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BBC

Bbc: 1956: Hopes for Mid East Peace Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC archive article and timeline addresses British interest in both SEATO and CENTO and portrays British Foreign Secretary, John Selwyn Lloyd, and his high hopes in both agreements.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Portrait Gallery explores presidential actions during the Cold War. Click on Dwight D. Eisenhower to see how the Cold War was developing and being handled during his presidency. Find out about the Communist...
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Digital History

Digital History: Years of Decision [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from a unit that covers the period from the Second World War up to the Cold War. It looks at relations between the United States and the Soviet Union and the thinking of their leaders. Students are asked to consider five...
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Digital History

Digital History: Communism, Guerrillas and Falling Dominoes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Vietnam at the end of World War II, France's attempt to keep South Vietnam out of Communist hands, and the successes of Ho Chi Minh. His guerrilla tactics forces France from Vietnam. Find out why the United States was inclined...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History:the Cold War Continues

For Students 5th - 8th
A comprehensive look at U.S. foreign policy during the Eisenhower administration. The Cold War was at its height, and the United States used many tactics to fight and contain the spread of Communism. Be sure to watch the cartoon of Bert...
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US Department of State

Office of the Historian: Foreign Policy Under President Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
This history from the U.S. Department of State relates the influence that John Foster Dulles, Eisenhower's Secretary of State, had on Eisenhower's Cold War policies.
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US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Foster Dulles (1888 1959)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of John Foster Dulles provides details of his life and rise to prominence in the U.S. Government.
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Activity
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Truman and the United Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a list of descriptions of documents that can be found in the United Nations Allied Reparations folder. Click link at the end of each description to view full-text document.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: John Foster Dulles

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the text to the address given by U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles before the Associated Press on April 22, 1957.
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Curated OER

John Foster Dulles' Gravesite

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Arlington National Cemetery provides a lengthy and in-depth biography of John F. Dulles, Secretary of State. Also includes information on why he was named Time Magazine's 1954 Man of the Year, along with a picture of his...
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Curated OER

John Foster Dulles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Foster Dulles.
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Curated OER

John Foster Dulles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Foster Dulles.
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Curated OER

John Foster Dulles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Foster Dulles.
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Graphic
Curated OER

John Foster Dulles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Foster Dulles.