This file contains a timeline that gives an overview of the major events of the Cold War.
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This file contains the Cold War Study guide. This study guide should be used to keep track of the critical information for each of these vital Cold War events and developments.
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This file contains the notes from class to conclude WWII including the Holocaust and also the start of the Cold War.
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This file contains an excerpt on the agreement Russia and the other Allies reached during the Yalta Conference and also the Potsdam conference. These two meetings set the tone for US-Soviet relations for the next 50 years.
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This file contains excerpts from Kennan's "Long Telegram". This is a shortened version. This document is also sometimes called the "X Article" or "Sources of Soviet Conduct". This article outlined what would become the central US policy focus, namely, Containment.
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This file contains the Cold War Overview notes from class. This version is now complete.
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This is the PowerPoint is the one from class for the major events in Europe post-Cold War
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I didn't go over this in this much detail in class, but these are some notes I've used in the past to explain the Vietnam War. There is also a great Ken Burns documentary about the Vietnam war that came out in 2017 if you have a spare 10 hours (link below)
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This link will take you to PBS and a page about the Ken Burns series on Vietnam
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The link to the "Armageddon Letters" has great videos and other materials about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Definitely worth checking out.
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The Armageddon Letters |
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