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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: The u.s. Army in Vietnam

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth look at the U.S. Army action during the Vietnam War. To find more information about Diem's overthrow, look under the section labeled 635.
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Sam Houston State University

Shsu: Yugoslvia: A Country Study: Post War Yugoslavia

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive history of the political position of Yugoslavia after World War Two, and its break from Stalinism.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Korean Enigma: Korea Divided

For Students 9th - 10th
Explores the historical events that took place between the United States and the USSR to bring about the political division of Korea on the 38th parallel into north and south after the end of World War II.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: Germany: Postwar Occupation and Division

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed account of the division of Germany by the United States, France, Britain, and Russia following World War II.
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US Department of State

America.gov: Edward R. Murrow [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights the life and career of broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. Examines his "This is London" reports during World War 11, the Senator McCarthy anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s, his critical treatment of migrant workers, and...
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University of Oregon

Mapping History: European History

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in European history from Greek and Phoenician colonization up to the 20th century.
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Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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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Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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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National Archives (UK)

The Learning Curve: Allies at War

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive site chronicling the public consensus shown to the media among Allied members: the USSR, Great Britain, and the USA. Gives ample primary sources and student activities.
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Arlington Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery: Leslie Richard Groves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery details information about Leslie Grove's military career and his role in the Manhattan Project. The biographical information is fairly in-depth, and several pictures are included as well.
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Mount Holyoke College

Nsc 68: Prologue to Rearmament

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlines the history of the NSC-68 document from drafting through its submission to the President. The impact of the document on defense spending is also explained.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
From the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, this biographical account of JFK includes his military service during WWII, the significant events of his political career and presidency including Cabinet and Supreme Court appointments, and...
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George Washington University

National Security Archive: George Kennan's "Long Telegram"

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the entire contents of George Kennan's "Long Telegram" in which he expressed outlook on post-war Soviet Union. It was not flattering.
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Other

German Propaganda: Gdr Carictures From 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
Thumbnailed images with explanations of pieces of propaganda created for or by the German Communist Party or the GDR.
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Other

Limited Test Ban Treaty: Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay describes the negotiations involved in passing the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty and its impact on U.S.-Soviet general disarmament.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
This particular page from the Library of Congress is the homepage with an outline of hyperlinks to numerous articles that could provide background information regarding the former Soviet Union.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Anti Communism in the 1950s

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay tracing the anti-Communist hysteria beginning in earnest at the end of World War II that resulted in Truman's federal Loyalty Security program and ending with McCarthyism in the 1950s.
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National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland: Churchill

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource produced by the National Library of Scotland. It is dedicated to the life and work of Sir Winston Churchill. Students can study his life through narratives, pictures and primary documents. There are lesson activities geared to...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: American Radicalism

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Radicalism Collection holds over 17,000 items. It includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, and ephemeral material covering a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues in America. The emphasis...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
In October 1962, Americans "peered into the abyss of nuclear destruction". Investigate how America got this close to nuclear war by reading the following summary, answering critical thinking questions, using the bibliography for further...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Truman and Mac Arthur

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the controversy that brought about President Truman's firing of General Douglas MacArthur, and find out how MacArthur pled his case in the realm of public opinion.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of the u.s. Becoming Free Webisode 16

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at contemporary American history from the administration of Richard Nixon to Sept. 11, 2001.
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New York Times

New York Times: The Bitter Legacy of Yalta

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] New York Times correspondent Jason DeParle reflects on the controversial legacy of the Yalta Conference. (November 26, 1989)
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Federation of American Scientists

Fas: National Security Policy Arms Control Disarmament

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy essay describing the negotiations and politics involved in President Kennedy's quest to create a permanent ban on nuclear tests.

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