Mrs. Lorenz' Class Sites - The Cold War

Mrs. Lorenz' Class Sites

The Cold War

Important Maps/Information:

Germany and Berlin Former Soviet Union China/Taiwan/Korea

Berlin Airlift NATO Member Nations UN Security Council

Korean War overview (video) | 1950s America | Khan AcademyThe origins and progress of the Korean War.

The Cold War-1946-1991

Truman: The Beginning of the Cold War | PBS LearningMedia

Berlin BlockadeThe Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by the Soviet Union to limit the ability of France, Great Britain and the United States to travel to their sectors of

Cold War History

The Origins of the Cold War, 1945–1949Since the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, Soviet leaders had been claiming that communism and capitalism could never peacefully coexist. Agreements regarding the postwar world were reached at Yalta and Potsdam, but the Soviets wasted no time in violating them. Harry Truman believed that the proper means of responding to an international bully was a credible threat of force.

A Look At The Parallels Between U.S. Relations With North Korea And IraqNPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Charles Duelfer, who led the Iraq Survey Group, about parallels between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush's assumptions about each other, and Kim Jong Un and Trump's.

U.S. Increasingly Concerned About a Chinese Attack on TaiwanThe Pentagon says reunification is the primary driver of China’s military modernization.

What Should the United States do About the Emerging Threat Posed by the Soviet Union?

How Should the United States Confront Soviet Communist Expansionism?

The Red Menace: A Striking Gallery of Anti-Communist Posters, Ads, Comic Books, Magazines & Films

The Fear and the Dream- Part 1

(Duck and Cover, bomb shelters, fears of communism- 33 minutes in)

The Fear and the Dream- Part 2

(Joseph McCarthy-very beginning- first 15 minutes)

Current events assignment articles:

Why is Vladimir Putin Racing to Amend Russia's Constitution?- Article #1

There's Talk of a New Cold War. But China is not the Soviet Union- Article #2

Other Interesting articles:

5 Remaining Communist Countries Taiwan caught in middle US questions One China

25 Years Later: 7 Shock waves from breakup of the USSR Relevance of NATO

US Angers China by making $1.7 billion arms deal with Taiwan

What would America do if China invaded Taiwan?

SONGS ABOUT THE COLD WAR

We Didn't Start the FireFrom www.mrallsophistory.com A video to ac

Putin's Revenge | Part One | FRONTLINEThe inside story of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s conflict with the United States.

Putin's Revenge | Part Two | FRONTLINEThe inside story of how Vladimir Putin came to see America as an enemy.

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