American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Soviets Renew Threats, Ben Gurion Responds
Two letters showing the Soviet position towards Israel, after Israel attacked Egypt and Israel's reply to the Soviet's threats.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: u.s. Rejects the Use of Force
This site is provided for by the Jewish Virtual Library. In a speech to the American people on October 31, 1956, Eisenhower denounces Israel's attack on Egypt.
PBS
Pbs: Atomic Bomb
Extensive treatment of PBS movie "Race for the Superbomb". Includes timeline, maps, special features, and teacher's guide. Extensive links to people and events.
Other
Ed Web: Work Camps Life and Death in the Farming Co Ops
Describes life on the farms and in the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Read about the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union that nearly resulted in nuclear war.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: The Atomic Bomb and the Nuclear Age
The resources here, including letters, photographs, official documents, and film, represent various aspects and visions of the Atomic Age.
George Mason University
Gmu: History and Collections: Women in the u.s. Military 1950s
Read about why the military had such a hard time recruiting women to serve in the 1950s. Find out about the unequal treatment afforded female members of the military.
BBC
Bbc: On This Day: Kennedy: "Ich Bin Ein Berliner"
News article retells the story of President Kennedy's inspirational speech of defiance to the Soviet Union given to the people of West Germany.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: u.s. Urges Alliance for Progress
In the field of foreign affairs, President Kennedy faced a series of challenging situations in Cuba, in Southeast Asia, and in Berlin. In 1961, he initiiated a program called the Alliance for Progress aimed to establish economic...
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: David Hoffman: The Russian Economy's Big Black Hole
An article about one of Russia's steel mills that has, like many other industries in Russia, fallen on hard times in the new free-market economy.
BBC
Bbc: 1954: Us Tests Hydrogen Bomb in Bikini
This site explains the awesome power and destructive force associated with exploding a hydrogen bomb. Site is brief but informative. A great introduction to learning about the hydrogen bomb.
George Washington University
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: House Un American Activities Committee
A description of the genesis of the House Un-American Activities Committee and the bullying inquisition of those the committee accused of having Communist leanings.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch: Bulgaria: The Arms Industry
Discusses the Warsaw Pact, Bulgaria, and its relation to the arms industry in Bulgaria and the effects on arms trading today.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Khrushchev's Secret Speech
This site provides some excerpts from a translation of Khrushchev's famous Secret Speech denouncing Stalin policies.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Consensus and Change
Brief illustration of the changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy that occurred following WWII.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Containment
Article outlines the U.S. policy to keep the spread of communism at bay and the Soviets in check.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: Hungarian Revolution 1956
As part of the film series produced about various groups that resettled in Canada, White Pines Pictures gives a brief historical background of the wave of Hungarian immigration in 1956. Click on the teacher link at the top for lesson...
US National Archives
Nara: Teaching With Documents: The United States Enters the Korean Conflict
This is a lesson plan outline which correlates the relationship between NSC-68 and U.S. policy in Korea. A National Archives and Records Administration site (NARA) with additional links to more teaching resources.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: The Truman Doctrine
This site from the University of Pennsylvania gives a description of the Truman Doctrine and its contents. Then link to an excerpt from Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" and compare the differences. A great history...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Mid Canada Line
A concise description of the Mid-Canada Line of radar stations. Covers history of this early-warning system that was in place in the 1950s and 1960s, a list of the locations and a list of the POL Supply Points that provided fuel to the...
InterKnowledge Corp.
The Soviet Era
Geographia presents a brief political and social history of Russia from the beginning of Soviet rule to the resignation of Gorbachev in 1990.
The History Place
The History Place: Jfk Cuban Missile Crisis
This site from The History Place has the text of President John F. Kennedy's speech addressing the nation about the Cuban Missile Crisis. An audio clip of the speech is also included.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Domino Theory Principle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
President Eisenhower's news conference of April 7, 1954, with questions and answers. Includes the complete interview.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: George F. Kennan
PBS profiles the life of American diplomat George F. Kennan, whose ideas about the expansionist ambitions of the Soviet Union shaped the U.S. policy toward Communist countries known as containment.
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