Stopping the Spread of Communism Reading Packet
Cold War reading packet on stopping the spread of communism: students read about the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War and NATO, then match vocabulary, fill in a timeline and answer comprehension questions.

- Grades
- Grade 5, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Social Studies, History, History: World
- Topic
- communism, world history
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
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What's inside this resource
This resource is a Stopping the Spread of Communism Reading Packet.
This is a great no prep resource that all you have to do is print and go!
Students will love learning history as they read an informative passage and apply vocabulary terms.
Worksheets included such as multiple-choice questions and graphic organizers will allow them to show what they know.
These work well for social studies or reading instruction.
Answer keys included.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Explain how the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War and NATO were efforts to contain communism
- Sequence key early Cold War events on a timeline
- Distinguish communism from democracy and capitalism
Skills covered
- Vocabulary in context — matching Cold War terms to their definitions
- Written response — supporting short and paragraph answers with details from the passage
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Cold War
- Communism
- Berlin Airlift
- Korean War
- NATO
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