A well-organized look at President Eisenhower's Cold War policies throughout his two terms as president. Find out about his policies toward the USSR, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.

View videos, photograph, and renderings of American presidents and their foreign counterparts in this image-rich examination of the post-World War II environment and the cold war that followed it. Includes a review of key foreign-policy...

Learn that during Reagan's years in office the Cold War began to thaw and the Middle East started to heat up.

A quick comprehension check over the Cold War.

Brief overview of G. W. Bush administration policy and the collapse of the Soviet Union effectively ending the Cold War.

Students will identify ways in which Cold War tensions were intensified.

A comprehensive look at U.S. foreign policy during the Eisenhower administration. The Cold War was at its height, and the United States used many tactics to fight and contain the spread of Communism. Be sure to watch the cartoon of Bert...

Consider how U.S. foreign policy changed in the aftermath of WWII, and analyze the philosophical, geopolitical, and economic factors that influenced these changes. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written argument...

A comprehensive explanation of Eisenhower's Cold War policies.

The National Portrait Gallery explores the facets of presidential actions toward the Cold War. Click on Jimmy Carter to watch a short video where he expresses his support for human rights across the world. The end of the video shows the...

Links to declassified documents surrounding and responding to Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Includes memorandums, statements, public addresses, meeting transcripts, etc.

A discussion about Richard Nixon's foreign policies and his idea of triangular diplomacy where he used the rivalries between the USSR and China for U.S. advantage.

Chapter focus on the political, social, and economic events following World War II. Examines both foreign and domestic issues, including the origins of the Cold War and Civil Rights movements.

This collection of primary source documents assembles a record of Kim Il Sung's conversations with foreign allies and other outsiders from 1949 through 1986, providing insights into DPRK foreign policy and domestic politics from North...

This PBS American Experience site summarizes the foreign policies set in place and carried out by the Eisenhower Administration.

Read about President Truman's two-pronged foreign policy for Europe. Find out about his containment policy and the Truman Doctrine, which was manifested in the Marshall Plan.

Brief illustration of the changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy that occurred following WWII.

Article outlines the U.S. policy to keep the spread of communism at bay and the Soviets in check.

Here one finds President Johnson's address to the nation in which he lays out his legislative priorities and his assessment of foreign affairs the early part of his administration.

Describes life on the farms and in the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge.

A transcript from the U.S. Army Center for Military History regarding the United States' response to the 1960-62 Berlin Crisis.

This site from Fordham University contains actual letters between the United Nations and the USSR. These letters are attempts to reach a resolution in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

A March 2007 five part series from NPR that looks at Russian foreign policy, Vladmir Putin as throw back to Cold War leadership, human rights, democracy in Russia, and U.S.-Russian relations.

A March 2007 five part series from NPR that looks at Russian foreign policy, Vladmir Putin as throw back to Cold War leadership, human rights, democracy in Russia, and U.S.-Russian relations.