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Primary
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Truman Library: Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
See the "long telegram" sent by George Kennan to Secretary of State George Marshall in which he expressed his unflattering view of the USSR.
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Primary
George Washington University

National Security Archive: George Kennan's "Long Telegram"

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the entire contents of George Kennan's "Long Telegram" in which he expressed outlook on post-war Soviet Union. It was not flattering.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Post War Prosperity and Cold War Fears 1945 1960: The Cold War

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the causes of the Cold War, America's efforts to oppose the spread of Communism, and the hunt for Communist sympathizers within the United States.
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Primary
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: The Long Telegram

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source document reveals Russia's growing distrust of the United States and its desire to strengthen its position in the global community through greater military security.
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Primary
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Sources of Soviet Conduct

For Students 9th - 10th
This sums up the ideas of containment. It is a telegram that was widely published.
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Website
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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Handout
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.