Curated OER
Romanian Spy Kids
Students discuss spies and read a newspaper article about students spying on their parents in Romania. Working in groups, they generate a list of the perfect spy qualities.
Library of Congress
Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives: Secret Police
This site from the Library of Congress is a brief description of the history of the secret police in the Soviet Union. Its origins are found during the time of the revolution.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Origins of the Cheka
This site contains a letter from Lenin to Dzerzhinsky December 17, 1917 about measures to be taken against the bourgeoisie.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Cold War Germany
Describes what happened to Germany at the end of World War II and the start of the Cold War, how it was divided into East and West Germany with the construction of the Berlin Wall. Western countries worked to rehabilitate their half of...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Gestapo
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a discussion of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany with links to additional related information.