This resource shows video clips and still images while dramatic music blasts in the background. Written commentary is provided, but it moves quickly. While it probably moves too fast for a note-taking guide to accompany it, consider...

With over 12 million people slaughtered, both military and civilian, World War II is our most destructive war to date. This shows the occupation of both the Allied and Axis troops throughout Europe and even into Northern Africa. While...

What was the Cold War? Often dated from 1947-1991, it was a war between the Western world and the Communist world. Flashing their nuclear power, these sides fought for decades to establish power. This quirky resource provides commentary,...

PBS's Frontline examines the failures of U.S. policy and Boris Yeltsin's leadership during Russia's tumultuous 1990's Post-Soviet transformation. Content includes interviews, photographs, video excerpts, and more.

Webisode 13 - Democracy & Struggles. The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments. Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.

Former Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discusses the changing notion of arms control agreements during The Reagan Administration. [9:57]

In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was the decades long conflict between the USA and the USSR. The Cold War was called cold because of the lack of actual fighting, but this is inaccurate. There was plenty of...

How did the Soviet Union dissolve? Find out on this podcast. [1:06]

Today we learn how the Soviet Union eventually fell apart.

This video from the History Channel provides a biographical account of Boris Yeltsin, Soviet and Russian political leader from 1991-1999. [3:22]

Learn about the events surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis, and understand the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962.

This video gives a brief description of Richard Nixon's 1959 visit to the Soviet Union and Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States. [3:06]

This video gives a brief description of spies convicted of aiding the Soviet Union During the Cold War. [3:19]

This video gives a brief description of the Korean Conflict. [3:48]

This video briefly documents Joseph Stalin's rise to power in the Soviet Union. [4:24]

In 1943, the tide really turns in favor of the Allies in World War II. They are able to push the Axis out of N.Africa and force a surrender from Italy (along with Mussolini being deposed). The Soviets are able to start pushing the Axis...

In 1942 we see the Axis get pushed back in North Africa and get bogged down in the Soviet Union. The tide of war turns in favor of the Allies. [5:11]