Category Archives: History

January 13, 2015 · 12:06 pm

Video: From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

A short video about the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the aftermath, which included negotiations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to end nuclear weapons testing. See the video on YouTube.

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January 13, 2015 · 11:55 am

Video: The War of 1812

A short film on the history of the War of 1812 produced by the U.S. Civil Service Commission and the US Navy. See the video on YouTube.

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January 13, 2015 · 3:39 am

Video of the Marshall Plan: Me and Mr. Marshall

A film about the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. See the video on YouTube.

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January 13, 2015 · 3:28 am

Video: The Marshall Plan

This short video has footage of George Marshall testifying before Congress in January, 1948 about the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. See the video on YouTube.

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January 13, 2015 · 3:20 am

Video: George Marshall and Interim Aid Program of 1947

Secretary of State George Marshall speaking before Congress on November 10, 1947 about the Interim Aid program. Food for the hungry was a critical aspect of this program which preceded the Marshall Plan. See the video on YouTube.

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January 12, 2015 · 3:27 pm

Video: Arms Limitation in the Nuclear Weapons Age (part 3)

Part 3 of a film that highlights nuclear arms control efforts during the Cold War. See the film on YouTube.

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January 12, 2015 · 3:19 pm

Video: Arms Limitation in the Nuclear Weapons Age (part 2)

Part 2 of a film that highlights nuclear arms control efforts during the Cold War. View the film on YouTube.

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January 12, 2015 · 3:15 pm

Video: Arms Limitation in the Nuclear Weapons Age (part 1)

This film highlights nuclear arms control efforts during the Cold War. View the film on YouTube.

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January 12, 2015 · 3:08 pm

Video: Eisenhower’s Open Skies for Peace

Video footage about Dwight Eisenhower’s open skies aerial inspection proposal during the Cold War. Includes President Eisenhower at a press conference discussing open skies and disarmament. A sample open skies flight is also shown. See the video on Youtube.