how did the invasion of afghanistan affect usa-ussr relations?
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Connector Find the world map in your diary. Where is Afghanistan? Which countries does it have borders with?TRANSCRIPT
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How did the invasion of Afghanistan affect USA-USSR relations?
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Connector
• Find the world map in your diary. • Where is Afghanistan?• Which countries does it have borders with?
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Outcomes
• To be able to define ‘détente’• To read about the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan and understand the impact it had• To attempt and improve marks on example
exam questions
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Timeline
1943 1991
1943 - Tehran Conference
1945 - End of World War 2
1945 -
Yalta
Potsdam
1946 -
‘Iron Curtain’ speech
1947-51 -
Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan
1950
1948-9 -
Berlin Airlift/Berlin Blockade
1956 -
HungarianUprising
1955 1960
1979 -
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
1961 -
Berlin Wall
1962 -
CubanMissileCrisis
1968 -
Prague Spring,Czechoslovakia
1965 1970 1975 1980
1970s -
Détente
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Definition of détente
• The word détente is a French word meaning relaxing of tension.
• In the 1970s there was a détente between the USA and the USSR.
• By the end of the 1970s, this relaxing of tensions was at an end after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
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Paired reading (3 mins)
• Take it in turns to read out the information boxes on page 131 of the textbook.
• Summarise the information after hearing it – without looking at the book for help!
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Exam focus (7 mins)
• On page 148 are a couple of answers to the question ‘Briefly explain the key features of détente in the 1970s (6 marks)’
• Both these answers only get 2 out of 6• Improve the example answers by using
the information on page 131 so that you get full marks.
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What is this cartoon showing?Based on the clues in the drawing, which side should win this conflict?
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Film clip
• Watch clip from ‘Beast of War’ showing a Soviet tank lost in Afghanistan in 1980
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5izT7mBvE8U
• What does it tell us about the difficulty the Soviet Union had in fighting this war?
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Reading
• Read about the events and impact of the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan
• Pages 132-137
• EXTENSION – Re-read and take notes on how America reacted and how the war went for the USSR
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What message does this cartoon have?Do you think it sums up the impact of the war on the Soviet Union?
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Review
• Here are some possible exam questions on Afghanistan. Attempt an answer or answers in the time remaining.
• Describe one cause of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. (2 marks)
• Describe one aspect of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. (2 marks)
• Briefly explain the key features of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. (6 marks)
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Homework
• Look through your book and make revision notes to help you with your exam