Changing World Order 1945-

Cold War Resources

Here you will find access to all the presentations and lectures we covered in class. This unit is organised by the presentations below and each presentation contains links to readings and other helpful documents. Make sure you check them out for potential historical sources!

Presentation 1: Introduction to the Cold War

Presentation 1: An Introduction

Come learn about how we ever came into this Cold War mess, understand the roles that the Big 3 played and how WWII shaped the future for Europe.

Presentation 2: Superpower Rivalry

Presentation 2: Rivalry

Here we unpack how the USSR and the United States went head to head with a range of things, including The Space Race, Olympic Games, Nuclear Stockpiling and more!

Presentation 3: The Cold War: McCarthyism, The Red Scare and Popular Culture

Presentation 3: The Red Scare

Learn about the reaction to expanding communism in Europe, and see how hysteria spread across the West. Learn about the role propaganda played in shaping an entire generation.

Presentation 4 The Cold War: In Popular Culture

Presentation 4: Popular Culture

Here we take a look at long lost Soviet propaganda and how movies and music reflected Cold War Ideology!

Presentation 5: The Implications of the Cold War

Presentation 5: Implications

Learn about the long term implications the Cold War had on politics, foreign policy and the economy. How did it spread so far?

Presentation 6: The End of the Cold War

Presentation 6: The End

How did the USSR come tumbling down just like the Berlin Wall? How did Eastern Europe gain its freedom?

Want to Learn More? Check out some extra readings!

Voices from Glasnost.pdf

Voices from Glasnost

A New Historiography of the Origins of the Cold War.pdf

A New Historiography of The Cold War

Cold War Historiography (1 Page).pdf

Understanding Cold War Historiography

USSR_Gorbachev_Perestroika_Glasnost.pdf

Understanding Glasnost and Perestroika

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