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Origins and the development of the Cold War (up to 1947)

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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.
Strained relations From the IBM World Book, this page clearly explains the basic causes and reasons for the Cold War.  Beneficial starting point.
The Yalta conference Clear and accessible page explaining the importance of the Yalta conference.  Essential to understand the outbreak of the Cold War.
WWII conferences - Yalta & Potsdam Excellent information from BBC Bytesize.  Pupils can access this page and learn about the importance of Yalta & Potsdam at their own pace.  Valuable practice question at the end.
Beginnings of the Cold War From ActiveHistory, a summary of the major events of the Cold War up to 1949.  Clear presentation with good explanation.
President Harry Truman - hero or villain? Superb online investigation into the dropping of the Atomic Bomb.  Relevant and pertinent questions are posed and discussed.  Part of the Public Record Office site.
Ethical debates about the atomic bomb Not the easiest site to select information quickly, but with careful reading arguments for and against the bomb are well explained.
Winston Churchill in Fulton, Missouri Information and resources relating to Churchill's famous 'Iron Curtain' speech.  Fantastic resource where you can actually hear the entire speech!  Fabulous opportunities [RealAudio plugin required].
Comrades - 1917 to 1945 Part of the CNN Cold War website.  This section covers the change in the Allied relationship.  You can even take Stalin's place at Yalta.  Excellent multimedia, with accessible content.
The Iron Curtain A continuation from the previous link, this section deals with the development of the Cold war from 1945-47.  Some excellent multimedia source material is available.
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. 
Origins of the Cold War Excellent and accessible Australian site that investigates origins of the Cold War from the US reaction to the Russian Revolution, foreign policy between the wars and Allied policy during WWII.
A history of the Cold War Entertainingly presented, this site provides background information and detail about the Cold War including a 'who's who' and a game.  [Not all the links appear to work]
Bartleby.com Useful encyclopaedia article on the Cold War.  The text explains the origins of the Cold War and goes into some detail about it developed from 1945
History & information From About.com history, this site provides extensive resources related to the Cold War.  Specific information can be found following instructions on the site.
Origins of the Cold War US University based material, but there is much of use on this page.  Detail and explanation about the origins and development of distrust at the end of WWII.

 

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