Unit Pack: The Cold War

Teach The Tension: From Proxy Wars to the Brink of Nuclear Disaster.

The Cold War is arguably the most complex global conflict of the modern era: a struggle of ideology, fear, and influence that shaped the world we live in. How do you teach its complexity, covering everything from the Berlin Blockade to the Vietnam jungles, while ensuring students develop sophisticated historical analysis?

This Unit Pack: The Cold War, part of The Human History Project’s Ready, Click, Teach series, provides a complete outline that moves beyond simple facts to teach the why and how of the decades-long standoff. Stop spending hours curating sources and start a deep, skills-focused unit tomorrow.

Purchase once, and you are licensed to use this comprehensive, user-friendly digital package with all of your students, year after year.

Why Choose This Unit Pack?

This unit is meticulously structured to ensure students engage with the essential themes of the Cold War, including fear, ideology, and the human cost of global power struggles.

• Deepen Historical Perspective: The capstone project requires students to create a newspaper front page on a Cold War event from competing perspectives (US, Soviet, or an affected country), teaching them to analyze bias and intent.
• Analyze Critical Concepts: Comprehensive readings and activities cover core ideas like Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Proxy Warfare, the division of Germany, and the rise of the Eastern Bloc under Joseph Stalin.
• Skills-Focused Inquiry: The unit is built around essential skills, including Analyzing Cause & Effect (linking WWII's end to the Cold War’s start), Ethical Reasoning (on proxy wars and nuclear weapons), and Primary Source Analysis using first-hand accounts from civilians and soldiers.
• In-Depth Event Coverage: Dedicated, structured readings and worksheets provide deep dives into major conflicts and flashpoints:
  • The Korean War
  • The Berlin Wall (construction and fall)
  • The Arms Race
  • The Vietnam War
  • The role and policies of Joseph Stalin

What's Included in Your Instant Download?

You receive a complete, ready-to-teach package including:

• Teaching Slides
• Lesson Plans (7 complete, fully-scaffolded lessons, 45-60 mins each)
• Unit Project Guide (The "Newspaper Front Page" project, including a detailed rubric)
• Unit Revision Guide (A print-ready document summarizing key causes, events, and lessons)
• Unit Assessment (Multiple choice and critical thinking questions covering all Learning Objectives)
• Ready-to-Use Worksheets for Core Topics

Ready to provide your students with the critical tools to analyze the world’s defining standoff? Click "Add to Cart" and bring The Cold War Unit Pack to your classroom today!