An introduction the the Cold War, covering leaders, battles, the nuclear arms race, the space race, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
children of the Holocaust recount extraordinary stories of survival
Marzynski, Marian
"The director explores, for the first time, his own wartime childhood and the experiences of other child survivors, teasing out their feelings about Poland, the Catholic Church, and the ramifications of identities forged under circumstances where survival began with the directive 'never forget to lie'"--Container.
An examination of the Cold War, focusing on the Soviet-American dimension, discussing the origins of the conflict, the significance of nuclear weapons, the involvement of other nations, and the reasons why the Cold War ended.
"Argues that the Cold War, long viewed as a mostly peaceful, if tense, diplomatic standoff between democracy and communism, fostered a series of deadly conflicts that killed millions on battlegrounds across the postcolonial world. For half a century, as an uneasy accord hung over Europe, ferocious proxy wars raged in the Cold War's killing fields, resulting in more than fourteen million dead . . . from Korea and Vietnam to Bangladesh and Afghanistan to Iraq and Lebanon"--Provided by publisher.
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that profile fifty men and women who were significant to the Cold War, a period dominated by hostilities between the United States and the Soviet Union, and includes a time line of events from 1939 to 1992.
As eleven-year-old Franny Chapman deals with drama at home and with her best friend in 1962, she tries to understand the larger problems in the world after President Kennedy announces that Russia is sending nuclear missiles to Cuba. Features historic quotations and photographs.
