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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Inter Korean Competition, 61 70

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of documents tracks inter-Korean relations from the time of the Park Chung Hee coup in 1961 through the opening of the inter-Korean dialogue in 1970.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Nikita Khrushchev Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Documents containing the thoughts and opinions of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Most are from Russian archives, along with a few Bulgarian and Romanian documents. The collection includes comments on Stalin, the post-Stalin Soviet...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Apollo to the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers an in-depth exploration of the U.S. space program and the role President John F. Kennedy took in setting the agenda for manned space flight to the moon.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Berlin Job

For Students 9th - 10th
In this photographic exhibit, correspondent Peter Millar reports on the collapse of communism and life behind the Berlin Wall in East Berlin.
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Fall of the Wall: Revelation Not Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic and video discussion attempts to answer the question "Why Did the Berlin Wall Fall in November 1989?"
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Sources of Soviet Conduct

For Students 9th - 10th
This sums up the ideas of containment. It is a telegram that was widely published.
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Other

U.s. Department of Defense: Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Treaty (Start I)

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site from the US Government on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I. Includes information on the Treaty, the actual text, protocols, article-by article analysis, and other documents. Clicking on Executive Summary will...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Yalta Conference, Feb. 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University gives the text of the Yalta Confernce. It has an outline of the agreements made.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Warsaw Pact, 1955

For Students 9th - 10th
The Warsaw pact in 1955 was a treaty of friendship, co-operation, and cooperation assistance. Website gives the clauses of the Warsaw Pact in 1955.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: United Nations and Ussr

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University contains actual letters between the United Nations and the USSR. These letters are attempts to reach a resolution in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Ronald Reagan and Executive Power

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a comprehensive examination of Ronald Reagan's administration and how he used his executive powers. It looks at his policies and his ongoing legacy. Includes videos, historical context, and lesson plans from elementary up.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: First Anniversary of the Alliance for Progress

For Students 9th - 10th
View President Kennedy's remarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress March 13, 1962 given to Latin American diplomats at the White House.
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Jfk Presidential Library and Museum: Campaign of 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
John F. Kennedy would be elected in November, 1960, as the youngest president ever voted into office. Here read about the Democratic convention, the debates between Kennedy and Richard Nixon, and find out about the issues of the...
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US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Inf Treaty of 1987

For Students 9th - 10th
Copy of the INF Treaty made by the US and the USSR in December of 1987.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Us and Russia Spy Swap

For Students 9th - 10th
Relations between the United States and Russia have always been very tumultuous but the recent capture and release of US and Russian spies has shown that while there is still a lot of progress to be made and trust to be built, the two...
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University of Maryland

Voices of Democracy: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, "Inaugural Address" January 1961

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech is one of the most famous speeches in American history. Teachers can use this instructional activity to teach Language Arts standards, as well as Social Studies standards. This lesson plan includes...
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Jfk Presidential Library and Museum: Alliance for Progress

For Students 9th - 10th
John F. Kennedy had lofty goals for improving U.S. relations with Latin America when he became president. Read about the aims of the Alliance for Progress and find out why it was a failure.
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University of Maryland

Voices of Democracy: John F. Kennedy, "Address: "The President and Press" 1961

For Students 9th - 10th
Read President John F. Kennedy's speech, "The President and the Press," which he delivered before the American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA) on April 27, 1961. In this speech, he attempted to explain and justify the Bay of Pigs...
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PBS

Pbs Online: Character Above All: Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay about Roosevelt begins with several quotes describing him. It looks at FDR's personal characteristics and gives some background on his presidency.
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Sam Houston State University

Shsu: The Warsaw Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a wealth of information about the Warsaw Pact. Includes information about the Soviet Alliance System, the organization of East European National units, the development of Socialist Armies in Eastern Europe, East-West diplomacy...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Solidarity and the Fall of the Iron Curtain

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic essay explores the New European Order and the fall of the Iron Curtain.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Vietnam War Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous detailed facts concerning the Vietnam War (November 1, 1955-April 30, 1975) that began during the Cold War era.
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A&E Television

History.com: What Caused the Korean War and Why Did the Us Get Involved?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first military action of the Cold War. It was sparked by the June 25, 1950 invasion of South Korea by 75,000 members of the North Korean People's Army. The line they crossed, the 38th parallel, was...
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Digital History

Digital History: War in Europe [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from a unit that covers the period from the Second World War up to the Cold War. It looks at the course of the war in Europe, and America's involvement after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It examines the military strategies...

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