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Mount Holyoke College

Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy: Cuban Missle Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to declassified documents surrounding and responding to Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Includes memorandums, statements, public addresses, meeting transcripts, etc.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Politics of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the underpinnings of war terms negotiated between Allied leaders of Russia, Britain and the U.S. at Yalta in 1945.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about and revise the Korean War with Bitesize GCSE History.
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China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group

China News: Scholars Take Stock of the Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are looking for a different perspective on the Korean War, this will work for you. This State Run site gives us the viewpoint of the Chinese and the North Koreans on the war. This is a good site to see how the other side of the...
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Other

Korean War Commemoration: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Korean War Commemoration contains a biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, with a special emphasis on his involvement in the Korean War.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Korean Enigma: The Korean War

For Students 9th - 10th
The key events of the Korean War are briefly described here, including the role of UN troops and China's participation. Featured information includes casualty statistics and photos of military actions. There is also a QuickTime video...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Period 8: 1945 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
This Khan Academy resource provides a table of contents with notes for several sections of AP US History: Period 8: 1945-1980.
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BBC

Bbc News: On This Day: 7 February 1945: Black Sea Talks Plan Defeat of Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the meeting in Yalta in February, 1945, between President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Marshal Joseph Stalin. Find the statement released on February 7 that discusses the purpose of the meeting, and read a...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: "Iron Curtain Speech"

For Students 9th - 10th
This 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."
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The History Place

The History Place: The Vietnam War America Commits

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a lengthy timeline, accented with many quotations, explaining how America came to be directly involved in Vietnam. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Stalinism

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of policies enacted in the Soviet Union prior to World War II by dictator Joseph Stalin.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Presidency of Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive history of Reagan's administration including information on his presidential campaign, domestic policies, foreign policies, and domestic and international events of his presidency.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Churchhill and the Great Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress exhibit uses historic, primary documents to trace the life and accomplishments of Winston Churchill.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Summary of Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a short summary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The last paragraph tells of the resolution between the U.S., Cuba, and Soviet Union.
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AllRefer

All Refer Reference: East Germany: Socialist Unity Party of Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an informative site that describes the creation of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. This was essentially the communist party of Eastern Germany after WWII. Traces party history up through the 1980s.
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Other

Ed Web: From Side Show to Genocide, Khmer Rouge Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the events in Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge takeover in 1975. Go to "The Faces of Angka" to find names of the people behind the genocide.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Nato: The Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource discusses the Netherlands' role in SFOR (NATO's stabilization force to former Yugoslavia following the ethnic war in the late 1990s) with current news.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Nato: Norway

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource examines Norway's involvement in NATO's stabilization force (SFOR) following the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Nato: Iceland

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource examines Iceland's involvement in NATO's stabilization force (SFOR) following the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia.
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Other

Hoover Digest: Roosevelt's Failure at Yalta

For Students 9th - 10th
An article in which the author argues that President Roosevelt misread Stalin and was naive about the nature of communism. This article was in response to an article by Arthur Schlesinger Jr.in which he suggested that FDR's policy toward...
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New York Times

New York Times: On This Day: Harry S. Truman: Decisive President

For Students 9th - 10th
A New York Times obituary of Harry S. Truman, which outlines his life as a Senator, Vice-President, and President. Read about his domestic and foreign policy decisions.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Election of 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the campaign and election of 1960 in which the Democratic candidate, Senator John F. Kennedy, ran against the Repbulican candidate, Vice-President Richard M. Nixon. Find out about the issues, the famous debates, and Kennedy's...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The United Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the formation of the United Nations after World War II as a way to provide a venue for resolving differences between countries and as an international peacekeeping organization.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Women in the 1950s

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at what life was like for women in 1950s America. Examines the tension between the expectations of conformity and domesticity and an emerging discontent as many women chose to continue working after World War II. Meanwhile, African...

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