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Resources for educators and students from
the Council on Foreign Relations

Contemporary History

See also: Learning Resources on Contemporary History

Resource Collections for your Students

President Bill Clinton points to Chinese leader Jiang Zemin during joint press conference in front of U.S. and Chinese flags.

Primary Sources from Post-Cold War Engagement with China

A black and white photograph of a large, black mushroom cloud.

Primary Sources from the Cold War

A painting from the Battle of Quingua showing a scene with American troops in the foreground advancing on Filipino troops.

Primary Sources from U.S. Overseas Expansion

A color poster showing a sailor being sent to battle by a symbolic female figure with a sword, possibly Liberty.

Primary Sources from the Interwar Neutrality Debate

A black and white portrait of John Jay.

Primary Sources from the Early Republic

Chinese policemen raise a Chinese flag.

How Does History Inform the Chinese Communist Party’s Domestic and Foreign Policy Goals?