After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...

The Pop movement spanned the globe at a time when countries were reeling not only from the mass production of cultural and consumer objects, but also from the fallout from WWII, conflicts like the Vietnam War, and the rise of Communism....

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...

The Korean War is discussed in full in the course of the site. It discusses the causes of the war, air and naval activity, the land war, and more.

A collection of Russian documents (letters,telegrams, etc.) that supported the suppression of dissidents. Also includes an introduction explaining the dissidents.

An indepth look at the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan with primary sources and student activities.

In this Wide Angle video, view a city area where illegal migrants from rural China live and work. [2:55]

In this Wide Angle video, view a case study of the mediation of a disagreement between an employee and his former employer in China's courts.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "The people's communes are good" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Rui Guangting, 1958.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Take steel as the key link, for a leap forward in all fields" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House collective work, 1958.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "We sell dry, clean, neat and selected cotton to the state" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Wu Shaoyun, 1958.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "The vegetables are green, the cucumbers plumb, the yield is abundant" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Jin Meisheng, 1959.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "A high tower of winter gourds" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Jin Meisheng, 1959.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Strike the battle drum of the Great Leap Forward ever louder" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Shao Wenjin, 1959.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of our great nation" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the artists Bei Yingren, Zhang Lingzhi, 1959.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Ride the wind and cleave the waves to realise a leap forward in all fields" a Chinese political propaganda poster by the artists Jiang Nanchun and Han Min, 1960.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "The new centre of the commune" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Zhang Yuqing, 1961.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "American imperialism must be driven out of Southern Vietnam!" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Ha Qiongwen, 1963.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "The seeds have been well selected, the harvest is more bountiful every year" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Jin Meisheng, 1964.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Good sisters at the conference of outstanding workers" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Li Mubai and Jin Xuechen, 1964.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Chairman Mao meets with model workers" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Li Mubai and Jin Xuechen, 1964.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Vigorously support the anti-imperialist struggle of the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America" a Chinese political propaganda poster by Zhou Ruizhuang, ca. 1964.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Long live the victory of the revolutionary cultural line of Chairman Mao" a Chinese political propaganda poster by an unknown designer, 1967.

From the International Institute of Social History this is "Fully criticize the Chinese Khrushchev from a political, ideological and theoretical perspective" a Chinese political propaganda poster by an unknown designer, 1967.