1945-1989

Official and unofficial documents, eyewitness accounts, and other primary and secondary sources help chronicle the Cold War, discussing why it started, how it was fought, how it affected various countries, and other related topics.

Explores how Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, rose to the top despite the fact that they came from inconspicuous backgrounds and few people believed they could become world leaders.

Presents overviews of fifteen aspects of the Cold War, including the division of Berlin, the Cuban Missile Crisis, espionage, and the arms race in the 1980s, and includes a time line, a glossary, a "people to know" list, and research and activity ideas.

Examines American and Russian political relations between World War II and the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S., covering such topics as the Truman Doctrine, the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the Chechnya rebellion.

Presents a comprehensive history of the Cold War years following World War Two, and examines how and why it happened, the major political players of that era, and how it came to an end.

Presents excerpts from thirty-one primary sources related to the Cold War, including Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech, testimony from the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, and addresses by Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, and others, along with photos, a time line, and a further reading list.

Features primary source material from speeches, letters, and diaries on the events of the Cold War during the later part of the twentieth century, and describes the Marshall Plan, divisions of European nations, the formation of NATO, Berlin Wall, and the end of the Cold War.