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	Cold War Events \| Foreign Policy of the 50's & 60's \|
	The Cold War BBC: Cold War http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/coldwar/index.shtml There is much information here on the Cold War, but the BBC does not endorse the external links. Central Intelligence Agency http://www.foia.cia.gov/search.asp?pageNumber=1&freqReqRecord=GaryPowers.txt This is a list of documents beginning in 1956, about Gary Powers and the U-2. CNN Interactive: Cold War http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/ This site is based on the special on the Cold War by CNN. They do not endorse the external links listed, only their information. CNN Interactive: Cold War: Dwight David Eisenhower http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/projfiles/eisenhower Ike was a dominant figure during the early years of the Cold war and many of the Cold War's polarizing events took place on his watch. Cold War http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ColdWar.html This overview from the educational online network, is an encyclopedia of the events and major players of the period. There is extensive information about the Cuban missile crisis. Cold War: Post War Estrangement http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/soviet.exhibit/coldwar.html There are three articles about the Cold War including Soviet Perspectives, and the Missile Crisis. The Cold War from the Wilson Center http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.welcome Click on the Cold War International History Project for featured collections and then scroll through to the long list of topics. Cold War International History Project http://wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1409 Wander around the site for pictures, information, and links. This site presents the picture of the Cold War from an international perspective with information only recently available. A wide variety of events are included such as the downfall of Soviet secret police chief Lavrenti Beria and the 1956 uprisings in Hungary and Poland. Cold War Museum http://www.coldwar.org This is a Smithsonian-affiliated institution which contains virtual exhibits the tensions of the period. Subjects such as the Berlin Wall, reconnaissance aircraft, and Cold War art work and CIA posters. A Concrete Curtain http://www.wall-berlin.org/gb/berlin.htm The division of Berlin epitomized the Cold War even before the wall was constructed. This site is sponsored by the Berlin German History Museum and is an overview of the city throughout the Cold War. It covers the partition after World War II through June 1989 when the wall came down. Documents Related to Foreign Policy http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/coldwar.htm This is an extensive list of documents from Pre-1941 to 1999. From Revolution to Reconstruction...and what happened afterwards. http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap11.htm This is an ambitious work presented by the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Chapter 11 focuses on the United States from the end of World War II through the 1950's. The essays focus on the origins, impact on the world and Eisenhower's role in the Cold War. John F. Kennedy Library and Museum http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/student_resources.html When American U-2 spy planes photographed Soviet missile sites under construction in Cuba during October of 1962, a drama began to unfold that would bring the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to the brink of nuclear war. Here are Kennedy's speeches related to the crisis and a variety of Cold War-related documents. National Archives and Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/search/index.html Use the search tool to look up events of the Cold War. Documents Related to Foreign Policy http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/coldwar.htm This is an extensive list of documents from Pre-1941 to 1999. The History Place. WWW-VL: The Cold War History 1945-1991 http://gpweb.us/VLColdWarIndex.htm Search by the year or scroll down to Virtual Libraries for more information from the National Security Archive, Presidential Directives, U.S. Intelligence, museums, timelines and much more. Interview with David Holloway http://www.stanford.edu/group/sjir/6.1.08_holloway.html American foreign policy after the Cold War. The Cold War from the Wilson Center http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.welcome Click on the Cold War International History Project for featured collections and then scroll through to the long list of topics. Terrorism: How it is unlike the Cold War http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/archives_roll/2003_01-03/essay_2and3/essay2_kenney.html This essay is from the 2002 American Essay Contest. TOP Cold War Events Sputnik National Air and Space Museum http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/SpaceRace/sec3000/sec310.htm National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ The story of Sputnik and the changes it brought to the world. Sputnik and its effects on America http://www.piedmontcommunities.us/servlet/go_ProcServ/dbpage=page&gid=01302001151017804962040383 The effect this launch had on America and other links. U-2 Spy Plane CIA Information http://www.foia.cia.gov/powers.asp Official State Department Documents released because of the Freedom of Information Act. Spy plane http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDU2crisis.htm This the story of the spy plane of 1960 with lots of links to related sites. http://www.aviation-central.com/library/weekly/aaoc181a.htm Information and picture of the famous airplane. Eisenhower Library http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/hd.htm The archives has many links to events of the 50's and 60's. Scroll down to the link for the U - 2 and Francis Gary Powers. Francis Gary Powers and the Cold War http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/francisg.htm TOP Red Scare Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Famous trials http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/rosenb/ROSENB.HTM Lots of information about the times and the trials. Government Views http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/rosenbergs.html Included are topics such as the Cold War, General Background, Supporters and The Trial. Interviews with the sons of the Rosenberg's and Boria Sax http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venona/fami_sax.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venona/fami_meeropol.html National Security Agency Documents http://www.nsa.gov/venona/ The mission to examine and exploit Soviet diplomatic communications began in 1943. FBI Files http://foia.fbi.gov/roberg.htm In PDF format, this is the original case file. It is a lot to look at, but it is fascinating. Joseph McCarthy Bio and Background http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthy.htm Censure of McCarthy http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/60.htmBlacklisting Excerpt from the book: Senator Joe McCarthy http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/mccarthy-bio.html Senate Hearings http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/McCarthy_Transcripts.htm Blacklisting Blacklisting http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/50sbib.html Movies, TV, and Society Blacklist History http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthyism.htm Information and many links to celebrities and laws, committees and more. Online Newshour http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec97/blacklist_10-24.html Transcript of the program about the blacklisting. Hollywood 10 http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/blacklist.html Arthur Miller on Blacklisting http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/miller-mccarthyism.html Senator Margaret Chase Smith http://www.uma.edu/mwhof-mchasesmith.html A women Senator takes on McCarthy. Edward R. Morrow http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/bio/literary/murrow.htm Biography A Different look at the 1947 HUAC Hearings http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/blacklist.htm A look at the capricious environment that caused the conviction of Alger Hiss, the rise and fall of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and the executions of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and opened the doors to a most disquieting period in American history. TOP Joseph Stalin’s Death/Successors BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/5/newsid_2710000/2710127.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/low/dates/stories/march/5/newsid_2710000/2710127.stm 1953 story about the reported death of Stalin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/stalin_joseph.shtml Historic Figure - Stalin Stalin and the Soviet Union http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/dof/sovunion/sovunion.htm Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intn.html View the exhibit. Links at the bottom of the page Crimes of the Stalin era by Khrushchev http://www.trussel.com/hf/stalintr.htm Khrushchev http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/khrushchev/ The life of N. Khrushchev Cuba Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1990/ch8_p11.htm Outline of History Cuban Missile Crisis http://www.nsa.gov/cuba/index.cfm NSA and the Cuban crisis National Security Archive http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/index.htm Declassified documents and more. Cold War http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/ Check the Cold War Experience on the left. Avalon Project http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/forrel/cuba/cubamenu.htm Search or scroll down for the links for information. University of Miami http://www.library.miami.edu/netguides/cubanet.html There are many links for information about Cuba and Cubans on this site. TOP U. S. Foreign Policy American Foreign Policy 1919 -1945 http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/sose/history/usfa.htm Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/coldwar.htm Vietnam http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/ Korea http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/stanley/home.html The Marshall Plan http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/57.htm For humanitarian reasons and to stop the potential spread of communism westward, something had to be done to get Europe on its feet after WWII. General Douglas MacArthur http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX96.html The General's Life. Recall of General MacArthur http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/58.htm Farewell address at West Point http://www.nationalcenter.org/MacArthurFarewell.html "Creator of the new Japan." http://www.time.com/time/asia/2006/heroes/nb_macarthur.html Back to the Gateway to American History Sites


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