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Mrs. Ellis Sumner: Causes of Conflict CBA: Cold War

Guiding Questions for Your Research

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?

ABC-CLIO

  ABC-CLIO Access sources of information covering the U.S. at War, American History, World Geography, World History, & Social Issues.To access from home, see a librarian at ARHS for the username and password.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

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Take a Closer Look

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 WartimeAmerican 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 TensionsAmerican 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

USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War - John Green

The Cold War  a unit of study including primary sources from the History Study Center Database

 





Primary Sources

Primary Source Collections

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

Cold War Documents posted by the American History Project

Primary Soucres as part of the The Cold War  unit of study from the History Study Center Database

Books in the ARHS Library

More Primary Sources

Joseph R. McCarthy

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)

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC): Excerpt from "One Hundred Things You Should Know About Communism in the U.S.A."

George C. Marshall

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

Nikolai V. Novikov: Excerpt from the "Novikov Telegram," September 27, 1946

George F. Kennan

George F. Kennan: Excerpt from the "Long Telegram"

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill: Excerpt from the "Iron Curtain Speech" (also known as the "Sinews of Peace speech"), March 5, 1946

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman: Excerpt from "Special Message to the Congress on the Threat to the Freedom of Europe, March 17, 1948"

Marshall Plan

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.