Cold War Assignment

The Cold War Museum

http://www.coldwar.org/

An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the Cold War Museum web site is dedicated to maintaining an accurate record of the Cold War.  They seek to educate people about this period in history as well as foster understanding about implications of the Cold War on the world’s geopolitical environment now and in the future.

 

Resources available at this site include photographs, personal accounts, timelines (including numerous external links), online exhibits and an online magazine.

 

University of San Diego, History Department

http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/20th/coldwar0.html

A breakdown of the various US policies from 1945-1991, regarding various Cold War issues.  Numerous photographs and images (including advertisements and cartoons) from each period are also provided.

 

 

POLITICAL CARTOONS

 

Library of Congress' Cartoon Analysis Guide

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/political_cartoon/cag.html

Discusses common features of a political cartoon and ways to analyze them. 

 

Herb Block

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/ticktock.html

Insight into the process behind creating political cartoons by the prolific Herb Block.  The images are grouped according to historical periods.  The link above (Tick-Tock Tick-Tock) goes to cartoons dealing with the nuclear arms race. 

 

Cartoon Stock

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/cold_war.asp

A sampling of Cold War related cartoons.  These are available for viewing, but must be purchased to download.

 

 

 

Google Image

http://images.google.com

To search for pictures, cartoons and photographs, use Google Image.  Enter multi-word search terms using quotes (such as “cold war” or "Berlin airlift").