The Cold War: 1945 - 1991, the conflict between the democratic U.S.A. and the communist U.S.S.R. after World War II. The
focus here is on the origins of the Cold War and the major crises which occured during this period.
This Focus On is aimed at post-primary students and their teachers and presents a series of reviewed links. All links here, together with many others and full descriptions, can be foiund in the resource finder.
Cold War TimelineCauses of the Cold War Cold War Film Clips The Yalta Conference Germany after World War II - Video Clips The Marshall Plan Winston Churchill 'Iron Curtain' SpeechThe Berlin Airlift - Student ActivityThe Berlin Wall The Truman Doctrine - Video ClipsThe Korean War - Lesson Plans Causes of the Cuban Missile CrisisThe Cuban Missile Crisis - Fourteen Days in October The Cuban Missile Crisis Extensive Cold War resources covering all aspects: History Learning SiteHistory WizDigital HistoryBBC Bite Size