2. 1.Split the 8 reasons why the Cold War began into 2 groups: long-term – reasons relating to event before the USA/USSR WW2 alliance; and short term – reasons relating to events during or after WW2 2.What do you think are the top 5 reasons why the CW began? List and write a para explaining. 3.Write out any questions you have or things you don’t currently understand. 4.Finished? Read (or-read) pages 318-321 5 minutes… finish off the questions on Thursday’s worksheet 5 minutes

3. HISTORY Tauseef16 Greg14 Koji12 Django12 Alex O11 Jack11 Mustafa11 Kumael10 Henry10 Adil9 Daniel9 Alex W8 Dan8 Abdullah7 Roi7 Rohan7 Ben6 Laxhaan6 Dilan6 Matthew5 Tom5

4. MOO…dle Cold War resources are now up on Moodle… I’ll add Germany resources over the coming weeks…

5. Homework – due Monday 3 Feb… (your assessment will be on Monday 10 Feb)

6. LO1: were the “Big Three” really united at Yalta in Feb 1945?

7. Read pages 318-321 in Walsh… … use the worksheet to take notes on what Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill really thought of each other and their main concerns… You will need to think / interpret the sources as well as copying things out 10 minutes

9. Stalin accepted France as one of the four powers. Germany was to be divided into four zones (USA, USSR, Britain, France). Berlin was also to be divided into four sectors. Poland would get land from Germany, and lose land in the East to the USSR. The USSR would declare war on Japan three months after the end of the war with Germany. Stalin promised to allow free elections in the East European countries the Soviet army was occupying. Who seems to have done best at the conference? Key agreements at Yalta

10. LO2: to know why trust breaks down at Potsdam (July-Aug 1945) Harry S. Truman Clement Attlee

11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUgoWPe2hPc The Origins of the Cold War: Yalta & Potsdam; MrAllsopHistory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdTmrusxCag US Newsreel of Potsdam conference – good for visual images and reminders of who is who and the contemporary US take on the Conference

12. Read the hand-out sheet & answer either of following questions in your book… 1) What is the message of this cartoon? (REMEMBER! Message + Content (what you see) + Context (what you know) 2) Who do you have more sympathy for after Yalta – the USA or the USSR? Explain your answer.

13. PLENARY… Close your books… In one sentence: what did Stalin want after WW2? What did Truman want? In 5-6 words… what did Stalin want? What did Truman want? In 2-3 words… what did Stalin want? What did Truman want?