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The United State of NATO
Students examine the past fifty years of NATO, focusing specifically on NATO's involvement and actions in conflicts around the world and the results of their involvement.
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The Cold War: 1945-1991
The best part of this presentation about the Cold War is the various pictures, photos, and maps throughout the slides. The timeline of this time period is difficult to follow in the presentation, as well as the details about several main...
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The Cold War
Tenth graders explore the origins of the Cold War. In this Cold War lesson, 10th graders analyze selected songs and identify what historical events they reference. Students create a musical collage or timeline for the period since the...
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Compare and Contrast Timelines of the World
Seventh graders create a classroom timeline of important world events. This lesson is meant to be used during the entire school year. As the school year goes along, events are added to the timeline as chosen by the class. The events are...
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Students explore facets of the Cold War. In this Cold War history lesson, students research a Cold War event in order to write a news story about the events that features direct quotations and images.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nato's 60th Anniversary
NATO has put together a tremendous amount of information about the 60 years it has been in existence. The resource includes photos, videos, tv lectures about NATO, a timeline of events in each decade from 1949 to 2009, and copies of its...
BBC
Bbc News: Timeline: After Milosevic
A timeline which documents the key events in Kosovo-Serbia after the fall and arrest of Slobodan Milosevic in April 2001. Includes his death in March, 2006.
Other
Detailed History of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
This site examines the events of the Hungarian Revolution. It includes a timeline and glossary of events, people, and groups, and other organizations.
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Belgium
BBC News presents a general review of the small European country of Belgium. Includes a brief history, current information, profile of leaders, timeline of key events, and description of local media. Links to related websites and news...
National Archives (UK)
National Archives Learning Curve: Cold War
Discusses different aspects of the Cold War such as "Did the Cold War really start in 1919-1939?" and "Was the Vietnam War a turning point in the Cold War?"
The Cold War Museum
The Cold War Museum
Choose a decade of the Cold War to explore on the time line or take a look at the online exhibits. This site has great information about the Cold War.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Origins of the Cold War
This site provides a brief overview of the events that led up to the Cold War.