Other sites with primary and secondary sources about the Cold War include:
Cold War Policies, 1945-1991 (http://history.acusd.edu/gen/coldwar0.html) – Site filled with mostly secondary sources explaining the events of the Cold War.

Read the Origins of the Cold War (http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture14.html)from The History Guide website.

1		According to this author, what caused the beginnings of the Cold War? How does his or her argument correspond to those described in Where Historians Disagree?

Now read The Cold War (http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/coldwar.html).

2		What is this author’s argument? How does it compare with the case presented by the previous website? Based on these two websites, can you determine the fundamental points of dispute among historians of this era?

A third perspective, taken from The Millennial Files website (http://www.mmmfiles.com/20tha.htm), claims to approach the issue from an “alternative” perspective directed toward a “liberal Catholic” audience.

3		Knowing this information before you read the article, can you perceive a particular bias in the author’s arguments? Do you believe an author’s religious and/or political perspective might particularly emerge in debates over this issue? Why or why not?
4		Another website asks whether the Cold War began primarily because of Soviet or American aggression. Based on the documents this site offers as evidence, what conclusions do you make about the answer to this question?
5		As we begin to study eras closer to our own, how much objectivity do you think historians can offer about events that often happened during their own lifetime? When, if ever, do events become too recent for historians to assess?