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.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: The Story of the Atomic Bomb
Here is the story of the first ever atomic bomb, beginning with early scientific ideas, leading up to the success of this weapon.
A&E Television
History.com: Why the Air Force Almost Blasted the Moon With an H Bomb
Detonating a thermonuclear weapon on the moon? It sounds like the bizarre scheme of a deranged comic-book villain -- not a project initiated inside the U.S. government. But in 1958, as the Cold War space race was heating up, the U.S. Air...
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U.s. Department of Defense: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Treaty (Start I)
A comprehensive site from the US Government on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I. Includes information on the Treaty, the actual text, protocols, article-by article analysis, and other documents. Clicking on Executive Summary will...
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Kids' Peace Station: From Hiroshima
The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima had lasting and far reaching effects on all mankind! Learn about a young girl, Sadako, and her paper cranes as well as the Kids Peace Movement and building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1962
Read about Linus Carl Pauling, the winner of the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Other Resources," and "The Nobel Chemistry Prize 1954."
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Limited Test Ban Treaty
The U.S. Department of State provides a comprehensive overview of the Limited Test Ban Treaty, followed by the full text of the treaty as signed in 1963.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: At Cold War's End: Us Intelligence on the Soviet Union, 1989 1991
The CIA offers a collection of declassified documents that are Adobe PDF files and can be downloaded regarding the Soviet Union and from US Intelligence in the years 1989-1991. Also contains an introduction and complete overview of this...
George Washington University
National Security Archive: First Strike Options and the Berlin Crisis
Fred Kaplan's article in the October 2001 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, "JFK's First Strike Plan," shows that key White House officials and the President himself briefly considered proposals for a limited nuclear first strike against...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: News Flash: The End of the Cold War
This lesson is an inquiry into events that occurred during the Cold War era. It is a technology-based project on one event that occurred during the Cold War(1945-1991). The Cold War describes the tense and hostile relationship between...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Why Is North Korea Going It Alone?
Traces the divide between North and South Korea and the results of them taking different paths. Students will discuss the tensions between the two countries and concerns from other countries about North Korea's nuclear weapons. Provides...
Atomic Archive
Atomicarchive: Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty Ii, 1979
Article give a brief Summary of the Treaty as well as a longer Narrative that discusses the primary goal, weapon systems to be included, and President Reagan's interaction with the SALT II negotiations.
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Nuclearfiles.org: Who Built the H Bomb? Debate Revives
This article from "The New York Times" at Nuclearfiles.org recounts the ongoing debate about the first hydrgen bomb and who truly should be credited with its development.
Atomic Archive
Atomic Archive: Developing the Hydrogen Bomb
Links to seven different documents regarding the hydrogen bomb and its development during the Cold War. Excellent resource.
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Diefenbunker Virtual Tour
For those that are unable to tour the Diefenbunker on a field trip, these pictures are a good substitute. Students can get an idea of what the interior is really like.
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Halting the Arms Race: 1983 Uua General Resolution
This resource presents a 1983 statement by the Unitarian Universalist Association regarding the arms race. The statement is more specifically addressed to the U.S. Congress.
Other
Mr. Dowling's Passport: Harry Truman's Decision
Read about Harry Truman and his decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan which ultimately ended World War II.
Federation of American Scientists
Fas: Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963)
The text of the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty.
Other
The Physics Factbook: Range of Ballistic Missile
Highlights some of the unbelievable characteristics associated with ICBM technology. Includes an informative and detailed factsheet as well as a concise description of the information.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Postwar Tension and Triumph
Comprehensive teaching unit on tensions of the Cold War era: conflicts between domestic prosperity and unfulfilled expectations, ideals of conformity and individualism. Contains video and text materials, web interactives, student...
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Seattle Times: Fifty Years From Trinity
This article from the Seattle Times describes the dawning of the atomic age. Illustrates the events of the detonation of the first atomic bomb in Trinity, New Mexico, just before the Hiroshima bomb.
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Union of Concerned Scientists: Science for a Healthy Planet and Safer World
The official website for Union of Concerned Scientists provides information on environmental issues and suggestions on actions people can take to curb environmental harm.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Hiroshima
Pictorial essay showcases the story of the atomic bombing and recovery of Hiroshima during World War II.
Ohio State University
Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
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