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Yale University

Avalon Project: The Tehran Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented is the document issued by Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the conclusion of the Tehran Conference in December, 1943. Included is information about the launching of Operation Overlord, which led to...
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Primary
Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Tehran Conference: Tripartite Dinner Meeting

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tehran Conference between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin took place between November 28 and December 1, 1943. Read the minutes of the dinner meeting on November 28 where many issues concerning war strategy...
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Tehran Conference: Tripartite Meeting

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tehran Conference between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin took place between November 28 and December 1, 1943. Read the notes of the of the dinner meeting that took place on November 29, which primarily dealt...
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Primary
Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Tehran Conference: Tripartite Political Meeting

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tehran Conference between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin took place between November 28 and December 1, 1943. Read the notes from the final meeting on December 1 where the major topics of discussion were...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Harry Truman

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Portrait Gallery explores presidendtial actions in regard to the Cold War. Click on Harry Truman to see what actions and decisions he made during his term of office. Read about his meeting with Joseph Stalin at Potsdam, the...
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PBS

Pbs: Wwii Behind Closed Doors: Prelude to Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the uneasy alliance maintained by Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II and the implications of this alliance on the development of the Cold War.
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Animal Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
"Animal Farm" (1945) is a novella by George Orwell about the development of Russian communism under Joseph Stalin delivered in allegorical form. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Stalin: A Brutal Legacy Uncovered

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with A Brutal Legacy Uncovered" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Activity
Other

Socialism Today: Stalin's Shadow

For Students 9th - 10th
A thought-provoking article offers reflections on the 50th anniversary of Stalin's death. The writer considers the impact that Stalin had on the world perception of socialism and the population of the Soviet Union.
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Article
Other

Russian Life: Nikita S. Khrushchev

For Students 9th - 10th
Russian Life offers this article that analyzes Khrushchev and his de-Stalinization policies during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Ithaca College: Project Look Sharp: Soviet History Through Posters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Multi-unit curriculum kit on the history of the Soviet Union told in five episodes using Soviet posters as source material. Coverage includes the birth of the Soviet Union, Stalin, the Great Patriotic...
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Website
Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College: 'Stalin Old and New'

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Mount Holyoke College provides an analysis of the debate of the question of Stalin and Stalinism and the different views and revisions that exist.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: American Treasures: Memo From Stalin

For Students 9th - 10th
Stalin's memo to representative W. Averell Harriman following a conference with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister W. Churchill on military planning of WWII against Hitler.
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Website
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Stalin and the Cult of Personality

For Students 9th - 10th
Two lectures that provide a perspective on the Soviet people's fixation and emotional bond to Stalin and the intellectual repression he enforced to bring that about.
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Curated OER

Joseph Stalin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
joseph stalin
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Graphic
Curated OER

Political Posters: Stalin

For Students 9th - 10th
Poster of Joseph Stalin.
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Article
BBC

Bbc News: On This Day: 7 February 1945: Black Sea Talks Plan Defeat of Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the meeting in Yalta in February, 1945, between President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Marshal Joseph Stalin. Find the statement released on February 7 that discusses the purpose of the meeting, and read a...
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Website
AllRefer

All refer.com: East Germany: Foundation of the People's Police

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the origin and transformation of former Nazi soldiers into East German police. Attempts to explain why it was created and Joseph Stalin's intent to control Eastern Europe.
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US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: The Yalta Conference, 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a concise summary of the decisions made by Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference in 1945.
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Handout
Other

Msu: American Revolution: j.v. Stalin: Founder of the Bolshevist Economic Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the Bolshevist Economic Model which was founded by Joseph Stalin.
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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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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Great Purge

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed summary of Stalin's Great Purges during the 1930s. Gives some information on Nikolai Yezhov, head of the NKVD from 1936-1938 (which was the most intense period of the purges).
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Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Poland Is Crushed

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the invasion of Poland in 1939 by the Germans with the support of Stalin's army.
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eBook
Other

Australian National University: International Socialism or State Capitalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines socialism as it was carried out by Stalin and company in the former Soviet Union. Makes the argument that what began with a socialist revolution degenerated into state capitalism. There is one chapter from a book available...

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