Macat
An Introduction to Samuel Huntington’s The Clash of Civilizations
In 1996, Samuel Huntington predicted that in a post-Cold War world, the primary source of conflict would be due to cultural and religious differences, rather than ideological ones. Introduce The Clash of Civilizations with a short,...
Macat
An Introduction to Francis Fukuyama's The End of History
Francis Fukuyama's The End of History and the Last Man is the subject of a short political analysis video. High schoolers learn more about Fukuyama's view of liberal democracy and political rivalry, and why he believed that the...
TED-Ed
The History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who was Vasili Arkhipov and how did he save the world? What did he have to do with the Cuban Missile Crisis and Black Saturday? Get the stories behind the story of the 13-day face off between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.
The New York Times
Kiev in Chaos: Teaching About the Crisis in Ukraine
Provide a historical context for the political unrest between Russia and Ukraine that began in late 2013. Learners review their prior knowledge and chronicle new understandings with a KWL chart, watch a video explaining the Ukrainian...
Curated OER
Achievements
A slideshow of famous pictures walk us through important achievements around the world, including the first man on the moon and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. Your students will enjoy this calming video to kick off your next lesson.
Curated OER
Cold War Politics in The Space Race
"Whoever controls space will control the world, " Lyndon B. Johnson said after the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik. This fueled the space race and encouraged the United States' goal of landing a man on the moon before the...
Curated OER
History of the Cold War
This resource shows video clips and still images while dramatic music blasts in the background. Written commentary is provided, but it moves quickly. While it probably moves too fast for a note-taking guide to accompany it, consider...
Curated OER
Cold War Video
What was the Cold War? Often dated from 1947-1991, it was a war between the Western world and the Communist world. Flashing their nuclear power, these sides fought for decades to establish power. This quirky resource provides commentary,...
Curated OER
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Many walls came down at the end of the 1980s. Not only was the Berlin Wall finally taken down, but communist control in East Germany ended, too. Watch this short video clip to illustrate the emotions that the German people had due to...
Crash Course
Crash Course World History #39: Usa vs Ussr Fight! The Cold War
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Cold War: Vietnam War
The Khan Academy presents an overview and insight of the Vietnam War.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Cold War: Pattern of Us Cold War Interventions
A teaching video which compares the patterns of Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam in US Cold War Interventions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Cold War: Allende and Pinochet in Chile
An outline of the 1973 Allende Coup in Chile and the repression of Augusto Pinochet's Junta.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Cold War: Cuban Missile Crisis
Learn about the events surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis, and understand the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Cold War: Korean War Overview
The Khan Academy video series gives you an general overview of the Korean War.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Cold War: Communism
The Khan Academy gives an overview of Communism and the Marxist-Leninist States prevalent during the Cold War.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Cold War: Bay of Pigs Invasion
Find out about the Bay of Pigs, an unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba intended to overthrow the revolutionary government of Fidel Castro.