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Post-Cuban Missile Crisis Developments and Nuclear Disarmament
Examine the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its impact on global nuclear policies. Learn how the United States and the Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba and established a hotline for direct communication. Understand the...
National Post
How to survive a nuclear war
There’s a popular misconception that if nuclear war breaks out, we’re all toast. That atomic war is essentially like the rapture: One minute we’re all alive and then, boom, everybody’s dead. First, the good news: It’s pretty unlikely...
Crash Course
Post-War Rebuilding and the Cold War: Crash Course European History
Sometimes, friendship isn't forever. At the conclusion of World War II, the old structures of power were a shambles. The traditional European powers were greatly weakened by years of total war and widespread destruction. The USSR was...
Curated Video
"What's going to kill us first, nuclear war or climate change?" - Al Gore
Al Gore is in London for the premiere of his new film on climate change, "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" The film is released after President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States would quit the Paris Agreement,...
Curated Video
Exposing a Government Secret: The Greenbrier Bunker
The Greenbrier Bunker was constructed to protect Congress from nuclear annihilation. It’s one of America’s longest-kept secrets.
Curated Video
What is the Cold War?
This live-action video program is about the word Cold War. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Cold War through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
Cold War
This live-action video program is about the word Cold War. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Cold War through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
PBS
Werewolves of War: From Nazi Propaganda to Post-War Pop Culture
After World War I, some German soldiers who refused to disband formed a group called "Werewolf," which later became an elite recruiting source for the Nazi regime during World War II. Werewolves were integrated into Nazi propaganda,...
The Telegraph
Donald Trump's instinctive approach to policing the world
Donald Trump could not have been clearer on the 2016 election campaign trail – he would rip up the norms of American foreign policy if he made it to the Oval Office. The country had suffered too much for too long over its interventions...
Weird History
Here's What Nuclear Families Ate in the Postwar Era
In the years after WWII, Americans became more affluent than they had been in previous generations. Veterans were going to college and buying homes in droves, the population boomed, and cities around the country grew rapidly. ...
Curated Video
The Tragedy of the Kursk: A Story of Loss and Legacy
This video provides a detailed account of the tragic sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk in 2000, highlighting the historical significance of the name "Kursk" to the Russian people and the devastating events that led to the loss of...
The Daily Conversation
The History of North Korea
Curated Video
Command of the Seas - Arctic (1952)
Made in 1952, "Command of the Seas" is a series of four, full color films that document America's post-WWII Navy. Intended to promote the important role the fleet could play in Cold War conflicts (such as the recently-stalemated Korean...
Curated Video
Communism
This live-action video program is about the word Communism. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Communism through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
Comunismo
This live-action video program is about the word Communism. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Communism through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Return of the Czar
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.