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Video and Podcast Links
“Fallout 1955”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLwgBKJT7o
Produced in 1955 by the Ministry of Defence, this segment was designed to educate American citizens on nuclear fallout and the precautions to take following such a nuclear attack.
“The Cold War”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYCplyBknI
This documentary provides a comprehensive overview of the Cold War from its beginnings after WWII to the fall of the Berlin Wall: Part One—From World War to the Cold War (9:55)
Newseum Berlin Wall Gallery
https://www.newseum.org/exhibits/current/berlin-wall-gallery/
The Newseum’s interactive website looks at what life was like on both sides of the Berlin Wall.
Web Links
Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/gagarin_anniversary.html
In addition to providing information and video footage regarding Yuri Gagarin’s orbit of the earth, students will also find information on America’s space history.
Cold War International History Project
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/cold-war-international-history-project
Cold War International History Project of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Rich archival materials including collections on the end of the Cold War, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Chinese foreign policy documents.