Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Newsmaker: Donald Rumsfeld

9th - 10th
Jim Lehrer's interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld from December 8, 2005, a week before the free elections in Iraq. This site has a transcript, audio and video of the interview that discusses the war in Iraq, media coverage...
Audio
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: George W. Bush: Address to Nation on Iraq War Progress

9th - 10th
George W. Bush gives a speech [16:38] on the progress of the War in Iraq on December 18, 2005, just days after free elections. On this site, find video, audio and text of the speech.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Beyond the War in Iraq the Humanitarian Crisis

9th - 10th
With Operation Iraqi Freedom over, and Saddam Hussein ousted, many Iraqis are left without proper food, shelter, water, and healthcare. In order to change this, humanitarian assistance is necessary. This NPR site addresses the...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: The War Behind Closed Doors

9th - 10th
Provides videos of the decisions that were made at the beginning of the war in Iraq and the decisions made to go to war. The videos are broken into sections so the user can view one section at a time.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: A Timeline of the Invasion of Iraq

9th - 10th
A timeline from March 6 to May 1, 2003, documenting the strategies, key battles, and turning points of Operation Iraqi Freedom, drawn from a documentary from PBS's Frontline is shared in this site. Includes Pres. Bush's much mistaken...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: The Invasion of Iraq Lesson Plans

9th - 10th
PBS'S Frontline offers teacher lesson plans based on their documentary "Invasion Of Iraq". Students will learn about the events leading up to the invasion, the war's major battles, situation on the ground as of 2004, opinions on the...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Iraq War's Effects Seen, Felt in High School's Halls

9th - 10th
Shoemaker High School in Killeen, Texas, has strong ties to the Iraq war. This "All Things Considered" report explores those ties and how the Iraq conflict has deeply affected the school community.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Iraq Central to War on Terror, Pm Tells Congress

9th - 10th
The Prime Minister of Iraq gives a speech before Congress in July, 2006.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Powell on the Second Gulf War

9th - 10th
General Colin Powell discusses post 9/11 diplomacy and how the United States came to the conclusion to take military action in Iraq. [7:40]