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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 16: Barriers in Communications

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From Robert Frost's 'Mending Wall' to Pink Floyd's 'The Wall,' humankind erects and maintains real and symbolic barriers to protect and defend opposing stances, beliefs and territories. Examples of real walls in history have been the...
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Mother Earth Travel

Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany: Historical Setting: 1945 to 1990

For Students 9th - 10th
Germany was divided in two by the Berlin Wall, built in 1961. Understand the environment between the two sides and what led to unification in 1990.
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Curated OER

The Lost Border

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers color photographs and images of the division between West and East Germany. Most images are of the Berlin Wall and military installations affecting social conditions.
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Curated OER

The Lost Border

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers color photographs and images of the division between West and East Germany. Most images are of the Berlin Wall and military installations affecting social conditions.
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PBS

Commanding Heights

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline of East Germany from 1945 to 1990 chronicles key events from communist domination to political and economic freedom with the end of the Cold War and the dismantling of the Berlin Wall.
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National Archives (UK)

National Archives Learning Curve: Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
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?"
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WorldNews Network

Germany Times: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The German Times is an online news resource that gathers the top headlines for and about Germany. Content is supplied from a variety of well renowned sources.
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WorldNews Network

Germany Times: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The German Times is an online news resource that gathers the top headlines for and about Germany. Content is supplied from a variety of well renowned sources.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Nato's 60th Anniversary

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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BBC

Bbc: 1989: Czech Police Crush Protest Rally

For Students 9th - 10th
The people of Czechoslovakia reached a boiling point in 1989 with citizens clamoring for political economic, and social reforms. This article by the BBC portrays how demonstrations for such reforms ended with tragedy when the police...
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BBC

Bbc News: Soviet Union Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline covering the history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Eastern Bloc Emigration and Defection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the creation of the Eastern Bloc and the numerous defections that occurred before and during the construction of the Berlin Wall.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Cold War Events (1968 1991)

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains interesting facts and key dates of the major Cold War events from 1968 - 1991.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Kennedy's Global Challenge

For Students 5th - 8th
The Cold War was still being waged during John Kennedy's administration. Read about the challenges he faced in Europe, Latin America, and, most ominously, in Cuba.
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AllRefer

All refer.com: East Germany: Dissent

For Students 9th - 10th
Political dissent as practiced in East Germany is surveyed during the Cold War period.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Cold War History: Kennedy and Johnson 1961 1969

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events of the Cold War during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Other

John F. Kennedy National Security: u.s.s.r. (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article summarizes U.S.-Soviet relations during the Kennedy administration, including the Russian Missile Crisis and the Vienna Summit.
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Curated OER

The Lost Border

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers color photographs and images of the division between West and East Germany. Most images are of the Berlin Wall and military installations affecting social conditions.
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Other

Calvin College: Nazi and East German Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of visual and printed propaganda material from 1933 to 1989 centers around the rise of the Nazi Party, World War II from the Nazi perspective, and East German Communism.
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Digital History

Digital History: Collapse of Communism

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the collapse of communism at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s ushered in by Mikhail Gorbachev and his reforms.

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