history lessons for learners of english

To learn about the history of a country can seem a bit too much in another language, but there are plenty of good websites to help:

Here are some fun lessons around some historical topics for teachers and students:
Teach English With This Week in History | EnglishClub.com

The Voice of America looks at lots of different themes:
American History in VOA Special English (ESL/EFL)
American History: A Freeze Hits US-Soviet Relations After World War Two (VOA Special English 2007-02-28)

The American government has got some resources for people who want to become American citizens:
Civics Lessons and EL Civics for ESL Students

Some more useful general links:
Geography and history - for ESL students

And some particularly good links mixing English-learning and learning about history:
History for ESL students | TEFLtastic blog

Here are some helpful resources for the teacher of history:
English Language Learners | Teachinghistory.org

You can always go to Simple English Wikipedia:
Cold War - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But how much of the 'difficult' stuff can you understand?
Dissolution of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cold War Museum
Collapse of the Soviet Union Engineered? - Soviet-Empire.com U.S.S.R.
What if an ex-KGB officer predicted that the USSR would fake its own collapse to ultimately defeat the West…and no one listened? | TheBlaze.com
Predictions of the dissolution of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The West Marches East, Part 1: The U.S.-NATO Strategy to Isolate Russia « Andrew Gavin Marshall
The West Marches East, Part 2: Georgia Starts a War, Russia Draws a Line « Andrew Gavin Marshall
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