Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Conquering World Hunger
Exhibit portrays how Harry Truman with the help of Herbert Hoover attempted to conquer the food problem in Europe after World War II.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Cold War Erupts
World War II ended in 1945 and the Cold War began immediately. Read about the mistrust Western Europe and the United States felt towards the Soviet Union and Joseph Stalin. Learn how the Soviets expanded their realm of influence and...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Shifting Poland
Pictorial essay portrays the extensive territorial changes of Poland immediately after World War II and its new role in Europe.
Other
Dirksen Congressional Center: Everett M. Dirksen Abroad, 1945: The Trip
The Dirksen Congressional Center created a website focused on Everett Dirksen's travels for the House Committee on Appropriations in 1945. Details the extent of this trip with a list of places traveled, people he met with, and pictures....
Columbia University
Columbia University: Structural Realism After the Cold War [Pdf]
In his article "Structural Realism after the Cold War", Kenneth N. Waltz examines the growth of liberal democracies following World War II and the Cold War and this growth's effects on nation-building in the twentieth century. (37 pages)
BBC
Bbc: Atlantic Charter
This primary source article discusses the development of the Atlantic Charter and its provisions for self-determination in Europe.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library: The Marshall Plan
This is a list of the actual documents with correspondence concerning the Marshall Plan.