Can you remember the 3 key schools of historiography on Cold War? Study the following cartoons and decide which school of thought they represent.

starter activity

British cartoon, March 1946

British cartoon from 1948 describing Stalin’s

attempts to prevent the airlift

British cartoon from 1950 showing

Truman rushing hand-in-hand with the UN towards

Korea’s aid

What caused the What caused the Cold War?Cold War?

To compare different To compare different historiographical schools of historiographical schools of

thought on causes of Cold Warthought on causes of Cold WarTo develop skills in testing the To develop skills in testing the

views of leading historians of Cold views of leading historians of Cold WarWar

Aims

Your taskYour task

Complete a table similar to the one Complete a table similar to the one below on the different schools of below on the different schools of thought (historiography) on p.58-61 thought (historiography) on p.58-61 of Philips.of Philips.

Your taskYour task

Study the sources on p.61-2 and Study the sources on p.61-2 and complete a table similar to the one complete a table similar to the one belowbelow

Role playRole play

Divide into 4 groups. One of you is to Divide into 4 groups. One of you is to take on the persona of the author of take on the persona of the author of either source K, L, M or N and either source K, L, M or N and explain your point of view. Choose a explain your point of view. Choose a partner to support your view with partner to support your view with evidence from their own knowledge. evidence from their own knowledge. The audience will interrogate you The audience will interrogate you and try to put forward counter and try to put forward counter views.views.

PlenaryPlenary

Summarise the views of the three Summarise the views of the three main schools of thought.main schools of thought.

Which schools do these authors Which schools do these authors belong to:belong to:

William A WilliamsWilliam A Williams George KennanGeorge Kennan John Lewis GaddisJohn Lewis Gaddis D.VolkogonovD.Volkogonov

HomeworkHomework

Using Sources K-N and your own Using Sources K-N and your own knowledge, how far do you accept knowledge, how far do you accept the view of Source K that it was the view of Source K that it was American foreign policy that American foreign policy that ‘crystallized the Cold War’?‘crystallized the Cold War’?