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International Relations and Ideologies

  • Assess the impact of various factors and events on 20th century international relations.
  • Create a pie chart that depicts the relative influence of various factors in shaping international relations.

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References

Title:

The Berlin Airlift

Host:

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

Description:

The Web site contains a database of information about the Berlin Airlift, including background information, primary documents, photographs, oral histories and lesson plans.

Navigation Tips:

Click on a topic in the menu at the top to access information.

URL:

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/berlin_airlift/large/index.php

 

Title: The Korean War
Host: Veterans Affairs Canada
Description: The website contains a summary and timeline of the Korean War, historical photographs, film footage and information on Canadian involvement in the war.
Navigation Tips: Click on a menu item to access information. Click on “Valour Remembered—Canadians in Korea” to access a summary of the war.
URL: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/korean-war

 

Title:

Berlin Wall

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the Berlin Wall including maps and images.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text and a table of contents.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall

 

Title:

Battlefield: Vietnam

Host:

Public Broadcasting System

Description:

The Web site contains information on the Vietnam War, including a brief history and links to Web resources.

Navigation Tips:

Click on menu items to access information.

URL:

http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/

 

Title:

Nuclear Arms Race

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the nuclear arms race, including graphs, charts and images.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text and a table of contents.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_arms_race

 

Title:

Afghanistan War

Host:

Infoplease

Description:

The Web site contains information about the conflict between the Afghan government, together with Soviet forces, and the anti-Communist Muslim Afghan guerrillas.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text and related links. 

URL:

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0802662.html

 

Title:

1980 Summer Olympics Boycott

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information and a map about the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access a table of contents and the text.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_boycott_of_the_1980_Summer_Olympics

 

Title:

1984 Summer Olympics Boycott

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information and a map about the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text and additional links.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet-led_boycott_of_the_1984_Summer_Olympics

 

Title:

In Pictures: Iran Hostage Crisis

Host:

BBC News

Description:

The Web site contains a pictorial history, with a chronology of events, of the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979.

Navigation Tips:

Click on the numbers below the photographs to advance through the images.

URL:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/04/middle_east_iran_hostage_crisis/html/1.stm

 

Title:

Food Fight

Host:

Tourist Pictures

Description:

The Web site contains a video by Stefan Nadelman that depicts an abridged history of American-centric wars, from WWII until the present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view the video and to view a list of the battles depicted.

URL:

http://www.touristpictures.com/foodfight/index.htm

 

Title:

Culture and Conflict

Host:

Jan Pronk

Description:

The Web site contains a lecture by Jan Pronk, which examines how international conflicts were dealt with during the 1945 to 1989 period. In addition, he examines the current trends of globalization and the resurgence of conflicts as worrisome developments that are preventing nations from reaching the global consensus needed to deal with the world's problems.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to read the lecture.

URL:

http://www.janpronk.nl/speeches/english/culture-and-conflict.html  

 

Title:

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

Host:

Wikipedia

Description:

The Web site contains information about the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties (SALT), two rounds of bilateral talks and corresponding international treaties between the United States and the Soviet Union on the issue of armament control.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view the text, access a table of contents, and access related links.

URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks

 

Title:

On this Day, 18 September, 1987: Superpower Treaty to Scrap Warheads

Host:

BBC News

Description:

The Web site contains information about the agreement reached between the United States and the USSR in 1987 to reduce the number of nuclear missiles.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text, a timeline and a video.

URL:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/18/newsid_2520000/2520525.stm

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