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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Allied Occupied Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the Allied Forces' occupation of Germany during the Cold War.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Allied Plans for German Industry After World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the Allies' industrial plans for Germany during the Cold War.
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Article
Other

Cvce: Dismantling List for the Western Allied Forces (19 October 1947)

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source document discusses the dismantling of industries in Germany during the Cold War.
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Handout
Other

Nuclearfiles.org: 20 Mishaps and Possible Nuclear War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read summaries of 20 accidents that moved the United States and USSR dangerously close to "mutually assured destruction" and nuclear war during the Cold War. A chilling reminder of the constant threat faced by all during that period of...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Years of Decision [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from a unit that covers the period from the Second World War up to the Cold War. It looks at relations between the United States and the Soviet Union and the thinking of their leaders. Students are asked to consider five...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Postwar Challenges

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief survey of the beginning of the Cold War and the challenges that faced the United States in confronting communist totalitarianism.
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eBook
Digital History

Digital History: Postwar America: 1945 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter focus on the political, social, and economic events following World War II. Examines both foreign and domestic issues, including the origins of the Cold War and Civil Rights movements.
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Website
Other

Parallel History Project: Nato and the Warsaw Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides documentation and further information about the development of NATO and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War, their mutual threat perceptions and military plans, and their significance for our time.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the most controversial proxy-wars of the Cold War was the Vietnam War. Lasting from 1955 to 1975, the North Vietnamese fought the South Vietnamese with the USSR's and America's respective support. This collection includes 9...
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: World History: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about World War II history. Topics include Germany under the Nazis, appeasing Hitler, the Blitzkrieg, the bombing of London, and Berlin during the Cold War.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Nearpod: The Vietnam War: Introduction to the Causes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson about the Vietnam War, young scholars will understand the motivations behind the United States joining the conflict in Vietnam. This lesson will also discuss the role of the Cold War and communism on US policy.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wedding (Berlin)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a comprehensive look at Wedding, one of the areas under France's charge during the Cold War in West Berlin.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Communist Party of Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the Communist Party of Germany and its reestablishment during the Cold War.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Leadership of East Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the authority and leadership of the German Communist Party during the Cold War.
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Interactive
PBS

Nova Online: Submarines, Secrets and Spies

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site to a NOVA program on the role of submarines in the Cold War, this site provides a close-up view of life on a nuclear submarine. In addition, the transcript of the program is available, which details some of the ways...
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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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Website
US Department of State

Office of the Historian: Foreign Policy Under President Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
This history from the U.S. Department of State relates the influence that John Foster Dulles, Eisenhower's Secretary of State, had on Eisenhower's Cold War policies.
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Handout
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Dwight David Eisenhower: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive explanation of Eisenhower's Cold War policies.
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John F. Kennedy: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Social Studies > U.S. History > The Upheaval of a Nation (1954-1980) > John F. Kennedy Administration (1960 to 1963) > Kennedy and the Cold War
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Handout
CNN

Cnn: The Reagan Years: Inside the White House

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site provides you with brief explanations of the US in 1980, the 1980 presidential election and assorted topics of Reagan's presidency including the assassination attempt, the...
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Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

Univerisity of Minnesota: Immigration Syllabus: Weeks 7 8

For Students 11th - 12th
Syllabus for WEEK 7: World War II and the Cold War: The Geopolitics of Immigration Reforms. WEEK 8: Family, Gender, and Sexuality
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World History: Fall of Communism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine tensions during the Cold War and actions taken as a result.
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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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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: International Relations of East Asia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pre-Cold War through the events of September 11, 2001, delve into the international relationships of the powers that make up East Asia. Utilize these suggestions of readings and possible assignments or discussion starters.

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