National Archives (UK)
National Archives Exhibit: The Cold War
This resource enables the viewer to explore various events and topics of the Cold War through learning games, primary documents, and a tour through an interactive bunker.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: World History: The Cold War (1945 1990)
Comprehensive learning module on Cold War history. Multi-media resources, unit assignments and assessment.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap European History: The Cold War Thaws
AP European History learning module on the easing of Cold War tensions. Comprehensive materials and cross-curricular activities enrich student study.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Cold War Timeline: 1945 1991
An extensive timeline examining the causes and events of the Cold War. It is preceded by several paragraphs discussing the shifting relations between the United States and Russia in the lead-up to the Cold War. The timeline begins in...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Cold War and Contemporary Europe
A thorough examination of the Cold War and what role nationalism plays in Europe through modern day. Find videos, slide shows, and lessons to aid the study.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Us History: The Cold War
U.S. History learning module on the Cold War. Comprehensive unit with interactive multi-media lessons, projects and assessment.
Stanford University
Stanford History Educaiton Group: Cold War
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson in which students use primary source material to evaluate issues and perspectives surrounding the Cold War. Lesson plan, PowerPoint and original documents.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center: Cold War History
A large collection of documents from the Cold War era.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Economic Cold War
This is a loosely related collection of primary source documents that discuss economic issues during the Cold War period. These documents are all varied in topic and geographical coverage, ranging from the 1950s to the 1980s, and coming...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World History: The 20th Century
A collection of learning resources (videos, practice exercises, and quizzes) covering World War I, World War II, and the Cold War, with smaller additional sections on Chinese history, the Holocaust, human rights, and independence movements.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: The Cold War
Videos, activities and links to related resources for teachers and students learning about the Cold War. Students can find out about Joseph McCarthy, Berlin Airlift, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Sputnik and the nuclear scare through...
PBS
Russian Archives Online
The site explores Russian history through images, audio, and films. Offers links to Russian archival collections of photographs, movies, and audio clips.
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: Multiple Choice on the Cold War
Take this quiz to assess your knowledge on the Cold War.
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: The Cold War
Take this quiz to test your knowledge on the Cold War.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: News Flash: The End of the Cold War
This lesson is an inquiry into events that occurred during the Cold War era. It is a technology-based project on one event that occurred during the Cold War(1945-1991). The Cold War describes the tense and hostile relationship between...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: Period 9: 1980 Present: The End of the Cold War
Take a quick comprehension check over the end of the Cold War.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Cold War (1945 1980)
A quick comprehension check over the Cold War.
A&E Television
History.com: 5 Cold War Close Calls
1962's Cuban Missile Crisis was not the only time the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union almost went hot. Read this article to learn about the five cold war close calls.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Cold War
Learn about the Cold War, a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, which began following World War II.
Marxists Internet Archive
Marxists Internet Archive: Cold War
A general overview of the Cold War with a unique, pro-Marxist perspective. The article claims that the Cold War was begun by the United States and resulted in their disillusionment with the anti-communist stance.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Communism and the Cold War for Kids
History Questions: Communism Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Glossary and Terms
Kids learn the Glossary and Terms of the Cold War. Definitions for words such as glasnost, detente, SALT, Iron Curtain, and proxy war.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Cold War Glossary and Terms for Kids
History Questions: Glossary and Terms Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Summary
Kids learn about the history of the Cold War. The battles, people, events, and countries involved in this nuclear stalemate.