Web Links

The Cold War
Interactive site covering the Cold War during 1977-81. (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/19/) Includes interactive map and multimedia section as well as interview transcripts, documents, biographies, a timeline, and historical features.

U.S. Presidential Election, 1976
Transcripts and audio-visuals of the 1976 presidential debates (http://www.debates.org/pages/debhis76.html) Between Vice President Gerald Ford and former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter
Official White House biography of President Carter. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jc39.html)



Brief biography of President Carter. (http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.asp?PresidentNumber=38)



Excerpts from a supportive essay on President Carter and his values, by Hendrick Hatzberg. (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/character/essays/carter.html)



Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” article on President Jimmy Carter, 1976. (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1976.html)



CIA briefing of President-elect Carter before his taking office. (http://www.cia.gov/csi/books/briefing/cia-8.htm)



Interview with former President Carter (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/19/interviews/carter/) Covers human rights and foreign policy, the SALT II negotiations, the Iran revolution, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the Soviet-U.S. arms buildup.

Zbigniew Brzezinski
1989 interview with Secretary of Defense Zbigniew Brzezinski (http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/34_folder/34_articles/34_brzezinski.html) Covers a wide range of topics, including, communism, capitalism, Soviet leaders, the Trilateral Commission, his time as Secretary of Defense, and foreign policy.



1997 interview with Brzezinski (http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/coldwar/interviews/episode-17/brzezinski1.html) Regarding U.S. foreign policy and relations with Iran, the Soviet Union, Africa, and Afghanistan.



Political biography of Representative to the UN Andrew Young. (http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/micro/650/54.html)

Harold Brown
Political biography of Secretary of Defense Harold Brown. (http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/secdef_histories/bios/brown.htm)

Iran and SAVAK
Detailed and extensive history of Iran (http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/irtoc.html) Includes sections on the Iranian military, politics, and foreign relations.



History of SAVAK. (http://www.fas.org/irp/world/iran/savak/)

Ayatollah Khomeini
Biography of Ayatollah Khomeini (http://www.math.nyu.edu/phd_students/amirishs/Html/imam.html#bio) Includes a section on his religious and philosophical views.



Biography of Ayatollah Khomeini. (http://www.totse.com/en/politics/terrorists_and_freedom_fighters/aya1.html) Includes a section on his religious and philosophical views.



Time Magazine (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1979.html)

Hostage Rescue Mission, 1979
Religious background of the Iranian Revolution. (http://www.northill.demon.co.uk/relstud/shia.htm)



Historical account of the hostage crisis. (http://www.stfrancis.edu/hi/victa/stuweb/~tl8241/index.htm) Includes timeline, diplomatic, military, and economic events, biographies of the people involved, essays, and links.

Panama/Canal Zone
Brief history of the Panama Canal, with links to political cartoons and essays. (http://www.boondocksnet.com/ail/panama.html)



Links to sites related to the political, military, and social aspects of the Panama Canal... (http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~delacova/panama-canal.htm)

Anwar El Sadat
Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” article on President Sadat, 1977. (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1977.html)



Short biography of Sadat with links to speeches. (http://www.ibiblio.org/sullivan/bios/Sadat-bio.html)



CNN profile of Sadat. (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/sadat/)



Biography of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/biography/begin.html) With links to descriptions of the people and events in his life.

Camp David Accords
Covers the history of the Camp David Accords (http://www.ibiblio.org/sullivan/CampDavid-Accords-homepage.html) Provides background on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Also provides links to the backgrounds of the major actors, speeches, and documents, as well as a day-by-day account of the peace process.

Deng Xiaoping
Time Magazine's (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1978.html)



Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” article on Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping, 1985. (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1985.html)



Examines Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Afghan civil war. (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/20/) The section covers 1975-88 and includes interactive map and multimedia section as well as interview transcripts, documents, biographies, a timeline, and historical features.



Interactive map of Afghanistan (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/20/maps/) With information on each highlighted country's involvement in the Cold War, specifically in relation to the Soviet-Afghan War.



Memos from Brzezinski to President Carter regarding the Soviet-Afghan War. (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/20/documents/brez.carter/)



Ideological comparison of Soviet-Afghan War with U.S.-Vietnam War, using pictures and doc... (http://cweb.middlebury.edu/s00/gg214a/STUDENTS/Liberation/Ideology/Paper.htm)



Online book about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. (http://www.afghanvoice.com/afgsovinv.htm) Book contains maps and an extensive list of actors with biographical information. Includes search engine of book's contents.



Biography of Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov (http://econc10.bu.edu/economic_systems/NatIdentity/FSU/Russia/sakharov.htm) His transition from physicist to human rights activist.



Essay regarding the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. (http://www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/reviews/kakar-soviet-invasion/)

Rapid Deployment Force
An essay by David Isenberg (http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa044.html) Traces the history of RDF through the Carter and Reagan administrations, and outlines its problems at the time it was written, during the Reagan Era (1984).

Carter Doctrine
Senator George McGovern's essay in the Atlantic Monthly, criticizing the Carter Doctrine. (http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/foreign/mcgcold.htm)

Lech Welesa
Interview with Lech Welesa. (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/19/interviews/walesa/)



Biography of Lech Welesa. (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/walesa/)

Corazon Aquino
Time Magazine’s “Woman of the Year” article on Corazon Aquino, 1986. (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1986.html)

Mikhail Gorbachev
Political biography of Mikhail Gorbachev. (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/gorbachev/)



Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” article on Premier Gorbachev, 1987. (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1987.html)



Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” article on Premier Gorbachev, 1989. (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1989.html)



Article attributing end of Cold War to Premier Gorbachev's policies, not Reagan's arms bu... (http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/foreign/reagrus.htm)

Ronald Reagan
Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” article on President Reagan, 1980. (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1980.html)



Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year” article on President Reagan, 1983. (http://www.time.com/time/poy2001/archive/1983.html)



Examines President Reagan's policy toward the Soviet Union in the last few years of the C... (http://www.reagan.dk/)



Examines the legacy of President Reagan upon his 90th birthday. (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/reagan.years/) Includes video, photographs, and analysis.



Documents relating to American foreign policy during the Reagan Administration. (http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/gipper.htm)

Caspar Weinberger
Political biography of Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. (http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/secdef_histories/bios/weinberger.htm)

Strategic Defense Initiative/ Star Wars
President Reagan's Star Wars speech. (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/22/documents/starwars.speech/)



Military and technical aspects of the Strategic Defense Initiative. (http://www.fas.org/nuke/space/c06sdi_1.htm)



The CIA's analysis of possible Soviet response to the Strategic Defense Initiative, 1983. (http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/offdocs/m8310017.htm)

Alexander Haig
Short biography of General Haig (http://www.who2.com/alexanderhaig.html) Includes links to his involvement in Watergate, an interview about Soviet propaganda, another political biography, and an account of the day President Reagan was shot.

George Shultz
Transcript of interview with Secretary Shultz discussing U.S. foreign policy during his t... (http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/secretaries/gshultz.htm)

Iran-Contra Affair
Various documents relating to the Iran-Contra Affair. (http://www.webcom.com/pinknoiz/covert/irancontra.html)

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