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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Truman Library: Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
See the "long telegram" sent by George Kennan to Secretary of State George Marshall in which he expressed his unflattering view of the USSR.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library: The Marshall Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a list of the actual documents with correspondence concerning the Marshall Plan.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

George Marshall Exhibit Teaching Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a teaching activity concerning George Marshall and the Marshall Plan.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: George Marshall and the Marshall Plan

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Library of Congress presents a brief history of Nobel Prize winner George Marshall for his development and implementation of the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe's devastated countries following World War II. Listen to part of...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Marshall Plan, 1947

For Students 9th - 10th
This Fordham University site contains the speech delivered by General George Marshall at Harvard University on June 5, 1947.
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Digital History

Digital History: Solutions to Five Crises [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights the five foreign policy crises that needed the attention of Harry S. Truman at the end of World War II. Read about the US actions on these crises and determine how these actions affected foreign policy over the next...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: George Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief but informative piece on George C. Marshall - creator of the Marshall Plan. Includes pictures of most of the world players at the time. Describes his role in formulating the Marshall Plan.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Containment and the Marshall Plan

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about President Truman's two-pronged foreign policy for Europe. Find out about his containment policy and the Truman Doctrine, which was manifested in the Marshall Plan.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to learn about George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959 CE), the winner of the 1953 Nobel Peace Prize, through primary and secondary resouces. This website is organized into the following sections:...
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Other

Organization for Economic Co Operation and Development: Marshall Plan Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the text of George C. Marshall's speech on the Marshall Plan as delivered at Harvard University on June 5th, 1947.
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Other

Us Dept. Of Defense: George C. Marshall

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography written about George C. Marshall, 3rd Secretary of Defense under the Truman Administration.
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PBS

Pbs Character Above All: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay by Stephen Ambrose covering Dwight Eisenhower's life and career. The essay explores ways in which Eisenhower's character shaped his decisions.