The Cold War timeline: what happened when?: timeline worksheet for Grade 11, page 1 preview

Timeline worksheet · History, Civics & Social Studies

The Cold War timeline: what happened when? · Grade 11

Match 6 events about the Cold War to their dates on a timeline using an event bank. Practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline.

Grade 11 · ages 16 to 17
Easy
10 to 15 minutes
1 page
Free

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The events

Directions: Each date on the timeline has a box. Write the letter of the event that happened then.

Events
The Berlin Airlift begins after the Soviets blockade West Berlin.
B The Soviet Union launches Sputnik.
President Truman announces the Truman
Doctrine.
D The Soviet Union dissolves.
E The Berlin Wall falls.
F The Berlin Wall is built.
oldest newest
Think about it · Which of these events do you think changed people's lives the most? Why?

What your child practices

Your child practices chronology and reading a scaled timeline. The skill is “Change, continuity and causation”: describe how and why things changed over time and compare perspectives.

Grades and ages: Grade 11, ages 16 to 17
Time: About 10 to 15 minutes
Subject: History, Civics & Social Studies
Level: Easy for Grade 11
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is one of the easier sheets for Grade 11, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Find the oldest and newest events first, then fill in the middle.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.