Cold War L17 - Afghanistan and End of Detente
This lesson contains:
- A starter to give recall practice for previous course knowledge.
- Background information about Afghanistan's location and history leading up the 1979 from Takari to Amin and the revolts of the Mujahaddin. The students discuss the potential Soviet reaction.
- A task to consolidate the knowledge so far about the reasons for the Soviet invasion using the information provided.
- An overview of the Soviet invasion and the events, and then the consequences including the Carter Doctrine, Olympic Boycotts and the failure of SALT 2.
- A plenary to consider the evidence showing that Detente was now at an end.
Attachments:
- 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
- 2 x Publisher Files