Country Studies US
Country Studies: Romania Armistice Negotiations and Soviet Occupation
This article discusses the Soviet Union's occupation of Romania during the Cold War.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Estonia: The Soviet Era, 1940 85
This article examines the role of the Soviet Union in the governing of Estonia during World War II and the Cold War.
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Fc138
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.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nato: The Us
Resource gives information about the United States and its role in the Stabilization Force following the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nato: Belgium
Resource discusses involvement in the Belgian role in the NATO Stabilization Force following the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nato: Canada
Resource examines Canada's involvement in NATO's stabilization force (SFOR) following the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nato: Denmark
Resource discusses Denmark's role in NATO's Stabilization Force (SFOR) following the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nato: France
Resource discusses France's involvement in the NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR) following the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nato: United Kingdom
Resource discusses the role of the United Kingdom in NATO's Stabilization Force (SFOR) following the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nato: Portugal
Resource examines Portugal's involvement in NATO's stabilization force (SFOR) following the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia.
Other
Nuclearfiles.org: Chronology on Decision to Bomb
This detailed chronology of the events and communication of 1945-1946 shows Truman's role in the process of the decision to drop the world's first atomic bomb used in warfare upon Hiroshima and then the second upon Nagasaki. Also...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Berlin Airlift
A comprehensive overview of the Berlin Airlift provides links to maps, timelines, and other resources. The entire film is not available at this time, however, a short clip can be viewed. Coverage of the Chocolate Pilot and the support by...
The Guardian
Guardian: Russians Cut Vital Supplies
This article discusses the beginning of the Berlin Blockade. (June 25, 1948)
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: The Long Telegram
This primary source document reveals Russia's growing distrust of the United States and its desire to strengthen its position in the global community through greater military security.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Berlin's Historic Airport Faces Closure
NPR correspondent Kyle James discusses the potential closure of the Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. (January 29, 2008)
Mount Holyoke College
State Department Statement, May 7, 1960. U 2 Incident
Contains the actual text of the State Department statement issued on May 7, 1960 about the U-2 incident.
George Washington University
National Security Archive: Kennedy Sought Dialogue With Cuba
A collection of documents revealing the secret history of possible U.S. accommodation with Castro just before Kennedy's assassination, and afterwards with President Johnson. Among documents there is also an audio tape of a discussion...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: Presidential Speeches: Radio Report to the American People on Postdam Conference
Read the speech President Harry Truman gave to the American public upon his return from the Potsdam Conference in August, 1945, following the surrender of Germany.
US National Archives
Nara: Prologue Magazine: Prelude to Mc Carthyism: The Making of a Blacklist
This lengthy article in the Prologue Magazine, a publication from the National Archives, details the operations of the Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations, or AGLOSO, which was used in compiling information based on...
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Truman Library: Telegram, George Kennan to George Marshall [Pdf]
See the "long telegram" sent by George Kennan to Secretary of State George Marshall in which he expressed his unflattering view of the USSR.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Germany 1945 1990
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the events that occurred in Germany between 1945 and 1990.
George Mason University
Chnm: Making the History of 1989
Excellent online resource that through the use of primary sources and scholar interviews, focuses on the historical events of 1989 that deal with the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. Great teacher resource with lesson plans...
PBS
Nova: Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies
The companion site to the show by the same title. Interesting site allows the reader to decipher a coded message. Information on Venona Intercepts and interviews with children of famous spies.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba
An audio recording of a speech given to Americans by John F. Kennedy on October 22, 1962 where he talks about the buildup of Soviet military power in Cuba. A transcript is also provided. [17:37]
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