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Works Cited

** Casey, Michael. The Vietnam Experience: Flags into battle. Boston MA: Boston Publishing Co, 1987. Print **.

This Is a book that is a secondary source. The book was written by Michael Casey a former army private during the Vietnam War. After the war was over he decided to document it. He became a journalist and with the help of the Chicago public library and government sources he was able to recreate a timeline of the buildup of the Vietnam war, the Vietnam War and post Vietnam war. This was a great source found in the main public library.

** Gaddis, John Lewis. Tge United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1947. New York: Columbia University Press, 1973. **

This was a Secondary source from the internet. The sight provided a good timeline for leaders of Russian. This site was found in the Columbia online library, it was part of a study of the cold war. This site is reputable because it is part of a study by columbia univercity on a well known and agreed upon topic. This document will be used to learn of both Stalin and Khrushchev and their parts in the cold war and Khrushchevs' envolvment in the Vietnam War.

** Elenor Rosevelt National Historical site. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. . **

This document is a secondary source. It is a general overview of the Cold War, with pertinate information regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis, Nikita Khrushchev and Mutually assured destruction. This is a reputable site because it is a government document found on a reputable government search engin.

** “Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevich.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 9 Jan. 2011. ** ** . **  This web article is a secondary source by Encyclopedia Britannica which is written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert contributors. It is considered as the most scholarly of encyclopedias. This article talks about Nikita Khruschev in the early stages of his rule. This information was used in our background page, giving a little insight on when Khruschev came to power.

** Moise, Edwin E. “Tonkin Gulf Incidents: Vietnam War.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2011. ** ** ﻿ **   This web article is a secondary source written by Edwin E. Moise, who has his Ph.D in history from the University of Michigan and has written many articles about the Vietnam war. In this Article, Moise writes about the background and events that occurred during the Tonkin Gulf Incidents. I chose this website because I found it on the homework helpers database sheet, and was a good source of information for what was needed to research. This information will contribute to the actual events and result of the attack information on our website. ** Officer, Navy. “Engagement Report.” United States Navy. San Fracisco, Ca. 24 Aug. 1964. Selected Navel Documents:Veitnam. Web. 13 Jan. 2011. ** **. **

Agency report. This is a primary source that was created two days after the engagement in the Gulf of Tonkin. It documents all logs and engagements of the U.S.S. Maddox. It provided the perfect reputable timeline for the incident, as it was a government funded site.

** Schulzinger, Robert. American Diplomacy in the 20th Century. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Print. **

** "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. ** ** Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011. Web. 20 Jan. 2011. **  < [|http://www.school.eb.com/eb/ article-9038481] >.

This is a web article. While there is no author it is still credible because it was written on or for Britannica. Britannica is credible because schools pay thousands of dollars for it so students can use its resources. It is a secondary source. The article talks about the fact that after the ship Maddox fired and was fired upon, Lyndon B. Johnson tried to keep the peace in south Asian seas. I used the article because we need to know about what happens after the attack and this is what happens.

** "perestroika." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. ** ** < [|**http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9473042**] > **

This web article is a secondary source by Encyclopedia Britannica which is written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 expert contributors. It is considered as the most scholarly of encyclopedias. In this article, Britannica talks about the perestroika program. This was an economic plan to catch up the soviet union with the other major powers. This source is being used for the project because it has details about the soviet unions attempts to catch up with other major powers after the cold war.

"**glasnost." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 26 Jan. 2011.** ** < [|**http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9472435**] >. **

Photo Citations

** Stalin, Joseph. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Web. 21 Jan. 2011. ** ** < [|**http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/3641/Joseph-Stalin- 1950**] >. **

This photograph I found in the Britannica collection is a primary source. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., was born in the 18th century during the Scottish Enlightenment. Today Encyclopaedia Britannica has a larger and more diverse line of products than ever before. Their outlook is shaped by the tradition of excellence and an understanding of what knowledge seekers need in the digital age. This is a photograph of Prime Minister Joseph Stalin in 1950.

** Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. ** ** Web. 20 Jan. 2011. < [|**http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/124430/US- Pres**] >. **

This photograph I found in the Britannica collection is a primary source. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., was born in the 18th century during the Scottish Enlightenment. Today Encyclopaedia Britannica has a larger and more diverse line of products than ever before. Their outlook is shaped by the tradition of excellence and an understanding of what knowledge seekers need in the digital age. This is a photograph of U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter (seated left) and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev signing the SALT II treaty in Vienna, June 18, 1979.

** Khrushchev, Nikita. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. < [|**http://www.school.eb.com/eb/art-12337**] >. **

This is also a photograph that was found in the Britannica collection. This picture is a primary source. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., was born in the 18th century during the Scottish Enlightenment. Today Encyclopaedia Britannica has a larger and more diverse line of products than ever before. Their outlook is shaped by tradition of excellence and an understanding of what knowledge seekers need in the digital age. This is a photo of the face of Nikita Khrushchev. He is just simply staring at the camera. This photo is being used to show people who Khrushchev is.

** Yeltsin, Boris. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. < [|**http://school.eb.com/eb/art- 15317**] >. **

This picture is a primary source from Encyclopedia britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., was born in the 18th century during the Scottish Enlightenment. Today Encyclopaedia Britannica has a larger and more diverse line of products than ever before. Their outlook is shaped by tradition of excellence and an understanding of what knowledge seekers need in the digital age. This photograph of Boris Yeltsin is to illustrate the significance of this man. He was the first President of the Russian Federation, and he lead the capitalist movement known as "The Glasnosts."

** Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # DN-ST-85-05379, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection. **

[|**http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h53000/h53264.jpg**]

This is a primary souce of the U.S.S. Iowa found from a government navel site. It was taken in 1943 when the Iowa was in active duty in World War II. This picture was used for the DO NOT FIRE opening page because it showed a battleship that looked powerful but dosile. It also went very well with a picture of the Iowa firing its guns as an opening tab to the FIRE page.

[|http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/SPACEFLIGHT/postwar_roc ketry/SP8G4.htm]

This was a primary source from a government site. It was taken as a U.S. Army picture on the government site of aviation and missiles. The picture showed of a mobil nuclear missile launch site, similar to the warheads found in Cuba. This was used in the backround page to paint the picture of tennsion and danger only hours away from Washington D.C.