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Marxists Internet Archive

Marxists Internet Archive: Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
A general overview of the Cold War with a unique, pro-Marxist perspective. The article claims that the Cold War was begun by the United States and resulted in their disillusionment with the anti-communist stance.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Nato: Latest News

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource for the latest international news and developments from NATO.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Arms Race

For Students 4th - 8th
Kids learn about the history of the Arms Race during the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union building nuclear weapons stockpiles.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Cold War Arms Race for Kids

For Students 4th - 8th
History Questions: Arms Race Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Bay of Pigs

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba during the Cold War. A CIA led attempt to take over Fidel Castro's government.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Bay of Pigs Invasion for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Bay of Pigs Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Berlin Airlift

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War. Planes were used to get around the Soviet blockade of Berlin.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Berlin Wall

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War. This wall kept people from freely leaving East Berlin.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Chinese Civil War

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history of the Chinese Civil War. Fight between the communists led by Mao Zedong and the nationalists.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Communism

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history of Communism and the Cold War. Karl Marx, Lenin, and Mao were world leaders over communist countries.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Communism and the Cold War for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Communism Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 4th - 8th
Kids learn about the history of Cuban Missile Crisis and the Cold War. The Soviet Union put nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Glossary and Terms

For Students 4th - 8th
Kids learn the Glossary and Terms of the Cold War. Definitions for words such as glasnost, detente, SALT, Iron Curtain, and proxy war.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Cold War Glossary and Terms for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
History Questions: Glossary and Terms Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Korean War

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn the history of the war fought between North Korea and South Korea with the United States, China, and the Soviet Union.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Red Scare

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn the history of the Red Scare during the Cold War. A fear of communism caused black lists and accusations led by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Red Scare for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Red Scare Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Space Race

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn the history of the Space Race during the Cold War. A race between the United States and the Soviet Union to put a man on the Moon.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Suez Crisis

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn the history of the Suez Crisis during the Cold War. A fight over control of the Suez Canal involving Egypt, Israel, Britain, and France.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Summary

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history of the Cold War. The battles, people, events, and countries involved in this nuclear stalemate.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Politics From Camelot to Watergate

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the state of the United States between the election of 1960 and 1968. See how a nation full of enthusiasm and confidence could become so divided in eight short years.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Cold War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an extensive flipchart of the Cold War covering such things as: the Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, war protests, and the fall of communism. This flipchart contains...
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Other

The Physics Factbook: Range of Ballistic Missile

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ks3 History Cold War

For Students 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart presenting twenty questions about specific facts relating to the cold war from 1945 to the end of the century.