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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The War in the East, 1861 1865
A map showing the area of the American Civil War in the east, including the major battle sites of Bulls Run Creek, Manassas Junction, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Mechanicsville, Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill,...
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Diefenbunker Virtual Tour
For those that are unable to tour the Diefenbunker on a field trip, these pictures are a good substitute. Students can get an idea of what the interior is really like.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Agent Orange
Detailed information on the 1962 Operation Ranch Hand that began involving chemical warfare using Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Ho Chi Minh
Informative details on Ho Chi Minh, the leader of the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Joint Resolution for the Maintenance of Peace and Security in Southeast Asia, known as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, on August 10, 1964, giving him a free hand to escalate the war in Vietnam.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive, a massive surprise attack launched by the Vietnamese on January 30, 1968, was a turning point in the Vietnam War.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Vietnamization
Learn about Vietnamization, the policy adopted by the Nixon administration to withdraw the United States combat troops in the Vietnam War by turning the fighting over to the Vietnamese.
A&E Television
Biography: Winston Churchill
This resource provides a biographical account of the life of Winston Churchill. It discusses his military career and his time as prime minister of Britain.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Seato
Comprehensive overview details SEATO, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, that was formed in 1954. It was intended to be the Southeast Asian version of NATO.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Sputnik
Detailed information on Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Eisenhower Doctrine
Comprehensive overview details the Eisenhower Doctrine, a 1957 speech made by President Dwight Eisenhower in response to the Suez Crisis.
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Siteseen: American Historama: U 2 Incident
Detailed facts and an overview of the 1960 U-2 Incident when an American U2 spy plane piloted by Gary Powers was shot down over Russia.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was a wartime summit meeting whose purpose was to clarify and implement the terms for the end of WW2 that had been agreed at the Yalta Conference. It began on July 17, 1945, and ended on August 2, 1945.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Salt Treaty
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the United States and the USSR resulted in the SALT Treaty in 1972.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Detente
The establishment of detente following the Cuban Missile Crisis was a period of improved relations, cooperation, and an easing of tensions between the two superpowers of the East and the West and a temporary 'thaw' in US-Soviet relations.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Containment
The purpose of the United States policy of Containment was to restrict the spread of communism abroad and was strongly associated with the Domino Theory.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Berlin Blockade
Learn about the Berlin blockade by the Soviets that closed the entry points to the Western zones of Berlin.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Berlin Airlift
The Berlin airlift was a rescue mission by the United States, Great Britain, and other western European nations to keep West Berlin alive despite the Soviet blockade.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Mc Carthyism
Learn detailed facts about McCarthyism, the anti-communist 'witch hunts' of Senator Joseph McCarthy (1950 - 1956) consisting of investigations and persecution of alleged communists in America in which accusations of treason or subversion...
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Siteseen: American Historama: Iron Curtain
Learn about the "Iron Curtain" that separated the West with the communist countries of the East.
Digital History
Digital History: The Peace Corps
Some 150,000 Americans have served in the Peace Corps since it was formed in 1961. Peace Corps volunteers live and work for two years in communities in the developing world. They must learn the languages of the people they serve. They...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Eastern Bloc Emigration and Defection
This site discusses the creation of the Eastern Bloc and the numerous defections that occurred before and during the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Marshall Plan
Excerpts from an interview with George C. Marshall concerning the Marshall Plan. Questions are also supplied to assist in expansion of knowledge about the topics.
The Guardian
Guardian: Stalin and the Soviet State
This article discusses the growing tensions between Russia and the United States, focusing on Stalin's desire to strengthen his country's military security. (August 2, 1950)
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