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Primary
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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Handout
Marxists Internet Archive

Marxists Internet Archive: Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
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.