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The CIA and the U-2 Program, 1954-1974
A recently declassified CIA internal history of the U-2 strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Discusses the role of the U-2 program in the context of the United States intelligence gathering programs.
cia.gov/csi/books/U2/index.htm
Senator Joseph McCarthy -- A Multimedia Celebration
A multimedia exhibit on Senator Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism. Includes video and sound files about McCarthy's anti-communist accusations and his attackers' responses.
webcorp.com/mccarthy/mccarthypage.htm
Essay on Teaching the Conflicts
An essay by Alan Filreis about the way McCarthyism and anti-Communism of the 1950s continues to affect cultural and social debates in America today. Thoroughly researched and referenced.
english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/graff.html
Red Diaper Babies Forum
A forum for and about the children of American communists and progressives.
delphi.com/reddiaper/start
The Early Warning Connection - Cold War Era
Information on the continent-wide early warning and defense systems deployed by the United States during the Cold War. Extensive collection of links to related resources.
creativexposure.com/earlywng/index.htm
U.S. Military Spending In The Cold War Era
Analysis by Robert Higgs, Professor of Political Economy at Lafayette College and the author of Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government.
cato.org/pubs/pas/pa114es.html
Cold War Exile: The Unclosed Case of Maurice Halperin
In 1953, Maurice Halperin was called before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to defend himself on charges of espionage. The Cold War was in full force and McCarthyism was at its peak. Caught up in the rapids of history, Halperin's life spun out of control.
system.missouri.edu/upress/spring1995/k...
USS Pueblo
Provides background information on the USS Pueblo, a US Navy spy ship, that was attacked by the North Korean military on January 23, 1968 and its crew, who were imprisoned for 11 months. Includes links to related information.
usspueblo.org/
John Kennedy and the Cold War
A discussion of John F. Kennedy as Cold Warrior, his belief in communist expansionism, and his role in escalating American involvement in Vietnam.
mcadams.posc.mu.edu/progjfk5.htm
Red Scare
On the night of January 2, 1920 approximately 10,000 people were arrested throughout the United States. Many without a warrant and never informed of the right to council.
scsd.k12.ny.us/alex/coldwar/redscare.ht...
The Cold War and Red Scare in Washington State
To sense the emotional bite of the Communist issue and to understand both how it affected life for those who ran afoul of it and how it shaped the nation's political culture, it is useful to look at specific cases. These documents allow the exploration of such specific cases.
washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/cur...
DOE Openness: Human Radiation Experiments
The Office of Human Radiation Experiments, established in March 1994, leads the Department of Energy's efforts to tell the agency's Cold War story of radiation research using human subjects.
ohre.doe.gov/
Kennan's Long Telegram 1946
The single document that best illustrated American anti-communism and general suspicion of Soviet aspirations.
pagesz.net/~stevek/europe/kennan.html
CIA and the Vietnam Policymakers: Three Episodes 1962-1968
Evaluates the role of American intelligence in the decision to escalate the American role in the Vietnam conflict, one of the actual wars fought by Americans during the Cold War. Covers the period from 1961 to 1968.
cia.gov/csi/books/vietnam/index.html
From Sputnik to National Defense Education Act: The Changing Role of Science Dur
An article on the impact of the Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, on American American science, technology, and education policies in the 1950s and the 1960s.
people.fas.harvard.edu/~gmoritz/papers/...
North American Air Defense Online Museum
A tribute to air defense radar stations during the Cold War, and the men and women who manned these usually remote sites. Maintained by USAF veterans.
bwcinet.com/acwrons/
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A recently declassified CIA internal history of the U-2 strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Discusses the role of the U-2 program in the context of the United States intelligence gathering programs.
cia.gov/csi/books/U2/index.htm
Senator Joseph McCarthy -- A Multimedia Celebration
A multimedia exhibit on Senator Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism. Includes video and sound files about McCarthy's anti-communist accusations and his attackers' responses.
webcorp.com/mccarthy/mccarthypage.htm
Essay on Teaching the Conflicts
An essay by Alan Filreis about the way McCarthyism and anti-Communism of the 1950s continues to affect cultural and social debates in America today. Thoroughly researched and referenced.
english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/graff.html
Red Diaper Babies Forum
A forum for and about the children of American communists and progressives.
delphi.com/reddiaper/start
The Early Warning Connection - Cold War Era
Information on the continent-wide early warning and defense systems deployed by the United States during the Cold War. Extensive collection of links to related resources.
creativexposure.com/earlywng/index.htm
U.S. Military Spending In The Cold War Era
Analysis by Robert Higgs, Professor of Political Economy at Lafayette College and the author of Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government.
cato.org/pubs/pas/pa114es.html
Cold War Exile: The Unclosed Case of Maurice Halperin
In 1953, Maurice Halperin was called before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to defend himself on charges of espionage. The Cold War was in full force and McCarthyism was at its peak. Caught up in the rapids of history, Halperin's life spun out of control.
system.missouri.edu/upress/spring1995/k...
USS Pueblo
Provides background information on the USS Pueblo, a US Navy spy ship, that was attacked by the North Korean military on January 23, 1968 and its crew, who were imprisoned for 11 months. Includes links to related information.
usspueblo.org/
John Kennedy and the Cold War
A discussion of John F. Kennedy as Cold Warrior, his belief in communist expansionism, and his role in escalating American involvement in Vietnam.
mcadams.posc.mu.edu/progjfk5.htm
Red Scare
On the night of January 2, 1920 approximately 10,000 people were arrested throughout the United States. Many without a warrant and never informed of the right to council.
scsd.k12.ny.us/alex/coldwar/redscare.ht...
The Cold War and Red Scare in Washington State
To sense the emotional bite of the Communist issue and to understand both how it affected life for those who ran afoul of it and how it shaped the nation's political culture, it is useful to look at specific cases. These documents allow the exploration of such specific cases.
washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/cur...
DOE Openness: Human Radiation Experiments
The Office of Human Radiation Experiments, established in March 1994, leads the Department of Energy's efforts to tell the agency's Cold War story of radiation research using human subjects.
ohre.doe.gov/
Kennan's Long Telegram 1946
The single document that best illustrated American anti-communism and general suspicion of Soviet aspirations.
pagesz.net/~stevek/europe/kennan.html
CIA and the Vietnam Policymakers: Three Episodes 1962-1968
Evaluates the role of American intelligence in the decision to escalate the American role in the Vietnam conflict, one of the actual wars fought by Americans during the Cold War. Covers the period from 1961 to 1968.
cia.gov/csi/books/vietnam/index.html
From Sputnik to National Defense Education Act: The Changing Role of Science Dur
An article on the impact of the Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, on American American science, technology, and education policies in the 1950s and the 1960s.
people.fas.harvard.edu/~gmoritz/papers/...
North American Air Defense Online Museum
A tribute to air defense radar stations during the Cold War, and the men and women who manned these usually remote sites. Maintained by USAF veterans.
bwcinet.com/acwrons/
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