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\nOld Kids From The Bloc\n

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\nStudents study about wide scale construction and development in Moscow and its impact on cultural and historic preservation. They research the political, social, economic, and cultural changes in the former Eastern Bloc and create a...\n
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\nThe Cold War (1945-1991): An Ideological Struggle\n

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\nCovering the main topics of the Cold War, including some excellent discussion points on the methodologies of the Soviet and Eastern Bloc nations versus the US and Western Democracies, this presentation is a good way to introduce the...\n
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\nGeography Now! Bulgaria\n

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\nHarry Potter fans may recognize Bulgaria as the home of Victor Krum, but the Balkan country is so much more. A video resource explores its bats, caves, and nutritious yogurt. After learning about the former Eastern bloc country, pupils...\n
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\nUnderstanding Communism Past and Present\n

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\nStudents can learn about communism by exploring the countries where this political system was established.\n
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\nThe Early Tensions of the Cold War\n

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\nStudents uncover the roots of the Cold War. In this Cold War instructional activity, students research the political philosophies of the Soviet Union and the United States during the era as they define key vocabulary and discuss...\n
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\nA Question of Sport\n

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\nStudents explore the controversy surrounding performance-enhancing drugs. In this current events lesson, students discuss the prevalence of drug use in the sports world and create poetry about sports. Older students may design a brochure...\n
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\nWikipedia: Eastern Bloc Emigration and Defection\n

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\nThis site discusses the creation of the Eastern Bloc and the numerous defections that occurred before and during the construction of the Berlin Wall.\n
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\nWikipedia: Warsaw Pact\n

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\nThis encyclopedia article from Wikipedia gives information on the Warsaw Pact, which the Eastern Bloc was formed under. Provides a concise history and role of the agreement. Links are also given for additional information.\n
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\nGoogle Cultural Institute: Cold War\n

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\nLearn about the Cold War, a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, which began following World War II.\n
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\nInternational Relations: Communist Bloc Expansion in the Early Cold War\n

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\nThis Mount Holyoke college site provides the text of Douglas J. Macdonald's \"Communist Bloc Expansion in the Early Cold War: Challenging Realism, Refuting Revisionism.\"\n
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\nPbs: American Experience: Truman Doctrine\n

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\nThis is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...\n
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\nWoodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Conference on Security & Cooperation\n

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\nDocuments from the years 1968 to 1976 on the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), which concluded with the signing of the Helsinki Final Act on August 1, 1975.\n
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\nSt. Martin: Iron Curtain 1945 1947\n

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\nThis article discusses the development of the Soviet Union's Communist buffer zone after World War II and its evolution into the Iron Curtain of the Cold War.\n
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\nUniversity College London: Internet Resources on the Czech Republic\n

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\nEverything you need on the Czech Republic is here. You can get information on government officials, elections, economics, and culture and society on this site.\n
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\nCold War: Churchill and the Iron Curtain Speech\n

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\nThis site provides an unbelievable analysis of the Iron Curtain speech given by Winston Churchill. Includes questions for students to answer, primary sources, transcripts of the primary sources, and useful notes that explain the points...\n
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\nThe 1956 Hungarian Revolution: The Road to Revolution\n

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\nInformation about the situation in Hungary after the death of Stalin and events leading up to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.\n
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\nFordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: \"Iron Curtain Speech\"\n

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\nThis site from the Modern History Sourcebook which is provided for the the Fordham University gives excerpts from Winston Churchill's famous speech where he coined the term \"Iron Curtain.\"\n
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\nKhan Academy: Strobe Talbott on the Beginning of the Cold War\n

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\nFormer Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discusses how the Cold War developed after post WWII peace summits and the strategic patience that stopped the expansion of Soviet communism. [6:36]\n
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