Cold War Archives – We Got This Covered

Korean War soldier

May 28, 2024

6:51 am

What was the Korean War?

Margarida Bastos

This digital composite image shows Boyenstrasse in Berlin in August, 1961 (Imagno/Getty Images) and on October 24, 2019 (Sean Gallup). *** ARCHIVE *** #56466437 BERLIN, GERMANY - 1961 or 1962: Two women at the Berlin Wall. Germany. 1961/62. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)***MODERN DAY*** BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 24: Two women walk along Boyenstrasse, where a portion of the Berlin Wall once stood, on October 24, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. This photo pairs for a then-and-now comparison with image asset 56466437, which shows a portion of the Berlin Wall shortly after its construction at the same location in 1961 or 1962. November 9, 2019, will mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which heralded the collapse of communist governments across Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

May 21, 2024

9:06 am

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

David James

Soviet Union and USA flag together, with dried soil texture - stock illustration 3d illustration of national flag with background texture

May 15, 2024

7:44 am

What was the Cold War?

Jon Silman

Vietnam War, American soldier in jungle

May 9, 2024

7:27 am

What made fighting in Vietnam difficult for the Americans?

Margarida Bastos

Jimmy Carter, Democratic presidential candidate, and his wife, Rosalynn, share a moment aboard his campaign plane

Feb 21, 2023

11:37 am

Jimmy Carter’s biggest accomplishments, explained

Sandeep Sandhu