Students explore foreign policy. In this foreign policy lesson, students define terms regarding foreign policy. Students respond to questions regarding textbook readings and a lecture regarding U.S. foreign policy.

In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 matching questions regarding the presidency of Eisenhower and New Modern Republicanism. Students may check their answers immediately

In this Soviet Union worksheet, students read a 2-page selection about scientific work in the country and then respond to 4 short answer questions based on the selection.

Extensive information about the collapse of the USSR. Includes an interactive timeline from 1985 through 1991, an interactive map of the countries of the USSR with country profiles and timelines, eyewitness accounts of the collapse of...

This site from Fordham University contains actual letters between the United Nations and the USSR. These letters are attempts to reach a resolution in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

This site explains the history of communism throughout the world. Looks at the principles of Marxism and communism, Karl Marx, and major communist political victories around the world.

A discussion about Richard Nixon's foreign policies and his idea of triangular diplomacy where he used the rivalries between the USSR and China for U.S. advantage.

Overview of the collapse of communism at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s ushered in by Mikhail Gorbachev and his reforms.

This is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...

Steve Rosenberg looks back at the unpredictable events in Russia in 25 years since communism fell.

Copy of the INF Treaty made by the US and the USSR in December of 1987.

Explains and details the events that led up to and followed the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe. Very thorough and detailed, including information about leaders, movements, and historical information.

The CATO Institute, dedicated to "Individual Liberty, Limited Government, Free Markets and Peace, offers "Marxist Dreams and Soviet Realities" by Ralph Raico, originally published as Cato's Letter #2 in 1998 prior to the fall of the USSR.

This timeline of East Germany from 1945 to 1990 chronicles key events from communist domination to political and economic freedom with the end of the Cold War and the dismantling of the Berlin Wall.

This article discusses the development of the Soviet Union's Communist buffer zone after World War II and its evolution into the Iron Curtain of the Cold War.

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...

You've learned about the fall of the USSR in history books, but what did it mean to a common citizen? Read the interview with Motova, a ballbearing factory worker in Russia, for insight on her thoughts.

A general overview of the Cold War with a unique, pro-Marxist perspective. The article claims that the Cold War was begun by the United States and resulted in their disillusionment with the anti-communist stance.

A timeline covering the history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991.

Russian Life offers this article that analyzes Khrushchev and his de-Stalinization policies during the 1950s and 1960s.

A collection of Russian documents (letters,telegrams, etc.) that supported the suppression of dissidents. Also includes an introduction explaining the dissidents.

This primary document is a copy of the Helsinki Agreements of 1975 which recognized the borders in central and Eastern Europe that were set up since the end of WWII. They show the acceptance of the Soviet influence in Eastern Europe. and...

The official Navy history on the role of the United States Navy in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. First published in 1962.

Read about the many facets of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy during his presidency. Find out about support for anti-Communist fighters, detente with the USSR, and the Iran-Contra scandal.