Year 11 Modern History

Cold War

Research Tools• Terrace Oliver Catalogue• Library Website – Terrace eScholar• State Library – Databases, ebooks

and books• Brisbane City Council – Databases,

books

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Useful History Databases at

Terrace• Encyclopaedia Britannica• ANZRC (Australia and New Zealand

Reference Centre)• Elibrary• Library Webs• Questia School Database

Encyclopedia Britannica

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Cold War resources

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