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Taking a Closer Look
Origins of the Cold War - Cold War Reference Library. Ed. Richard C. Hanes, Sharon M. Hanes, and Lawrence W. Baker. Vol. 1: Almanac Volume 1. Detroit: UXL, 2004.
The Cold War: Prelude in Wartime - American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Vol. 5: 1940-1949. Detroit: Gale, 2001.
Conflicts Builds - Cold War Reference Library. Ed. Richard C. Hanes, Sharon M. Hanes, and Lawrence W. Baker. Vol. 1: Almanac Volume 1. Detroit: UXL, 2004.
The Cold War: Postwar Tensions - American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Vol. 5: 1940-1949. Detroit: Gale, 2001.
Cold War Beginnings - Cold War Reference Library. Ed. Richard C. Hanes, Sharon M. Hanes, and Lawrence W. Baker. Vol. 5: Primary Sources. Detroit: UXL, 2004. 1-4.
Cold War: an online investigation into the causes of the Cold War from the National Archives.
Cold War Timeline: Origins of the Cold War
Origins of the Cold War
The Cold War - Harlan Cleveland's Eyewitness Perspective as to when and why the Cold War started
Primary Documents and Sources
Origins of the Cold War Looking at Primary Documents via the Harry S. Truman Museum
Cold War Origins: This collection of primary source documents discusses international relations during World War II and the years shortly after posted on the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars.
Avalon Project - Cold War made available from Yale University
How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to rising tension in Europe prior to WWII?
Treaty of Versailles
How did instability contribute to the rise of conflict in Europe?
How did the rise of fascist and totalitarian governments create conflict leading to WWII?
How did Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, or Nationalism contribute to conflict in Europe?
How did appeasement and inaction lead to WWII?
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Cold War : the American crusade against world communism, 1945-1991 by The cold war by Cold War by The cold war by 
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The Iron Curtain : the Cold War in Europe by 
Encyclopedia of cold war politics by 
The Cold War, 1945-1991 by The Potsdam Agreement
Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
The Marshall Plan Speech
The Truman Doctrine
Soviet Response to the Truman Doctrine at the United Nations.
Joseph R. McCarthy: Excerpt from "Speech on Communists in the U.S. State Department Made Before the Women's Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia, February 1950"
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC): Excerpt from "One Hundred Things You Should Know About Communism in the U.S.A."
George C. Marshall: Excerpt from "Remarks by the Honorable George C. Marshall, Secretary of State, at Harvard University on June 5, 1947"
Nikolai V. Novikov: Excerpt from the "Novikov Telegram," September 27, 1946
George F. Kennan: Excerpt from the "Long Telegram"
Winston Churchill: Excerpt from the "Iron Curtain Speech" (also known as the "Sinews of Peace speech"), March 5, 1946
Harry S. Truman: Excerpt from "Special Message to the Congress on the Threat to the Freedom of Europe, March 17, 1948"
Marshall Plan 1947 - Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America. Ed. Paul Finkelman and Bruce A. Lesh. Vol. 3: 1888-1955. Dallas, TX: Schlager Group, 2008.