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German Propaganda: Gdr Carictures From 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
Thumbnailed images with explanations of pieces of propaganda created for or by the German Communist Party or the GDR.
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Article
Other

Limited Test Ban Treaty: Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay describes the negotiations involved in passing the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty and its impact on U.S.-Soviet general disarmament.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
This particular page from the Library of Congress is the homepage with an outline of hyperlinks to numerous articles that could provide background information regarding the former Soviet Union.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Anti Communism in the 1950s

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay tracing the anti-Communist hysteria beginning in earnest at the end of World War II that resulted in Truman's federal Loyalty Security program and ending with McCarthyism in the 1950s.
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National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland: Churchill

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource produced by the National Library of Scotland. It is dedicated to the life and work of Sir Winston Churchill. Students can study his life through narratives, pictures and primary documents. There are lesson activities geared to...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: American Radicalism

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Radicalism Collection holds over 17,000 items. It includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, and ephemeral material covering a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues in America. The emphasis...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
In October 1962, Americans "peered into the abyss of nuclear destruction". Investigate how America got this close to nuclear war by reading the following summary, answering critical thinking questions, using the bibliography for further...
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Truman and Mac Arthur

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the controversy that brought about President Truman's firing of General Douglas MacArthur, and find out how MacArthur pled his case in the realm of public opinion.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of the u.s. Becoming Free Webisode 16

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at contemporary American history from the administration of Richard Nixon to Sept. 11, 2001.
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Article
New York Times

New York Times: The Bitter Legacy of Yalta

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] New York Times correspondent Jason DeParle reflects on the controversial legacy of the Yalta Conference. (November 26, 1989)
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Article
Federation of American Scientists

Fas: National Security Policy Arms Control Disarmament

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy essay describing the negotiations and politics involved in President Kennedy's quest to create a permanent ban on nuclear tests.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Epsid 2019 2020 Us History

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Flexbooks 2.0 are interactive, customizable, digital textbooks. Flexbooks are standards-aligned. Flexi, a student tutor, is integrated into each book to guide you on your learning journey. Flexi can assist in learning, answer questions,...
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Curated OER

History Matters: "The World Was at Stake"

For Students 9th - 10th
The House Un-American Activities Committee, a Congressional committee, sought to find Communist activity in the film industry. Read the transcript from hearings questioning Jack Warner, head of Warner Brothers film company, Louis B....
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Presidency of George Bush

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has information about the election and presidency of George H.W. Bush. Links within the text go to other pages with information.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Attacks on Intelligentsia Suppressing Dissidents

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of Russian documents (letters,telegrams, etc.) that supported the suppression of dissidents. Also includes an introduction explaining the dissidents.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Museum and Library: Blockade Lifted

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion on the events leading up to the lifting of the Berlin Blockade as well as actual figures for the amount of aid delivered to Berlin throughout the Airlift.
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BBC

Bbc: News: Collapse of the Ussr 10 Years On

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about the collapse of the USSR. Includes an interactive timeline from 1985 through 1991, an interactive map of the countries of the USSR with country profiles and timelines, eyewitness accounts of the collapse of...
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Primary
University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: State of Union 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
Here one finds President Johnson's address to the nation in which he lays out his legislative priorities and his assessment of foreign affairs the early part of his administration.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: The Military Industrial Complex

For Students 9th - 10th
Beginning with George Washington, presidents have used their farewell address to look back on their experience in office and to offer the public practical advice. In his farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower said that a high...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Herblock's Gift

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Herb Block's Editorial Cartoons which were gifted to the Library of Congress. The archive includes records, clippings, photographs and various articles as well as 14,000 original drawings.
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Lesson Plan
Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Ronald Reagan, Our Fortieth President [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This lesson tells the story of Ronald Reagan's rise from a small town in Illinois to the highest political office in the United States: the presidency. It also examines his political principles. The lesson focuses on Ronald Reagan's...
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Graphic
US Navy

Naval Historical Center: The Potsdam Conference, July August 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief summary with pictures of the Potsdam Conference.
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Port Huron Statement: Students for a Democratic Society

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Port Huron Statement of the Students for a Democratic Society, 1962.
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Primary
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University

Npac Reu Program: Norad Air Defense Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center from Syracuse University provide an overview of NORAD with information about its structure, mission, purpose, regions, and importance.

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