Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Submarines in the Cold War
Gives excellent information on all aspects of the nuclear submarines in use today.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980 2000: Political and Cultural Fusions
This section outlines political and cultural events of the 1980s, including the ERA movement, government failure to act on HIV/AIDS, the war on drugs and the conservative Christian reach. Questions for discussion and critical thinking,...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Post War Prosperity and Cold War Fears 1945 1960: The American Dream
Looks at the policies of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, both at home and abroad. Also examines changing gender roles in the 1950s, and the impact of suburbanization on America.
BBC
Bbc: Cold War: Reform, Coup and Collapse: The End of the Soviet State
A series of six pages that chronicle the demise of the Soviet Union.
OpenStax
Open Stax: From Cold War to Culture Wars 1980 2000: Bill Clinton and New Economy
Page discusses the culture, economy and political atmosphere of the Bill Clinton era. Site includes questions for review and critical thinking, glossary and link to primary resources.
OpenStax
Open Stax: From Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980 2000: A New World Order
Page featuring information on a changing order both at home and abroad during the 1980s. Several links to primary source material, glossary and questions for student discussion.
OpenStax
Open Stax: From Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980 2000: The Reagan Revolution
Article discusses the details and events of Ronald Reagan's presidency. Includes timeline, questions for discussion, link to information about Yuppie culture, and link to Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for access to speeches and...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Primary Sources: Korea and the Cold War: A Case Study
An hour-long professional development workshop on teaching the Korean War and containment with primary sources. Features experienced teachers. Materials and a complete lesson plan are also available.
Library of Congress
Loc: Cold War: Cuban Missile Crisis
This brief Library of Congress site has info on the Russian's role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Prosperity and Cold War Fears 1945 60: Popular Culture and Mass Media
Examines the impact that rock and roll music, movies and the invention of television had on America in the 1950s.
National Archives (UK)
Cold War: The Yalta Conference
Outline of proceedings that took place at the Yalta Conference. Features student questions.
BBC
Bbc: Nato's Cold War Roots
A fantastic history of NATO. From its inception after WWII to its call to action during the Kosovo crisis, the BBC does a great job of giving readers a well-rounded look at the institution. Includes a map with all member countries as...
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Glossary and Terms
Kids learn the Glossary and Terms of the Cold War. Definitions for words such as glasnost, detente, SALT, Iron Curtain, and proxy war.
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Soviet Afghanistan War
Kids learn about the history of the Soviet Afghanistan War during the Cold War. A hard fought war with no winner.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Origins of the Cold War
This site provides a brief overview of the events that led up to the Cold War.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: George H. W. Bush
The National Portrait Gallery presents a look at the several presidents and their actions in regard to the Cold War. Click on George Bush to see and hear his speech about the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Cold War ends.
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Summary
Kids learn about the history of the Cold War. The battles, people, events, and countries involved in this nuclear stalemate.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Cold War
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an extensive flipchart of the Cold War covering such things as: the Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, war protests, and the fall of communism. This flipchart contains...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Word Search: Cold War
A fun word search game with terms about the Cold War. Play online or print out a version for use in class or at home.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center: The Cold War Files
A timeline of the events of the Cold War.
Other
Schoenherr: Cold War Policies 1945 1991
This reference page links readers to information on the Cold War time period, both on American soil, and overseas.
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Arms Race
Kids learn about the history of the Arms Race during the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union building nuclear weapons stockpiles.
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Bay of Pigs
Kids learn about the history of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba during the Cold War. A CIA led attempt to take over Fidel Castro's government.
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Berlin Airlift
Kids learn about the history of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War. Planes were used to get around the Soviet blockade of Berlin.
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