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Digital History

Digital History: The Yalta Conference [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a very extensive look at the Yalta Conference. Find the problems addressed at the conference, the enumerated possible solutions, the positions each of the Big Three leaders held, and the actual results of the conference. Included...
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Yalta Conference, Feb. 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University gives the text of the Yalta Confernce. It has an outline of the agreements made.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Start of the Cold War the Yalta Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the end of World War II contributed to the rise of the Cold War.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: Franklin Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive site from the National Portrait Gallery explores presidential actions in relation to the Cold War from the Yalta Conference to the presidency of George H.W. Bush. Click on Franklin Roosevelt to find out about the decisions...
Activity
National Archives (UK)

National Archives Exhibit: The Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource enables the viewer to explore various events and topics of the Cold War through learning games, primary documents, and a tour through an interactive bunker.
Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Churchill and the Great Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive online exhibit about Churchill's life and especially his relationship with the United States.
Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Politics of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the underpinnings of war terms negotiated between Allied leaders of Russia, Britain and the U.S. at Yalta in 1945.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Churchhill and the Great Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress exhibit uses historic, primary documents to trace the life and accomplishments of Winston Churchill.
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Cold War Erupts

For Students 5th - 8th
World War II ended in 1945 and the Cold War began immediately. Read about the mistrust Western Europe and the United States felt towards the Soviet Union and Joseph Stalin. Learn how the Soviets expanded their realm of influence and...
Handout
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Joseph Stalin, 1879 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive biography on Joseph Stalin. Content also includes several other lectures from prestigious colleges and universities on Joseph Stalin.
Article
BBC

Bbc News: On This Day: 7 February 1945: Black Sea Talks Plan Defeat of Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the meeting in Yalta in February, 1945, between President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Marshal Joseph Stalin. Find the statement released on February 7 that discusses the purpose of the meeting, and read a...
Website
Digital History

Digital History: From Wartime Allies to Cold War Enemies [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This timeline traces the devolution of the relationship between the United States and Soviet Union from the end of World War II, where these two countries were allies, albeit suspicious of each other, and almost a year after the end of...