THE COLD WAR
CD-ROM, guide
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Primary sources chronicle the years of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Examples: interviews with Stalin, speeches by Churchill, video footage of Ike’s reaction to the Sputnik launch, audio clips of JFK talking about the Cuban Missile Crisis, photos of the Berlin Wall coming down, and more. This title looks at topics such as the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, the French-Indochina War, the Prague spring, war in Vietnam, the SALT and INF treaties, SDI ("Star Wars" initiative), and the collapse of the USSR. Home front events are also covered, including the Army-McCarthy hearings, Alger Hiss, the Rosenbergs, the "Hollywood Ten," the antiwar movement, Kent State, and the boycott of the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
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| Publisher | Primary Source Media |
|---|---|
| Grade | 7–12 |
| ISBN | 9781578032471 |