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Library of Congress

Loc: Repression and Terror: Stalin in Control

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief account of Stalin's tactics for gaining total power by eliminating any individuals who opposed his policies.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Western Bloc

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines life in the Western Bloc of Berlin during the Cold War.
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One Party States: 1945 1995: A Map and Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
A map and table showing the countries that are controlled by one political party and the duration of their control. Map covers period from 1945 to 1995.
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Newseum: Photographs Can Lie

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of doctored photographs from the Stalin era titled "The Commissar Vanishes."
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Other

U.s. Immigration Legislation: 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the Immigration and Nationality Act, also known as the McCarran-Walter Act, which sought to exclude immigrants based not on their country of origin, as in the past, but moral or philosophical grounds. Included is a...
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McMaster University

Mc Master University: Karl Marx

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the McMaster University is an excellent site to explore selected works by Karl Marx. It includes a picture of Marx along with hyperlinks to online versions of selected works.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Korean War

For Students 5th - 8th
A quick overview of the Korean War, its causes, outcome, and its role in the Cold War.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 3rd - 8th
The fist African American to earn a PhD from Harvard, W.E.B. DuBois was not only an inspirational and extraordinary individual, but a champion in the fight for equality and the end of racism. Read about his founding of the organization...
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Other

Cvce: Demonstration Against the Dismantling of Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
This image and short description illustrate the German peoples' reactions to the dismantling of their industries by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Other

Economic Reasons for the Collapse of the Soviet Union

For Students 9th - 10th
This complicated essay describes the fall of the Soviet Union in economic terms, with an emphasis on the lack of production.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Twentieth Century Europe: Aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Guide provides a selection from the Lectures on 20th century Europe. Discusses the impact of the Bolshevik revolution on Russia.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Viet Cong Program, 1962

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University's Modern History Sourcebook provides the Viet Cong Party Program from 1962. Includes a list of ten goals that are to be accomplished by the people's revolutionary party of Vietnam.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Khmer Rouge

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive article discusses the Khmer Rouge (1975-1979) regime of Pol Pot in Cambodia and the SS Mayaguez incident.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Cold War Events (1948 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article contains a summary and definition of the main Cold War events from 1948 - 1955.
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Black Past

Black Past: Scottsboro Case

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article tells about the several trials of the so-called Scottsboro Boys. This case became a beacon for later civil rights movements.
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Sam Houston State University

Shsu: University of Houston: Post War East Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the postwar government of East Germany, East Germany's integration into the Soviet System, and collectivization and nationalization of agriculture and industry.

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