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PBS

Pbs American Experience: Race for the Superbomb

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the Cold War race to develop the hydrogen bomb, a weapon that would change the world. Content details all the people who were involved in the race for the H-Bomb, as well as notable events during this time period....
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: George F. Kennan

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS profiles the life of American diplomat George F. Kennan, whose ideas about the expansionist ambitions of the Soviet Union shaped the U.S. policy toward Communist countries known as containment.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Essays and Dialogues: George Kennan

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of a NewsHour interview with George F. Kennan (1904-2005), the man credited with articulating the policy of containment that shaped U.S. foreign policy toward communism at the start of the cold war.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Start of Cold War, Part 1: Yalta Conference and Containment

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of World War II, the Yalta Conference saw the splitting of Germany into four zones and the United States began a policy of containment of communism.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: George F. Kennan

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about George F. Kennan.