The "cold war" is the term which is used to depict the post-World War II relationship between the United States and the USSR. Both nations possessed nuclear weapons and therefore were cautious about their actions and rhetoric toward one another. Although neither side fought the other directly, they did use proxies through which they waged war against one another, including the war in Vietnam and the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan.
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Gives the history of the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the weapons of the cold war, and the fall of the Soviet Union.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/
Contains numerous quotes from leaders of the age as well as news articles and information about the Cold War. Also has links to online resources as well as a bibliography.
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hpcws/
Looks at the Cold War from the security perspective, beginning with the military, the opening years of the era, the 1950s, the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, and the demise of the Berlin Wall followed by the fall of the USSR, which signaled the end of the era.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/cold_war.htm
The History Channel offers a detailed look at the Cold War and includes videos about the news of those days, including about the Cuban Missile Crisis, the administration of John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan's presidency, the space race, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war
The Cold War Museum is the topic of this website which lays out information about the museum, the cold wear, photographs from the era, and a trivia game about the historic period.
http://www.coldwar.org/
Takes a look at the major conflicts which took place during the cold war, including Korea, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam, the people who were in leadership positions, and the theories of communism as well as how the United States tried to control it in country.
http://library.thinkquest.org/22059/index2.html
