20th Century Conflicts

20th Century Conflicts Links updated 1/07/04

Collection of links to online photo galleries and exhibits. This is an excellent collection, with several famous photographers listed. Sponsored by LIFE magazine.

Nice set of links related to issues and events of the 20th Century, provided by The History Channel.

Information about Roosevelt's program dealing with the Great Depression.

The U.S. Library of Congress exhibition on the Soviet Union.

A key figure in the Russian Revolution, purged by Stalin.

From Kitty Hawk to the Space Age, over 200 aircraft, missiles, and aeronautical displays.

The exploration use of air and space. Lots of images, photos and helpful graphics.

Many files related to Military History. Not all have the information available online, but enough is there to make it worth visiting.

U.S. Army Center for Military History.

A list of all the times the U.S. Army went off to do battle.

This site offers links to intelligence agencies and resources related to them.

One of the towering figures of the 20th Century.

An online book that explains about propaganda.

Well-documented criticism of media news report bias and imbalance.

A U.S. government report.

CIA use of a public relations company for propaganda.

Spying expose newsletter.

Government spying and persecution of American citizens.

Uses of propaganda in WWI.

A collection of links to current books, jouranls and pamphlets, etc.

An archive of primary documents from World War I.

Lots of connections to resources about WWI.

A story of how it got started.

Large, well-organized collection of links to information about World War II, and its causes.

The president through most of WWII.

Photos and other documentary evidence of Japan's acts of genocide in China during WWII.

The story of the Polish Resistance fighters tragic uprising against the Nazi occupation army near the end of WWII.

Lots of material on the life of a major WWII journalist, Edward R. Murrow, who also had an impact on American journalism.

Spotlights eight women who succeeded in "coming to the front" during the war, drawn from private papers and photographs primarily in Library of Congress collections

Women played an integral role in the success of the Emergency Farm Labor Service, during WWII.

The role of women in the manufacture of munitions at the Redstone Arsenal is documented in text and images.

Patriotic in nature, these posters were supposed to stir up pro-American feelings, and help mobilize citizens to support the War movement.

A cartoon journal of the daily life of a WWII fighter pilot, George Rarey.

Submarines and their WWII use.

WWII art of Germany and the Soviet Union.

Pictures of the results of the Nazi pogroms.

Links to Internet resources documenting the Holocaust.

Auschwitz was an infamous concentration camp.

Information about the German blimps used in WWII.

History of the use of the Zeppelins and blimps.

Excerpts from the book: Reliving the Era of the Great Airships.

The story of U.S. Occupation Forces in Austria after WWII.

Various views from Japan on its controversial WWII activities.

Two exhibits: 1) "Internal Workings of the Soviet System", covers internal politics and aspects of Soviet reality that were hidden or falsified in official propaganda. 2) "The Soviet Union and the United States", shows how Soviet-American relations were conducted between governments, between the publics of the two countries, and between the Communist parties of the USSR and the USA.

A clearinghouse for information on international conflicts.

A key person in Soviet and Communist History.

A book review about Communist subversion of the West.

In the 1920s, Joseph Stalin set the stage for gaining absolute power by employing police repression against opposition elements within the Communist Party.

Many Web reources relating to the Cold War

The postwar split examined.

Lots of information about Cuba, from the Communist Revolution onward, both the U.S. and Cuban viewpoints.

Audio (and other) files from the McCarthy Era and the Cold War.

A brief introduction to McCarthyism.

What happened to those who were "different".

An official government sponsored report.

Report on U.S. military secret use of civilians for experiments.

How spying played a big part in the Cold War.

Current information about South Korea.

Current information about North Korea.

Government manuals on Asian countries and elsewhere.

One person's account of the war, causes and effects.

Links to information about the Korean War and aftereffects.

Links related to the history of the Korean War.

Gathers together thousands of stories of those who were affected by the Vietnam War.

How anti-War protesters were killed at Kent State University.

Find out about the memorial to the veterans of the Vietnam War. Information on the memorial, its meaning, and the war itself.

From the diary of a witness to Vietnam War Crimes.

How the vets exposed Vietnam War crimes.

The My Lai Commemoration Campaign (MLCC) has a collection of information about the My Lai massacre.

Government stifles the 1st Amendment during war.

The government against the Anti-War Movement.

One of the most visible Anti-War groups.

Support resources for the Vets.

Personal stories of events of the war.

Many different kinds of pictures from Vietnam.

Lots of different links to information about Vietnam.

A place that tries to explain the Sixties.

The Sixties were a revolutionary, turbulent time of great social and technological change!

The story of the Rock music that accompanied the Decade of the Sixties. Many links to the bands, musicians and songwriters of this influential period. Helps to understand the social and political upheaval of the times.

San francisco was a major center of Rock music in the Sixties. Many of the popular bands lived there (Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, etc.) Many other groups and performers came to perform at the top venues: Fillmore Auditorium, Winterland, and the Avalon Ballroom, plus a number of other clubs and halls.

Photographer's collection of photos from the Sixties era available here.

The 1960s and the Viet Nam war.

How the "generation gap" developed.

An unusual group of the S.F. Haight-Ashbury.

By former Georgia legislator, Julian Bond.

Vietnam veterans return to the country.

Lots more links to information about contemporary Vietnam.

Understanding Vietnam--as it was then and as it is now.

Honoring Vietnam Veterans living and dead, on either side of the conflict.

A pacifist religious group and truths about the war recently revealed.

From a recent series of international conferences.

Links to information.

A view from the vets.

One former soldier's graphic witness to war.

A U.S. Navy seaman's story aboard ship in Vietnam.

Memories of a retured soldier's experiences in the service. Covers the time period between 1967 to 1975.

The after-effects of the war and the children.

A huge collection of links to all things nuclear.

How it was decided to drop The Bomb.

An anti-Bomb physicist shares secret information.

A photo essay on the atomic bomb blast at Nagasaki, Japan.

The aircraft that dropped The A-Bomb is memorialized.

A place to learn about radiation effects.

Film series: Cinema & the Atomic Age.

Links to events of the development of the nuclear age.

Experts reflect on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, aftermath and future.

Visit sites where A-weapons have been exploded.

Information about medical effects of radiation on humans.

Report to the government on nuclear presence.

U.S. Department of Energy planning document.

True cost of atomic weapons is estimated.

The government's asssessment of nuclear costs.

Cost of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

Pictures and sound files.

How it might be done.

You may connect from here to information about Panama.

A detailed report, including history of Panama, by the U.S. Department of State.

A criticism of American TV news reports of the Panama invasion.

Electronic journals about Central America are online in full-text.

Los Angeles Times news story of Manuel Noriega's conviction on drug and racketeering charges.

Comprehensive overview of the entire event.

An examination of Gulf War news stories that may not have been true.

Set of links to Gulf War resources.

Pictures and captions from those who were in it.

Evaluation of the air war's effectiveness.

Where Gulf War Vets go for info.

Some after-effects for the vererans.

Collection of links to resources related to Haiti, including past and modern history.

The Unabomber's Manifesto (full text).

The TIME Daily News Service has a collection of Bosnia stories, pictures and maps.

Atlantic Monthly has created a page about Bosnia, including archived stories.

A 1949 agreement thatoutlines how POWs should be treated.

U.S. Military rules for the bahavior of its fighting forces, including when captured.

Different versions of how Japan has addressed its role in WWII, including mis-treatment of prisoners and civilians.

A Canadian POW/MIA Information Centre

The Korean War also had a lot of POW/MIAs.

Made in the U.S.A. "the School of Assassins" and "the School of Dictators".

Resources for those who refuse to go.

A pacifist, anti-war organization.

Group organizing against taxes for wars.

Nonviolent direct action in the service of justice and humans.

Resources for nonviolent peacemekars.

More resources for nonviolent peacemakers.

Christian anti-war religion resources.

Military veterans engaged in educational and humanitarian activities.

Many links for understanding nonviolence.

Maybe protestors can pay taxes only for peace?

Peace options for the U.N.

20th Century Conflicts Links
updated 1/07/04

`General Resources`

`Propaganda`

`World War I Resources`

`World War II Resources`

`Cold War & Soviet Union Resources`

`Korean War Resources`

`Vietnam War Resources`

`Nuclear Weapons & Nuclear War Resources`

`The Panama Invasion`

`Gulf War`

`Current Hot Spots and Conflicts`

`Prisoner Treatment Resources`

`Conscientious Objector Resources`