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Flow of History

Flow of History: Nuclear Arms Race

For Students 9th - 10th
The events and countries involved in the nuclear arms race are profiled. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.
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PBS

Nova: Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Arms Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines and describes the weapons commonly used in medieval times when attacking a castle.
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Other

Halting the Arms Race: 1983 Uua General Resolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a 1983 statement by the Unitarian Universalist Association regarding the arms race. The statement is more specifically addressed to the U.S. Congress.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Development and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how the atomic bomb was first developed, starting the nuclear arms race. As nuclear weapons proliferated, so did apprehension. A Non-Proliferation Treaty was released in 1968, and governments began to sign on to it. Green...
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PBS

Pbs American Experience: Race for the Superbomb

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the Cold War race to develop the hydrogen bomb, a weapon that would change the world. Content details all the people who were involved in the race for the H-Bomb, as well as notable events during this time period....
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Race for the Superbomb: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline which gives an overview of steps taken in the arms race from 1941-1963.
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PBS

Pbs: Red Files: Secret Soviet Moon Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS offers biographies and stories from the early days of the Soviet Space program, which prompted the Space Race and nuclear arms race between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union.
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American Institute of Physics: Soviet Physics, Nuclear Weapons, and Human Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource with extensive information on all aspects of Sakharov's life. Arranged chronologically.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wilson Center: Soviet Nuclear History

For Students 9th - 10th
A digital archive of documents from the 1940s-1980s that relate to the nuclear weapons race in the Soviet Union. Included in archive are notes from the head of the Soviet atomic bomb project, Igor Kurchatov and documents related to...
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Atomic Archive

Atomic Archive: Developing the Hydrogen Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to seven different documents regarding the hydrogen bomb and its development during the Cold War. Excellent resource.
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US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: The Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of treaties concerning Anti-Ballistic Missiles.