CNN - Cold War
While the Cold War was putting the world on edge, television was coming of age and luring Americans to the living room couch. Examination of the Cold War era through movies, television and books reviews. Take the Cold War interactive quiz.
Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union
Examines the last few years of the Cold War, with a particular focus on Ronald Reagan's policy towards the Soviet Union. Includes pictures and a comprehensive speech section.
The Cold War
An overview of the Cold War and a collection of essays on Cold War topics.
War of Ideas: A History of the Cold War
Includes biographies of the principal Cold Warriors in the West and East, detailed reports on the different facets of the Cold War, a chronology of major Cold War events, and links to external resources. Also has a Cold War game and a trivia section.
The Cold War
Discusses key Cold War leaders and Soviet and American Cold War Policies. Coverage of the impact of the Cold War on technological development, international relations and conflicts. Also includes a Cold War game and links to related websites.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: A Bipolar World
A discussion of the bipolarization of global politics caused by the Cold War. Provides links to documents on the origins of the Cold War, the Berlin Crises, the Cuban Crises, periods of East-West detente, and information on Cold War leaders.
Harvard Project on Cold War Studies (HPCWS)
Features declassified documents, information about The Journal of Cold War Studies, a digital multimedia archive, and related links.
Grenzer.com
A historical survey of East German and US border operations along the Iron Curtain from 1945-1989. Includes chronology, technology and operations, review of units and guards, and submitted war stories.
Thaw in the Cold War: Eisenhower and Khrushchev at Gettysburg
Information on a 1959 Soviet-American summit and how President Eisehower's brand of diplomacy led to a temporary easing of Cold War tensions. Includes documents from the meeting, a small image gallery, and links to further sources.
Bay of Pigs Report
A report on the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961. Analysis of the origins, planning, execution, and ultimate failure of the American operation to bring down Cuban dictator of Fidel Castro. Links to related sites.
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