Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Wearing Away the Mountains
The Tennessee River Gorge outside Chattanooga is recognized as a protected biosphere reserve by the United Nations due to its immense proportion of species to acres. Understanding the formation of the gorge helps explain why so many...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Problems Facing Internally Displaced Persons Worldwide
Students use video segments from the PBS series Women, War & Peace, as well as information from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the United Nations to learn more about internally displaced populations.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Tour of Park Geology: Shoreline Geology
Learn about the National Parks that are located on a coast with this website. Website contains links to the 97 National Parks that include a shoreline.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: United States Army in the Korean War
This is a full-length book on the US Army involvement in the first year of the Korean War.
Scholastic
Scholastic: A Brief History of Women's Rights Movements
Find a history of the several movements that advocated for women's rights in voting, politics, and at work.
BBC
Bbc: Is Somalia Next for 'War on Terror'?
Analysis of whether or not Somalia will be the next breading ground for new terrorists. Covers what the United States may do but also the response from the new Islamic government. (6/2006)
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Line of June 4, 1967
Discusses the history of the demarcation lines between Israel and Syria--lines which in part caused the June War.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Un Partition Plan, September 1947
This authentic UN map depicts the political lines to be drawn to partition Palestine as established in 1947.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Israeli Population Statistics Table
A table sorting population demographics by religion, age, and urban centers.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Partition Plan
The background for creating a plan to partition Palestine, as well as the details of the plan itself and its effects are discussed.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: World War Ii
World War II was the second war to embattle the entire globe, lasting from 1939 to 1945. It not only witnessed the Holocaust and the nuclear bombings of Japan, but became the deadliest conflict in human history. This collection includes...
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
China News: Scholars Take Stock of the Korean War
If you are looking for a different perspective on the Korean War, this will work for you. This State Run site gives us the viewpoint of the Chinese and the North Koreans on the war. This is a good site to see how the other side of the...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Balfour Declaration 1917
Fardham University gives the text of the Balfour Declaration, which later was adopted and included in a UN Resolution.
CNN
Cnn: Powell Lays Out u.s. Case
CNN provides a detailed overview of Colin Powell's presentation to the U.N. Security Council on February 5, 2003. This presentation lays out the U.S. case against Iraq, pointing out Iraq's consistent lies and deception regarding U.N....
BBC
Bbc: Timeline: Iraq Weapons Inspections
BBC provides a comprehensive timeline of weapons inspections in Iraq from 1991 until 2002.
Other
Canby: History of Angkor
A comprehensive history of Angkor, the temples, and the rulers who built them over several centuries. There is a nice timeline showing what was built by whom.
Other
Genocide Education Project: Armenian Genocide Resource Library for Teachers
Resources for teaching about genocide, particularly the Armenian genocide.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Crisis in Sudan: Responding to Medical Emergencies
Investigate the medical nature of the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. Describe the nature of cholera, malaria, hepatitis E, Ebola and malnutrition, which have been of major concern to humanitarian aid personnel in this...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: The Iraq War (Students and Teachers)
This site provides coverage of the war with Iraq written for teens. Additional content includes student voices and forums.
Other
Peacekeeping: Suez Crisis
Canada was instrumental at providing peace in the Suez Canal crisis. This page chronicles the events before, during and after, with pictures and links to additional sites.
BBC
Bbc: Karadzic and Mladic: The Charges
This site provides the backdrop for basic understanding of the 2005 trial of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic on war crimes charges stemming from the incidents in the war in Bosnia- Hercegovina.
Read Works
Read Works: Countries Solve Problems
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, this short story helps students understand how countries solve problems. Questions that assess multiple reading skills are provided.
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Switzerland
The BBC features an overview on the wealthy European country of Switzerland including key facts, historical background, information on political leaders and the news media, and a timeline of key events. Also provides links to recent news...
BBC
Bbc: The Cold War: Korean War: China's Intervention
Chronicles the events beginning at General MacArthur's replacement by General Ridgway at the onset of China entering the Korean War. Highlights the Chinese air offense over the skies of South and North Korea.
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