Describes what happened to Germany at the end of World War II and the start of the Cold War, how it was divided into East and West Germany with the construction of the Berlin Wall. Western countries worked to rehabilitate their half of...

Article discussing 45 years of the Cold War between Russia and the U.S. Questions for discussion and small group activity.

Kids learn about the history of the Collapse of the Soviet Union which put an end to the Cold War.

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...

Primary source text, graphics, photos and audio-clips of President Reagan's historic speech given on June 12, 1987, in West Berlin calling for an end to the Cold War and the Berlin Wall.

1991 was a tumultuous year for the Soviet Union, filled with reform, an attempted coup, and eventual collapse of the empire. In this series of articles, explore the final days of the ailing Soviet Union.