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eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Nixon, Vietnam, and the Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
Outline of later Vietnam War struggles during the Nixon era and U.S. relations with Communist countries.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Into the Quagmire

For Students 9th - 10th
Vietnam is one of the longest wars fought, spanning multiple decades and U.S. presidencies. In this article, students will learn about France's defeat at and withdrawal after Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva Accords, and the policies of the...
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Activity
National Archives (UK)

National Archives Learning Curve: Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses different aspects of the Cold War such as "Did the Cold War really start in 1919-1939?" and "Was the Vietnam War a turning point in the Cold War?"
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Cold War Estrangement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress discusses the progress of World War II, and the nature of the postwar settlement at conferences in Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam.
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Article
Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: David Hoffman: The Russian Economy's Big Black Hole

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about one of Russia's steel mills that has, like many other industries in Russia, fallen on hard times in the new free-market economy.
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Handout
Boston University

Nato's Purpose: The Next Decade

For Students 9th - 10th
An article explaining what NATO's purpose should be now that the Cold War has ended.
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Handout
National Archives (UK)

Learning Curve: Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Cuba's history and Castro's rise to power, the development of the relationship between Cuba and the USSR, a description of the events of the crisis, Kennedy's response to the discovery of Soviet...
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Handout
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Russia Reconstruction and Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses Stalin's plans for Russia following World War II and examines how his decisions helped bring about the Cold War.
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Website
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Eisenhower and the Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at President's Eisenhower's commitment to restraining Communism in the Cold War years of the 1950s.
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Website
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Marshall Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from an interview with George C. Marshall concerning the Marshall Plan. Questions are also supplied to assist in expansion of knowledge about the topics.
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Website
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group

China News: Scholars Take Stock of the Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are looking for a different perspective on the Korean War, this will work for you. This State Run site gives us the viewpoint of the Chinese and the North Koreans on the war. This is a good site to see how the other side of the...
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Article
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Us Soviet Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1980s was a dynamic period in U.S.-Soviet relations. At the beginning of the decade, tensions between the two superpowers rose until 1985, when arms negotiations ensued between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: 1954: Us Tests Hydrogen Bomb in Bikini

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the awesome power and destructive force associated with exploding a hydrogen bomb. Site is brief but informative. A great introduction to learning about the hydrogen bomb.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Churchhill and the Great Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress exhibit uses historic, primary documents to trace the life and accomplishments of Winston Churchill.
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Handout
George Washington University

Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: House Un American Activities Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the genesis of the House Un-American Activities Committee and the bullying inquisition of those the committee accused of having Communist leanings.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: From Wartime Allies to Cold War Enemies [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This timeline traces the devolution of the relationship between the United States and Soviet Union from the end of World War II, where these two countries were allies, albeit suspicious of each other, and almost a year after the end of...
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Article
Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: Bulgaria: The Arms Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Warsaw Pact, Bulgaria, and its relation to the arms industry in Bulgaria and the effects on arms trading today.
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Article
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: American History: End to the Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this concise depiction highlighting the events leading to the end of the Cold War.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: "Iron Curtain Speech"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook which is provided for the the Fordham University gives excerpts from Winston Churchill's famous speech where he coined the term "Iron Curtain."
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Khrushchev's Secret Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides some excerpts from a translation of Khrushchev's famous Secret Speech denouncing Stalin policies.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise resource presenting the origins of the Cold War.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Consensus and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief illustration of the changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy that occurred following WWII.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Cold War Aims

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview on the postwar Cold War conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Origins of the Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of the origins and development of the Cold War.