Timothy Ratliff
05/23/2006
SLM-521
Web Link Bibliography
Bibliography of Web Links for Students of the Cold War
Summary and Purpose:
The following Bibliography contains links that are useful
for students studying the Cold War between the
Seeds of Conflict:
Capitalism – The Cold War was not only a war between two nations, but a war between two fundamentally different ideologies. Capitalism squared off against Communism all across the world. For any student of the Cold War, a basic understanding of these two ideologies is a must. This site is powered by Wikipedia and contains the basics of Capitalism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism
Date Visited: 05/23/2006
Communism
– This site is powered by MSN’s Encarta Encyclopedia and provides
the basics on Communism from the early beginnings to how it affected different
parts of the world. This site
contains many hot links that allow a person to view more info on
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572241/Communism.html
Date Visited: 05/23/2006
General Background
Revelations
from the Russian Archives – When the democratically elected Boris
Yeltsin took control in
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intro.html
Date Visited: 05/23/2006
CNN Cold War Special –
This site is a companion to the CNN Documentary Series on the Cold War. It contains a host of information in a
variety of formats including interactive maps, declassified documents, pictures
and an Educators guide. This site
is great for a basic overview of the events of the Cold War and its impact on
world history.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war
Date Visited:
05/24/2006
The Cold War Museum – The
Cold War Museum is another great resource for anyone interested in the basics
of the Cold War. This site contains
a great time line that outlines the basic events, with hot links, for that
particular decade. The site also
contains Cold War stories and a vast collection of resources used to help
create the site. The Resource list
is made up of over a 100 hot links for Museums, Government links, Espionage
information and organizations, commercial links and various print sources.
http://www.coldwar.org/
Date Visited:
05/24/2006
Cold
War International History Project – This site is another great
resource for anybody interested in studying the Cold War. This site was actually recommended by
one of my Salisbury University History Professors. The site is powered by the
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.home
Date Visited: 05/27/2006
Learning Curve
National Archives – The
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/coldwar/default.htm
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
The Cold War Begins
The Iron Curtain
– Winston S. Churchill coined the term “Iron Curtain” to
describe the divide between the two opposing camps of the Western Europe and
http://www.fordham.edu/HALSALL/mod/churchill-iron.html
Date Visited: 05/27/2006
Truman Doctrine – Any student of the Cold War has to understand the Truman Doctrine and its impact on the world. This link is powered by the Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library. The link takes the viewer to a large list of primary source documents associated with the Truman Doctrine and are sorted on a time line to show how they build off of one another. In addition to the hot links for the documents, there are various oral histories and lesson plans included on the site.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/doctrine/large/index.php
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
Marshall Plan – Standing
tall next to the Truman Doctrine is the Marshall Plan. This link is powered by the US Library
of Congress and contains a list of hot links associated with the Marshall
Plan. The hot links include
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/marshall
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
Berlin Airlift
– This site is powered by the Wright-Patterson US Air Force Base and
contains an excellent summary of the Berlin Airlift. Although the site does not provide tons
of details, it drives home the point as to how important the Airlift was. In addition to the basic history, there
are many photos and hot links to the various types of planes used in the
Airlift which may boost student interest.
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/postwwii/ba.htm
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
Global Confrontation
Suez
Crisis – The Suez Crisis was one of the first important global
confrontations of the Cold War.
This site contains a basic explanation of the events that unfolded in 1956. The site contains hot links that allow
students to further investigate other aspects of the Suez Crisis like what was
going on in
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/suez.htm
Date Visited: 05/27/2006
Korean War
– The Cold War suddenly turned hot in the Korean War. This site is powered by the United
States Department of the Navy and contains useful and accurate information
about the war. The site contains
many photos and hot links to further enhance student understanding. Since there are so many hot links to
choose from, a student can view links of particular interest to them while at
the same time providing all students with a basic understanding of the
importance of the Korean War.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/kowar/kowar.htm
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
Space Race –
This site is an exhibit created by the Smithsonian Air and
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/gal114.htm
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
Cuban Missile Crisis
– The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest time during the Cold War that
the two sides came to Nuclear Annihilation. This site is powered by the John F.
Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and is an excellent source for students
and teachers. The site is focused
around an exhibit, The Thirteen Days, and provides specific information on each
of the days during the Crisis.
There are hot links that allow the viewer access to some primary sources
such as phone conversations and National Security Council meeting minutes.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/jfkl/cmc/cmc_intro.html
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
Vietnam War – The Vietnam
War was, and remains, one of the most controversial wars
http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
A Hard and Bitter Peace
Détente and Cooling Off – This site is a great resource because of its many hot links for characters involved in the Cold War. Students can understand the period of Détente by going to this site and they will have the option to click on a hot link for Ronal Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, etc. The information provided is a good starting point for students interested in learning about this period of the Cold War.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1946.html
Date visited: 05/27/2006
Mikhail
Gorbachev – Mikhail Gorbachev is arguably the most influential figure
in the breakup of the
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/gorbachev.html
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
At Cold War’s End
– The end of the
http://www.cia.gov/csi/books/19335/art-1.html
Date Visited:
05/27/2006
Collapse of
the Soviet Union – The last site on this list takes the viewer to an
article written by the BBC. One
could write an entire series of books on the collapse of the
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/coldwar/soviet_end_01.shtml
Date Visited:
05/27/2006