Course: Global Studies
Grade Level: 9
Title: NATO and the Warsaw Pact
Lesson Summary: Students need to be able to understand the significance of the forming of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact following World War
II. The students should be able to draw connections between this alliance and
those made during World War I and World War II.
Estimated Lesson Duration: 1 day
Preparation:
1. Schedule time in the media center’s computer lab.
2. Divide the students in the class into pairs.
3. Either inform the students to meet you in the computer lab or in your classroom (if in the
classroom, you will need to take into consideration travel time to the media center).
Instructional Procedures:
1. Handout copies of the pre-test to the students in the class (allot about 5-7 minutes for
students to complete the pre-test).
2. Collect the copies of the pre-test.
3. Inform the students of whom their partner is for the historical scavenger hunt.
4. introduction of database to the student by the Media Specialist. (10 minutes)
5. Pass out the copies of the scavenger hunt and allow the students to be instructed on how to
use the databases by the media specialist.
6. Allow the students to navigate the assignment using the “Scavenger Hunt” worksheet. (25
minutes including the map).
7. Once the students are done with the map, review the information from the front and
backside of the scavenger hunt as a class. (10 minutes)
8. For homework, have the students review their scavenger hunt sheets and complete the map
if not already done.
9. Tomorrow, pass out the post-test for the bellwork.
Differentiated Instructional Support: As the teacher, you can enhance or condense portions of
this lesson as you see fit for the needs of your students.
Extension: This resource of Britannica Online can be used for further assignments or as an
independent re-teaching resource.
Materials/Resources Needed:
• For the teacher: Computers for the students, web connection, copies of the pre-test,
copies of the scavenger hunt activity, utensils for coloring the map.
• For the students: Notebooks, textbooks, pen or pencil.
Key Vocabulary:
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• Warsaw Pact
Students should already be familiar with:
• United Nations
• Iron Curtain
• Containment
• Satellite Nations
• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
Technology Connections: This lesson will make use of the resources within the INFOhio database
of Britannica Online.
Worksheets:
• Copies of the Pre/Post test (See attached)
• Copies of the Scavenger Hunt (See Attached)
Ohio Academic Content Standards:
Social Studies:
Grade: 9
Standard: History
Benchmark: E
Organizer: 20th Century Conflict
Indicator: 12c (Analyze the impact of conflicting political economic ideologies after World War II
that resulted in the Cold War including: …the emergence of NATO and the Warsaw Pact).
Library Guidelines:
Grade: 9
Standard: Information Literacy
Benchmark: A
Organizer: Library Awareness
Indicator: 1 (Access additional resources provided in the high school library media center).
Evaluation:
The Pre/Post Test will serve as the evaluation for the lesson. This should serve as a shortassessment for the students. The teacher can add short and extended response questions as
needed.
Name: ______________________________________
Global Studies _____°
Date: ______________________________________
Scavenger Hunt: NATO v. the Warsaw Pact (Superpowers face-off)
Follow the directions on the bookmark to get to the databases.
1. Click on Britannica Online School Edition. Click on it again. In the search box, type in: North
Atlantic Treaty Organization. Click on Go. On the left-hand side of the screen, click on North
Atlantic Treaty Organization article. Answer the following questions.
• When was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) founded? _____________________
• What is the purpose of “Article 5” of the North Atlantic Treaty?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
• What do the other articles commit the allies to do?
a.
b.
c. Consulting each other (advising each other on issues)
d.
2. At the top of the page in the search box type in Warsaw Pact. Click on Go. In the middle column
titled “Compton’s Encyclopedia” click on the first entry titled Warsaw Pact. Answer the
following questions.
• What was the full title for the Warsaw Pact?
____________________________________________________________________
• What country started the Warsaw Pact? _________________________ What year? ________
• What were the two purposes of the Warsaw Pact?
1st
______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
2nd
______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
• What effect did the presence of Soviet troops have on Hungary, Poland, and Czechoslovakia?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Lets process the information.
3. In the years following World War II there emerged NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Both of these
organizations serve as examples of…
a. Regional economic cooperative efforts.
b. Military alliance systems.
c. Environmental impact studies.
d. International tribunals.
4. Again at the top of the page in the search box type in North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Click on Go. On
the right side of the page under “Multimedia,” click on the map that is titled North Atlantic Treaty
Organization: NATO and Warsaw Pact. On your blank map on the backside of this sheet, complete the
following steps:
• On your blank map, label the countries as you see them.
• Choose any three colors and re-create the coloring scheme as shown on the computer.
= Warsaw Pact
= NATO
= Non-aligned
Nations
Source of Map: http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/map_bank/pdfs/Europe_After_WW_II_A.pdf
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Name: ___________________________________
Global Studies _____°
Date: ___________________________________
Pre/Post Test
1. Using the map below, name four Warsaw Pact countries that bordered NATO members.
a. East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Albania.
b. Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland.
c. Turkey, Greece, Italy, Belgium.
d. Hungary, Poland, Romania, Spain.
2. Which headline concerning the Soviet Union refers to a Cold War event?
a. “Yeltsin Assumes Power”
b. “Trotsky Forms Red
Army”
c. “Germany Invades Soviet
Union”
d. “Warsaw Pact Formed”
Source of image: McDougal Littell
3. The purpose of the Truman Doctrine and the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) was to provide
a. economic and military support to European nations to stop the spread of communism.
b. military troops to end ethnic warfare in the former Yugoslavia.
c. humanitarian aid to starving people in Ethiopia and Sudan.
d. the rights of freedom of speech and press to Greek and Turkish citizens.
4. One move that was made during the cold war was the process of creating “Satellite Nations.” Which of
the following situations best describes the their purpose?
a. Satellite nations were along the western border of the U.S.S.R. to serve as a buffer zone.
b. Satellite nations were responsible for testing goods donated through the Marshall Plan.
c. Examples of satellite nations were countries such as Cuba, South Korea, and China.
d. They were encouraged by the United States to follow the “communist agenda.”
5. In the years following World War II there emerged NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Both of these
organizations serve as examples of…
a. Regional economic cooperative efforts.
c. Environmental impact studies.
b. International tribunals.
d. Military alliance systems