This is a Unit 8 bundle of lectures, guided notes, graphic organizers, and supplementary activities for Unit 8 Cold War and Decolonization of AP® World History: Modern. Topics 8.1-.8.8 are included. Please see the preview for details of the lecture slides and activities included for Unit 8.

Topic 8.1 Setting the Stage for the Cold War

• 19-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED
• Printable speaker notes to accompany the lecture
• An optional group activity about writing historical context using the DBQ and LEQ rubric
• 4-page guided notes packet for students with answer key

Topic 8.2 The Cold War

• 36-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED
• Printable speaker notes to accompany the lecture
• A supplemental reading passage about containment and the Truman Doctrine with questions and an answer key
• 8-page guided notes packet for students

Topic 8.3 Effects of the Cold War

• 40-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED
• Printable speaker notes to accompany the lecture
• 8-page guided notes packet for students with answer key
• Video Questions about the Cuban Missile Crisis
• Cold War Leaders and Events quick reference sheet for students

Topic 8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900

• 31-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED
• Printable speaker notes to accompany the lecture
• 8-page guided notes packet for students with answer key
• Reading Assignment about the Great Leap Forward with questions and an answer key
• Graphic Organizer to help students make comparisons about land reform
• "Big-Character Poster" Project

Topic 8.5 Decolonization After 1900

• 28-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED
• Printable speaker notes to accompany the lecture
• 6-page guided notes packet for students
• Practice MCQs for decolonization
• Video Questions about Kashmir
• T-Chart for comparing independence movements

Topic 8.6 Newly Independent States

• 34-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED
• Printable speaker notes to accompany the lecture
• 8-page guided notes packet for students
• Practice MCQs for Newly Independent States
• Google Sheets Mystery Reveal MCQ Activity

Topic 8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structures

• 26-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED (South Africa and Nelson Mandela get the most focus in this lecture)
• Printable speaker notes to accompany the lecture
• 6-page guided notes packet for students
• 2 original, stimulus-based practice MCQs with an explanation sheet about the correct and incorrect answers
• Quick MLK interview assignment
• Idi Amin Reading with Questions and Answer Key

Topic 8.8 End of the Cold War

• 17-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED (partially editable)
• Printable speaker notes to accompany the lecture
• 2-page guided notes packet for students with answer key
• Unit 8 Crossword Review and answer key

Unit 8 Exam (in the Bonus file):

• Non-stimulus multiple choice
• Stimulus-Based MCQs
• Thesis Statement Exercises
• Secondary Source SAQ

Bonus File: Questions and answer key to accompany the Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History 223 video. This is also where you will find the Unit 8 exam.

This Unit 8 Cold War bundle is part of the full AP World History Curriculum here.

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