Macmillan’s secret role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Much of the study of the Cuban Missile Crisis focuses on the Soviet–US confrontation. However, it is important to remember that the UK was the third nuclear party involved in the crisis. This excellent article from Total Politics examines the role played by the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan during the Cuban Missile Crisis - it seems he was more closely involved than is typically thought.
Macmillan’s secret role in the Cuban Missile Crisis
The History of Nuclear Weapons - Interactive Timeline
A neat interactive timeline here charts the development of the arms race and subsquent negotiations and treaties on disarmament.
Cold War Wildcard GCSE Quizzes
Test your knowledge of key names, events and concepts in the history of the Cold War with these four “wildcard”-style quizzes. We give you a partially completed term. Your task is to complete it.
read more...»GCSE Superpower Relations: Quizzes
Here is a collection of interactive multiple choice quizzes which help students test their knowledge of the Superpower conflicts:
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Cold War Revision Glossary
Here is a new resource that will help with student revision of the Cold War for GCSE History
read more...»Guess the Cold Warrior
Have a go at this at home or in the classroom
http://www.tutor2u.net/history/games/coldwar-nameme.html
Cold War links
For anyone studying or teaching the Cold War the links below should help.
Useful timelines and quizzes
http://www.coldwar.org/articles/40s/index.asp
A good general history site and links
http://www.coldwar.net/
The BBC’s minisite
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/
CNN’s contribution made to accompany a TV series
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/
A typically excellent offering from the National Archives
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/coldwar/
The conflict broken down into topics
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/coldwar.htm
