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THE COLD WAR: 1945-1991


Ohio's New Learning Standards: Social Studies

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High School American History
Content Statement 23. Use of atomic weapons changed the nature of war, altered the balance of power and began the nuclear age.
Content Statement 24. The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.
Content Statement 25. The Second Red Scare and McCarthyism reflected Cold War fears in American society.
Content Statement 26. The Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics.
Content Statement 27. The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the U.S.S.R. brought an end to the Cold War.


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Bibliography

Knepper, George W. Ohio and Its People. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1997.

Lentz, Ed. Columbus: The Story of a City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press, 2003.

Ohio History Central.  http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org.

Shriver, Phillip and Wunderlin, Jr., Clarence E.  The Documentary Heritage of Ohio.  Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2000.

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