline of the

events of the Thaw based on p.85-6 in your events of the Thaw based on p.85-6 in your textbooks.textbooks.

Complete the timeline task your teacher Complete the timeline task your teacher gives you.gives you.

Which event was the most significant sign Which event was the most significant sign of improving / worsening relations?of improving / worsening relations?

Overall, do you think ‘Thaw’ was an Overall, do you think ‘Thaw’ was an accurate term to describe the period 1953-accurate term to describe the period 1953-62?62?

Your taskYour task Watch the film clip about the Thaw. Watch the film clip about the Thaw.

Note down the positive Note down the positive achievements and failures of the achievements and failures of the periodperiod

To what extent was the Thaw the To what extent was the Thaw the result of the new personalities in result of the new personalities in place?place?

The Kitchen Debate between then U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow on July 24, 1959.

Your taskYour task Study the sources on p.87. Break into Study the sources on p.87. Break into

teams and answer the following teams and answer the following questions:questions:

Team 1 answer Qs 1 &2Team 1 answer Qs 1 &2 Team 2 answer Q3Team 2 answer Q3 Team 3 answer Q4Team 3 answer Q4 Team 4 write a judgement paragraph in Team 4 write a judgement paragraph in

answer to Q5answer to Q5 Team 5 write a judgement paragraph in Team 5 write a judgement paragraph in

answer to Q6answer to Q6

Extension taskExtension task

Read Isaacs p.140-Read Isaacs p.140-160 on key events of 160 on key events of the Thaw Supplement the Thaw Supplement your notes with your notes with evidence relating to evidence relating to achievements and achievements and failures of the period.failures of the period.

HomeworkHomework Complete the glossary task set Complete the glossary task set

during the starter activity.during the starter activity. Complete gaps in your notes or work Complete gaps in your notes or work

on targets set, e.g. producing a bank on targets set, e.g. producing a bank of ‘juicy quotes’of ‘juicy quotes’

PlenaryPlenary Dulles – contribution to US foreign Dulles – contribution to US foreign

policypolicy Thaw – key eventsThaw – key events Thaw – achievements / failuresThaw – achievements / failures Extension: on balance did the Thaw Extension: on balance did the Thaw

‘fail to achieve anything of ‘fail to achieve anything of substance’?substance’?