COLD WAR FOR KIDS
RESOURCES TO TEACH KIDS ABOUT THE COLD WAR STUDY GUIDE PRESENTATIONS:
Our Cold War History page has lots of information including study guides about the major events of the Cold War and links to other information. Even though the Soviets and Western Allies worked together to defeat the Axis Powers, soon after both sides became very suspicious of each other. Alliance turned into rivalry as both East and West raced to grab German scientists and the technologies they were working on.
The name Cold War refers to the icy cold relations between the Soviet Union and The United States. Soon after the end of World War Two, major alliances developed: NATO, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the West and The Warsaw Pact made up of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Block countries. Soon a Nuclear Arms Race would lead the world to the brink of total annihilation on more than one occasion. It would all finally end with the collapse of the Soviet Union in the Early Nineties.
Cold War: Superpowers Face Off
The United States and the Soviet Union worked together to defeat the Nazis, but soon after became very suspicious of the other.
Allies Become Enemies
Eastern Europe's Iron Curtain
United States Tries to Contain Soviets
The Cold War Divides The World
Cold War: Communists Take Power In China
Study Guide Presentation
When WWII Ended, the Chinese Civil War Resumed
Communists Vs. Nationalists
The Two Chinas Affect The Cold War
The Communists Transform China
Cold War: Wars In Korea and Vietnam
After World War II, Korea and Vietnam are divided in two and indirect wars between the superpowers began.
War In Korea
War Breaks Out In Vietnam
The United States Gets Involved
Postwar Southeast Asia
The Cold War Divides The World
Study Guide Presentation
After World War II, the Superpowers competed for influence in the Third World.
Fighting For The Third World
Confrontation In Latin America
Confrontations In The Middle East
The Cold War Thaws
The Soviets force Eastern Block countries to direct their economies to meet the Soviet Unions needs
Soviet Policy In Eastern Europe & China
From Brinksmanship To Detente
The Collapse of Detente
The Collapse of The Soviet Union
The Soviet Union stagnates and collapses in the late 1980's.
Gorbachev Moves Toward Democracy
Reforming The Economy and Politics
The Soviet Union Faces Turmoil
Russia Under Boris Yeltsin
Russia Under Valdimir Putin
Cold War For Kids Links
A. Pinterest
1. The Cold War
2. Cold War Hollywood Movies
B. Other Links
1. The Harry S. Truman Library
2. The History Channel.com: The Cold War
3. Documents Relating To American Foreign Policy: The Cold War
5. The Dwight Eisenhower Presidential Library
6. The John F Kennedy Presidential Library
7. The Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library
8. The Cold War Museum
9. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
10. The Richard Nixon Presidential Library
11. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
12. The Gerald Ford Presidential Library
13. The BBC Cold War Page
14. Digital Archive of the Cold War at The Wilson Center
15. Origins of The Cold War: Edsitement
16. Cold War: A Brief History, Atomic Archive
17. The Full Length ABC TV Mini Series: The Day After, Nuclear War
18. ABC's "Viewpoint" Panel discussion on the movie "The Day After"
19. TEACHING THE COLD WAR THROUGH MAPS AND IMAGES
The CGA is happy to present a set of resources designed to help educators and students engage in inquiries into the effect of the Cold War on perceptions and representations of the world as well as the use of maps and geographic information as rhetorical weapons in the execution of the Cold War.
20. The Cold War Conversation Podcast
We’re about recording the personal stories and lesser known aspects of the Cold War. Our goal is to preserve these stories and encourage people to learn more about this critical period in world history. We are building an oral archive of those who lived through and experienced the Cold War first hand.
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