Cold war games and quizzes
	Cold War worksheets

Cold War crises (1947-1968)

Site		Description

The Cold War		An extensive online exhibition from the Learning Curve, this site offers a fantastic range of learning activities and resources - specifically for GCSE level.
Timeline of the Cold War		The title says it all really - a straightforward timeline.  Charts events from February 1945 to the August 1991.
The Cold War		First class resource with splendid information and multimedia from CNN.  Excellent and comprehensive material.  An essential visit.
Cold War Maps		Part of the CNN Cold War sites, this page provides some fantastic interactive maps.  Each major crisis is covered detailed and engaging material.
Cold War Policies (1945-1991)		Extremely useful and clear timeline of the major events of the Cold War.  Detailed notes about each event are linked from the main timeline.
Breakdown of important events & crises
Marshall Plan (1947) Speech Background and transcript to the speech given by Marshall. The Marshall Plan Detailed explanation of the content and consequences of the Marshall plan. Berlin Airlift (1948-1949) Separate page for greater detail Korean War (1950-1953) Britannica.com Examination of the causes and events of the Korean War. Summary Brief summary of the Korean War that  leads onto further potential links. US involvement in Vietnam (begins 1954) Information from British & World History section Hungarian Revolution (1956) Brief summary Based on this site, a short explanation of what happened. Hungary 1956 Text heavy explanation of the Soviet reaction to the Revolution. Space Race (1957 onwards) Useful links Wide ranging internet links relevant to the Space Race. The Space Race Information and links about the Space Race.  Lots of adverts though! U2 Incident (1960) U2 Spyplane Colourful explanation of the U2 incident.  A good introduction to the information. Francis Gary Powers Detailed reports into the U2 incident.  The first part of this site is most useful. Bay of Pigs invasion (1961) Bay of Pigs A brief description of what the 'Bay of Pigs' actually was. Report Detailed report into the 'debacle' of the US sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion. Construction of the Berlin Wall (1961) Separate page for greater detail Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) Separate page for greater detail Czechoslovakian Revolt  (1968) An invasion remembered Useful and thought provoking site examining the significance of 1968. Long road to freedom Interesting site that presents a newspaper style article on the Revolt.

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