From 1945, Berlin played a central role in the Cold War. In fact, it could be argued that the Cold War began and ended in Berlin. There is no doubt that it had huge significance for the people of Berlin as well. In this section, we are going to examine life in Berlin and elsewhere behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.

There are four activities, which teachers are encouraged to integrate within their existing schemes of work. If you would like to integrate any resources into your lessons without using the activities suggested here, you can also go straight to the resource bank to search or filter all videos, images, activities and more within the entire LGfL Cold War resource (coldwarresources.lgfl.net).

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