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Click here for PBS program featuring effects of nuclear bomb
Destruction of a Nuclear Blast
Would you survive a nuclear blast? Check out a hydrogen bomb's "zones of destruction."
Tour a Secret Government Bunker
For years the U.S. government maintained a top secret bomb shelter for Congressmen, in case of nuclear attack. Come take
a virtual tour of this facility.
View Film Footage of Actual Blasts
Video clips of several detonations and their effects.
Take the Panic Quiz
This quiz, taken from a 1953 issue of Collier's magazine, rates your panic quotient.
Nuclear Stockpiles and Tests
Two charts that reveal U.S. vs. Soviet nuclear weapon stockpiles and nuclear tests conducted between 1945 and 1997.
Click here for 1979 Congressional Report on Effect of a Nuclear War
At the request of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the Office of Technology Assessment has undertaken to describe
the effects of a nuclear war on the civilian populations, economies, and societies of the United States and the Soviet Union.
Constitution Interactive
This is a great source to find explore any aspect of the U.S. Constitution. It contains ways to search for information by
keywords, topic, or Supreme Court cases.
Iran Next? Seymour Hersh article on U.S. plans to innvade Iran
Grapes of Wrath movie script
D-Day 101
This site has everything you want to know about Operation Overlord. It contains multiple interactive and multimedia features
to give the viewer a vivid account of the turning point of the European theater.
How historically accurate is Saving Private Ryan?
Great site to answer many questions you might have about the film. It can be used for either searching a term, or browsing
via the alphebetical index.
What really happened at Pearl Harbor?
Is what happened in the movie Pearl Harbor accurate? Find out the real story from this site by the United States Navy. It
identifies the FAQs (frequently asked questions) many people have about the event that got the US into WWII.
Washington Post site on Impeachment
This is a site from the Washington Post newspaper that contains tons of information about President Clinton's impeachment.
An excellent resource on the topic!
UnaBomber Web Site
This CNN/Time web site contains the text written by Theodore Kaczynski. His manifesto against technology was published in
the New York Times and Washington Post by request of the FBI in hopes that the writing might provide leads to the UnaBomber's
identity.
American Promise
This site is by our textbook's publisher. It contains all kinds of material based on our class curriculum. One item that
is especially helpful is the quiz section that allows you to practice problems and find the correct answer before you take
the in class quiz!
Learning Center Links to Online Databases
Click above for Noodle Tools, Infohio, AP Photo Archive, CQElectronic Library, CountryWatch, eLibrary, Grove Art Online, and
Opposing Viewpoints. These are great resources that normally cost money, but are free to students. Pick up a yellow sheet
from the LC for passwords.
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