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PBS

Pbs: American Masters:elia Kazan

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion on the life of controversial director Elia Kazan, who was a member of the American Communist Party in the McCarthy era. Featured is a timeline of his career and video footage of interviews.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Soviet Archives Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
This ibiblio.org exhibit discusses in detail the history of the Soviet Union. The site is grouped into two main categories with several sub-headings. One is Internal Workings of the Soviet System including: Repression and Terror: Stalin...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Strange Case of Alger Hiss [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from a unit that covers the period from the Second World War up to the Cold War. It looks at the case of Alger Hiss who was accused in 1948 of belonging to the Communist Party, imprisoned, and who denied the association his...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Red Scare

For Students 5th - 8th
A dark side to the Jazz Age was the increase in the fear of Communism. Read about the federal government's actions to stem anything that was thought to threaten American security.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Pablo Neruda Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nobel Foundation profiles the winner of its 1971 prize for literature, the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.