End+of+WWI+-+Stalin+Not+Releasing+Control+of+Europe+(Tony,+Mike,+Rick,+Greg)

__Planning Guide__

Content: (What do you want students to know and be able to do?) ﻿ Students will be able to explain the origins of Cold War by studying the agreements at Yalta and Potsdam Conferences, Students will be able to describe how the lack of trust between Allied leaders and Stalin was established, Students will be able to distinguish the Communist countries of Europe with the Democratic nations.

Pedagogy: Learning stations - map, timeline, video, webquest, Wordle Yalta agreement and Potsdam Conference (each should take 10-12 minutes at each station)

Technology: have students use timeline creating site to list events of end of WWII to 1949 (Timerime), have students label and color map of 1945 Europe distinguishing Communist and Democratic countries, watch and answer questions to video (WWII Behind Closed Doors), students will answer questions created from Historywiz.com., students will visit the Yalta agreement site and create a wordle based on the agreement.

__Next Steps__

What next steps will you take to implement this lesson? Create the materials and questions based off of the website and video

Timeline: When are you planning to implement the lesson? It will be a one to two day lesson to take place towards the beginning of chapter 17

Follow Ups: Any other questions or concerns? ﻿May need to adjust activities to meet time restrictions.