CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

This is a collection of 16 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic The Cold War. After America and the Soviet Union fought as allies in World War II, a new "cold" war emerged between the two superpowers characterized not by direct...

This interactive timeline takes learners through the Cold War using images and an animated chronology of events throughout the 50 years.

The events leading up to the Cold War are profiled. Text plus a graphic flow chart format make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.

View videos, photograph, and renderings of American presidents and their foreign counterparts in this image-rich examination of the post-World War II environment and the cold war that followed it. Includes a review of key foreign-policy...

The National Portait Gallery explores the actions of presidents during the Cold War. Here find President Kennedy's decisions during the Berlin Crisis, the building of the Berlin War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Watch a video of...

A collection of primary source documents that discuss intelligence issues during the Cold War. The documents come from archives in many different Soviet bloc countries. They are mainly decision memorandums, descriptions, agreements, and...

This extensive site from the National Portrait Gallery explores presidential actions in relation to the Cold War from the Yalta Conference to the presidency of George H.W. Bush. Click on Franklin Roosevelt to find out about the decisions...

The events surrounding the Cold War at its very height are the focus. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.

The National Portrait Gallery explores presidendtial actions in regard to the Cold War. Click on Harry Truman to see what actions and decisions he made during his term of office. Read about his meeting with Joseph Stalin at Potsdam, the...

The early years of the Cold War & how it affected the main players...Germany, USA, Russia, Asia...is profiled. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make this topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.

Students are tasked with researching and writing an informative article about McCarthy and the Cold War. The overarching concept is focused around how one person was able to influence the political and social arena during the time of the...

Presents a historical survey of the cold war by using documents. Explores the documents through an interactive site as a pathway through history.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A comprehensive social studies unit honing in on the Cold War. Students will rely on various resources covering topics like the Cuban Missile Crisis, Truman and MacArthur, and the Korean War, to analyze...

In his article "Structural Realism after the Cold War", Kenneth N. Waltz examines the growth of liberal democracies following World War II and the Cold War and this growth's effects on nation-building in the twentieth century. (37 pages)

This resource enables the viewer to explore various events and topics of the Cold War through learning games, primary documents, and a tour through an interactive bunker.

This site from the National Portrait Gallery explores presidential actions during the Cold War. Click on Dwight D. Eisenhower to see how the Cold War was developing and being handled during his presidency. Find out about the Communist...

The National Portrait Gallery explores the actions of presidents in regard to the Cold War. Read about the so-called anti-Communist warrior, Richard M. Nixon, and his opening of relations with Communist China. Watch Nixon's speech about...

A quick comprehension check over the Cold War.

Overview outlining the Cold War conflict spread as Communist government's took over in China, Korea and the Middle East.

Learn how the end of World War II contributed to the rise of the Cold War.

Brief overview of the origins and development of the Cold War.

Brief overview of G. W. Bush administration policy and the collapse of the Soviet Union effectively ending the Cold War.

Take a quick comprehension check over the end of the Cold War.