Bibliography

Primary Sources
Books
Reagan, Ronald. An American Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Print.
This book is a firsthand account by Ronald Reagan about his childhood. It provided us
with useful background information.
Thatcher, Margaret. The Downing Street Years. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. Print.
We used this book to obtain a personal account by Thatcher about her time as Prime
Minister. We put information from this book in the leadership section of our website.
Thatcher, Margaret. The Path to Power. New York: HarperCollins, 1995. Print.
We used this book to learn about Margaret Thatchers background as a child and her
entrance into politics.

Government Publications
United States. Legislative Branch of U.S. Government. House of Representatives. gpo.com. U.S.
Government Printing, 19 Nov. 2003. Web. 14 Aug. 2014.
The House of Representatives Concurrent Resolutions state that Pope John Paul should
be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contribution to world peace. We
used this as we present Pope John Pauls legacy website.

Interviews
Bonin, John. In person interview. 3 Jan. 2015
John Bonin is a Retired Army Colonel who experienced the differences between the two
sides of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War era. Interviewing him helped us to
understand those differences and also the leadership traits of our chosen leaders.
Weigel, George. E-mail interview. 5 Jan. 2015.
George Weigel is the Popes main and authoritative biographer and a friend of a family
member. He wrote Pope John Paul IIs biography, Witness to Hope, and had met with the
Pope over 25 times. Interviewing him helped us to understand the Popes negative views
communism more fully.

Letters
Pope John Paul II. "Centesimus Annus." Encyclical. 1 May 1991. vatican.va. The Holy See.
Web. 9 Dec. 2014.
Centesimus Annus was an encyclical written during the end of the Cold War. It condemns
communist principles and examines political issues. We used this source to show how the
Pope spread his beliefs of world peace to the people on the Earth and to show the Popes
leadership.

Museums
Saint John Paul II National Shrine. 2001. Washington D.C., United States. Museum. 2 Jan. 2015.
We visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, a museum dedicated to the Pope
himself. At the museum, we saw documentaries, videos of his friends, photographs,
information, and his sainthood. This proves that the Popes legacy still lives on to this
very day.

Photographs
Baby Pope John Paul II and His Mother. 1920. Wadowice. avemaria.bravepages.com. Web. 9
Dec. 2014.
This is an early photograph of the future Pope as a child. This was used as a picture in the
background section of our website.
Construction of the Berlin Wall. 1961. Berlin. ibtimes.co.uk. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.
This photograph shows the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. We used this source
as part of our collage on the legacy section of our website.
Margaret Roberts and Her Family. Grantham. thetimes.co.uk. Web. 1 Jan. 2015.
We used this source to find a picture of young Margaret and her family to use for the
background section of our website.
Pope John Paul II and Lech Wasa. 1987. Gdask. thepoliticalwarzone.blogspot.com. Web. 19
Jan. 2015.
Lech Wasa was a Solidarity leader and later became the President of Poland. We used
this source to explain how Pope John Paul II could even transform political leaders of his
own country. We put it in the leadership section of our website.
Pope John Paul II as a Priest. 1948. Poland. telegraph.co.uk. Web. 9 Dec. 2014.
This photograph shows Pope John Paul II as a priest in Poland. This was also used to
show what Pope John Paul II looked like as an adult.

Roberts Family Store. Grantham. news.bbcimg.co.uk. Web. 1 Jan. 2015.

We used this source to find a photograph of the shop owned by Margarets family to use
in the background section of our website.
Yad Vashem. An Ancient Street Decorated with Nazi Flags. Krakow, Poland.
collections.yadvashem.org. Web. 3 Jan. 2015.
This photograph was used in our background information to show that Poland was being
occupied by the Nazis, which gave Pope John Paul II his first negative outlook on
communism.

Speeches
Pope John Paul II. "The Pope's Warsaw Sermon, 1987." Warsaw, Poland. 14 June 1987.
Chnm.gmu.edu. Web. 14 Aug. 2014.
This particular sermon given by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland, invigorated and
strengthened the Polish people against the communist rule. This helped us to understand
how leaders used words to sway the general public into going against communism.
Ronald Reagan. Address to Members of the British Parliament. Great Britian. 8 June 1982.
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1982/60882a.htm. Web. 16 Jan. 2015.
We used part of this speech to show Reagan's interest in ending communism and
promoting freedom throughout the world.

Videos
Reagan Tear Down This Wall. youtube.com. Youtube, 3 Jul. 2007. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
This video showed us Reagans actual speech at the Berlin Wall.
The Four Freedoms: Franklin D. Roosevelt. youtube.com. YouTube, 29 Nov. 2008. Web. 9 Dec.
2014.
This video displays an audio clip of the Four Freedoms speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt,
which are freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from
fear. This helped us to understand why freedom is valued.

Websites
"Britain Awake." margearetthatcher.org. Margaret Thatcher Foundation. Web. 4 Jan. 2015.
We used this source to learn about Margaret Thatchers views on Communism and how
she thought the Soviets could negatively impact Great Britain and the world itself.

Harry S. Truman: "Inaugural Address." January 20, 1949. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T.
Woolley, The American Presidency Project. Web. 1 Feb. 2015.
We used Trumans Inaugural Address to the Presidency on the background page on our
website to discuss the dangers of communism.

Secondary Sources
Books
Hramiec Hoffman, Mary, and Mark Hoffman. Lolek: The Boy Who Became Pope John Paul II.
Harbor Springs, MI: Hramiec Hoffman Pub., 2009. Print.
This book, written by authors who researched Pope John Paul, is important to our
research because it tells the story of his childhood and how he developed his ideas on
communism and his ideas on world peace for all. Young Pope John Paul II taught that
every single life is valuable.
OSullivan, John. The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister. Washington DC: Regency
Publishing, Inc., 2006. Print.
This book formed the basis for our idea for our project.
Weigel, George. Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II. New York: Cliff Street,
1999. Print.
This book was written by Pope John Paul IIs authoritative biographer, George Weigel. It
is important to our project because it describes how Pope John Paul II played a crucial
role in the collapse of communism.

Magazines
Bernstein, Carl. "Cover Story: The Holy Alliance." Time Magazine. 24 Feb. 1992. Print.
This article explains the relationship between Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II. We
used this source to illustrate the collaborative efforts of the leaders.
Bromund, Theodore R. How Margaret Thatcher Helped to End the Cold War. The Heritage
Foundation. 28 Sept. 2009. Print. 18 Jan. 2015.
We used this source to gain information about the Falkland crisis for the leadership
section on our website.

Newspaper Articles
Kemp, Jack. "The Pope and the Fall of Communism." U-T San Diego. 5 Apr. 2005.
utsandiego.com. San Diego News, 5 Apr. 2005. Web. 9 Dec. 2014.
This article explains how communism was a failure because Pope John Paul was elected
to the papacy and used his leadership qualities to extinguish it.
Linker, Damon. "John Paul II, Intellectual." hoover.org. Hoover Institution, 1 Oct. 2001. Web. 9
Dec. 2014.
This article states the Popes view on communism. Pope John Paul II described that
communism, treats the individual as an element, a molecule within the social organism.
This helped us to understand why the Pope wanted to abolish communism throughout the
world.
Margaret Thatcher 1925-2013 telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph, 9 Apr. 2013. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.
This particular edition of The Telegraph magazine is dedicated to the Iron Lady herself.
We used this source in the legacy section of our website.
The Editors. John Paul II, R.I.P. National Review [New York City] 8 Apr. 2005. Print.
This article, published shortly after the death of the Pope, extolled him for his wonderful
efforts to end communism and bring about world peace. We used this to show the longlasting legacy of this particular leader.
"The Man Who Beat Communism." economist.com. The Economist Newspaper, 12 Jun. 2004.
Web. 01 Jan. 2015.
We viewed the electronic version of this newspaper to read this article and obtain the
cover photo from an issue that was entirely about Reagan and communism.

Photographs
Adolf Hitler. 1937. International Business Times. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
This is an official photograph of the dictator of Germany during World War II who struck
fear in the hearts of the Jews during his tyrannical reign. Hitler is a Key Player in our
background information because Germanys loss of World War II helped communism
spread in Eastern Europe.
Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1952. Bio. A&E Networks Television , Web. 29 Nov. 2014
We used this source to obtain a photograph and information about Dwight D. Eisenhower
for our Key Players section on our website.

Graffiti on the Berlin Wall. Berlin. flickr.com. Web. 19 Jan. 2015

We used this source in a collage on the legacy section of our website to show how people
put down communism.
Harry S. Truman Signing the Nato Alliance Pact. 1949. britannica.com. Britannica. Web. 1 Feb.
2015.
We used this photograph on our background information page to depict Truman signing
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Harry Truman. 1945. David A. Sereno: Criminal Defense. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
We used this source for our Key Players section on our website.
Holy Alliance. 1992. Time Magazine, New York City. Magazine.
This is the cover of a Time Magazine issue that depicts Reagan and the Pope working
together to extinguish communist regimes throughout the world. This helped us to
understand how the leaders collaborated excellently.
Joseph Stalin. 1943. The Famous People. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
We used this source for our Key Players section on our website.
Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. 1981. Washington, D.C. breitbart.com. Breitbart. Web.
19 Jan. 2015
We used this source to illustrate the political soul-mates, Ronald Reagan and Margaret
Thatcher, and their personal friendship.
Margaret Thatcher Interview. emersonkent.com. Emerson Kent. Web. 2015
We used this source to retrieve a photograph of Margaret Thatcher giving a speech for the
leadership section of our website.
Margaret Thatcher in the Falkland Islands. i.dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail Online. Web. 2015.
We used this source to retrieve a photograph of Margaret Thatcher for the leadership
section of our website.
Mikhail Gorbachev. 1990. Notable Names Database. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time of the Cold War. We
used this picture to show that he was a key player in the face of communism.
Nikita Khrushchev. PBS. Public Broadcasting Station, Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
We used this source to obtain a photograph and information about Nikita Khrushchev for
our Key Players section on our website.
Reagan, Thatcher, and Lucky. 1985. Washington, D.C. dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail Online. Web.
19 Jan. 2015

This particular photograph with Reagans dog depicts Thatcher and Reagans great
friendship. We will use this in the slideshow on our home page
Reagan With Flag Backdrop. history.com. History. Web. 7 Dec. 2014.
This website had a photograph of Reagan standing in front of the American Flag. This
source showed his patriotism and was used as part of the logo on our website.
Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Washington D.C. Personal photograph by author. 2015.
The Saint John Paul II National Shrine, integrated in 2001, displayed a plethora of facts,
photographs, and information about how Pope John Paul II shaped the world with his
leadership. We used this source to illustrate how his legacy lives on today.
Shipman, Tim, and Beth Hale. Alexei Kosygin. dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail Online. Web. 2015.
We used this source to retrieve the photograph of Soviet Prime Minister, Alexei Kosygin,
for the leadership section of our website.
Winston Churchill. 1951. Bio. A&E Networks Television , Web. 29 Nov. 2014
We used this source to obtain a photograph and information about Winston Churchill for
our Key Players section on our website.

Websites
"American Experience: TV's Most-watched History Series." PBS. Public Broadcasting Station.
Web. 03 Jan. 2015.
This website provided quotes by Ronald Reagan that describe how he felt about America
for the leadership section of our website.
Cannon, Joseph A. "The Gospel in Words: The Collapse of Communism: Reagan, Thatcher and
the Pope." deseretnews.com. Deseret News, 8 Nov. 2009. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.
We read this article to understand our topic more fully and to see what each of the three
leaders did individually.
"Europe After World War Two (1949)." diercke.com. Diercke International. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
This website displays how Europe was divided up after World War II and gives
information about what immediately followed. This helped us to understand why these
leaders wanted to reunite Europe and defeat the spread of communism.
Margaret Thatcher. biography.com. A&E Networks Television, Web. 04 Jan. 2015.
We used this source to find photos of Margarets family. It was also used to learn about
her life for the background section of our website.
Margaret Thatcher. historylearningsite.co.uk. History Learning Site. Web. 01. Jan 2015.

We used this source to learn about Margaret Thatchers life for the background and
leadership sections on our website.
"Miller Center." American President: Ronald Wilson Reagan: Life Before the Presidency.
millercenter.org. Miller Center. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
This source helped us to see what Ronald Reagans childhood was like and it provided us
with useful background information.
"North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)." Compton's by Britannica. Britannica Online for
Kids. Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 4 Feb. 2015.
We used this source to provide background information about the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
Pisa, Nick. "How the Iron Lady Granted Pope Benedict XVI an Audience in Rome."
dailymail.co.uk. Associated Newspapers, Web. 16 Jan. 2015.
This source provided us with a picture of two leaders for our home page.
"Pope John Paul II." truechristianity.info. The Christian Portal, Mar. 2013. Web. 03 Jan. 2015.
We used this website to show a quote by Mikhail Gorbachev, who showed a fondness for
the Pope, about how there would not have been any action if Pope John Paul II was not
the excellent leader that he is.
"Ronald Reagan." biography.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 10 Dec. 2014.
This source provided us with background information about Reagan and what he did
before his presidency.
"Ronald Reagan and Executive Power | From Heartland to Hollywood." reagan.civiced.org. We
the People, the Citizen and the Constitution. Web. 18 Jan. 2015.
This source provided information about Reagan's background and presidency.
"Search Results Chronology." margaretthatcher.org. Margaret Thatcher Foundation. Web. 04
Jan. 2015. <http://www.margaretthatcher.org/chronology/results.asp?imp=1i&pg=7>.
We used this source to gather background information about Margaret Thatcher.
"What Is Communism?" allaboutphilosophy.org. All About. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.
This website explained to us what communism actually was. It helped us to understand
why the world leaders felt the way they did about communism. We used this to find
communism in our glossary.