Cold War Era

Modern US History: Post-World War II: This lesson encourages students to examine significant events from the past 50 years.  The lesson is divided into the following areas: Politics and Domestic Issues, Science and Technology, The Arts, World Events and the role of the United States.

The Origins of the Cold War: Visit this website to explore a comprehensive outline of the origin of the Cold War.

The Cold War: This site contains a very comprehensive list of links to Cold War sites.

Cold War International History Project:  As part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, this institute distributes and analyzes governments' Cold War-related materials.

Cold War Museum: This Cold War era site presents an overview of the major events that occurred between 1945 and 1990.  There is a nice timeline that lays out the events of each decade along with classroom and on-line activities.