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Lesson Ideas
Resources
1. Vietnam
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/index.html
2. The Corner
http://www.thecorner.org/home.htm
3. Global Security
www.globalsecurity.org
4. Cold War Museum
www.coldwar.org
5. Diary of a Naval Officer (Cold War Years 1955-1964)
http://www.usssoley.org/
6. Truman Library
www.trumanlibrary.org
7. Cold War International History Project
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1409
8. Teaching with Documents- The United States Enters the Korean Conflict
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/korean-conflict/
9. Teaching with Documents- Photographs and Pamphlets about Nuclear Fallout
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/fallout-docs/
10. Teaching with Documents- The War in Vietnam: A Story in Photographs
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/vietnam-photos/
11. Ronald Reagan's "Evil Empire" Speech
http://www.milestonedocuments.com/document_detail.php?id=81&more=fulltext
12. EDSITEment Lesson Plan- The Origins of the Cold War
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=688
Video/Audio Resources
1. Duck and Cover- Actual video shown to school-age children to show them what to do in case of a nuclear attack.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0K_LZDXp01
2. Make Mine Freedom- Created in 1948, this cartoon colorfully spells out some of the dangers that would face the United States if it became Communist. It also touts the virtues of the capitalist economic system of the United States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5eqNai4zhQ
3. He May Be a Communist- Video clip that taught citizens "how to spot a communist."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWeZ5SKXvj8&feature=related
4. Are you a Commie, or a citizen?- Outlines how communist forces may hurt the American way of life, and how to prevent them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w86QhV7whjs&feature=related
5. The Millionaire (Soviet cartoon, 1963)- Soviet critique of American capitalistic system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ezma9cLEs&feature=related
6. John F. Kennedy (Speech: I am a Berliner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH6nQhss4Yc
7. John F. Kennedy (Speech: Address to the Nation about the Cuban Missile Crisis)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50RNAbmy3M
8. 1950s Civil Defense Drill- U.S. Under Attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V47Qs9Eyus
9. Atomic Cafe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8mq9FiTNNQ
10. Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/e-dossier_4.pdf
