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Chronik Der Wende: The Fall of the Wall

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource follows the events pertaining to The Fall of the Berlin Wall between October 1989 until March of 1990. Just click on any day and you can read what happened that day and see pictures.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: End of the Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and detailed facts about the reasons for the end of the Vietnam war.
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BBC

Bbc: Cold War: Reform, Coup and Collapse: The End of the Soviet State

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of six pages that chronicle the demise of the Soviet Union.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Start of Cold War, Part 1: Yalta Conference and Containment

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of World War II, the Yalta Conference saw the splitting of Germany into four zones and the United States began a policy of containment of communism.
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Cold War Story: Chapter 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a very brief mention of free elections that were agreed to at the end of the WWII. Site gives a great overview of how the Cold War emerged out of WWII. A very nice analysis!
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Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: At Cold War's End: Us Intelligence on the Soviet Union, 1989 1991

For Students 9th - 10th
The CIA offers a collection of declassified documents that are Adobe PDF files and can be downloaded regarding the Soviet Union and from US Intelligence in the years 1989-1991. Also contains an introduction and complete overview of this...
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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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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Museum and Library: Blockade Lifted

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion on the events leading up to the lifting of the Berlin Blockade as well as actual figures for the amount of aid delivered to Berlin throughout the Airlift.