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Industry and the Five Year Plans
This site describes the industrialization plans implemented by Stalin. Examines the success and failures of each and how they were achieved. Information is laid out so that it is easy to access and understand.
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Ellsworth american.com: Antiballistic Missiles
The article on antiballistic missiles primarily only discusses how Congress has approved their development under Reagan's "Star Wars" plan.
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Newseum: Photographs Can Lie
Exhibition of doctored photographs from the Stalin era titled "The Commissar Vanishes."
BBC
Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two: Hitler's Invasion of Russia
Five-part article in which Hitler's reasons for invading Russia are explained and considered.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Cuban Missile Crisis
Comprehensive resource discusses the crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Iron Curtain
Learn about the "Iron Curtain" that separated the West with the communist countries of the East.
PBS
Pbs: "Joseph Stalin"
Stalin introduced collectivization of farms in 1927 whereby the peasants were brutalized by 1932 the same tactics were used on artists who did not represent the party line.
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College: Mc Carthyism: Was the Threat Real?
A brief description of the hunt for spies within the United States prior to McCarthyism.
Curated OER
Vladimir Lenin
A biography on the first leader of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Ilych Lenin. Discusses his legacy and his accomplishments throughout his life.
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Time 100: Leaders & Revolutionaries: Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan brought Big Government to its knees and stared down the Soviet Union. And the audience loved it. Time Magazines list of 100 leaders.
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Time 100: Leaders & Revolutionaries: Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan brought Big Government to its knees and stared down the Soviet Union. And the audience loved it. Time Magazines list of 100 leaders.
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Time 100: Leaders & Revolutionaries: Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan brought Big Government to its knees and stared down the Soviet Union. And the audience loved it. Time Magazines list of 100 leaders.
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Pro Yeltsin Tank Driver
In 1991, communist hardliners attempted to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev for his reforms leading to the break-up of the Soviet Union. The coup lasted for three days. Article dated August 15, 2001.
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The History Place:stalin's Forced Famine 1932 1933
Article examining the events surrounding the famine that Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union forced causing seven million deaths.
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The History Place:stalin's Forced Famine 1932 1933
Article examining the events surrounding the famine that Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union forced causing seven million deaths.
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Unprecedented Peril Forces Tough Calls
This Washington Post article from October 26, 2004 discusses some of the obstacles facing President George Bush in his efforts against nuclear threats from other nations, including the Middle East, North Korea, and nations of the former...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Armenia Flag
The national flag of Armenia, a former republic of the Soviet Union.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Georgia Flag
The national flag of Georgia, a country that was formerly part of the Soviet Union.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Kazakhstan Flag
The national flag of Kazakhstan, a country that was formerly part of the Soviet Union.
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The Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference
The hopeful Geneva Conference of 1954 on the problem of restoring peace in Indochina, involved the representatives of Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, France, Laos, the People's Republic of China, the State of Viet-Nam, the...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Space Race
This set focuses on the Space Race during the mid-1950s and 1960s and examines the impact of the Space Race today. Includes a teacher's guide.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World History: Fall of Communism
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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