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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Malcom Mc Lean

For Students 9th - 10th
While his name is relatively unknown today, this North Carolina trucker invented container shipping, a method now indispensable to the modern world of global trade.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Canine Courage

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about rescue dogs used to find people after the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: u.s. Attacked; Hijacked Jets Destroy Twin Towers and Hit Pentagon

For Students 7th - 8th
In this article, N.R. Kleinfield reports on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The article focuses on the destruction of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City after they were hit by two hijacked passenger jets....
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Other

Cambridge University Press: Palm Oil

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the origins of, European demand for, and the devlopment of modern-day global trade of palm oil.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 3)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S. government policies have also had a considerable impact on the development of transport as we know it today. For this series of three lessons, the...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: What Was Flight 93's Target?

For Students 9th - 10th
When the plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field on September 11, it was 20 minutes flying time from the nation's capital. On the morning of September 11, 2001, 46 minutes into United Airlines Flight 93, a nonstop flight from Newark, New...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Circassians

For Students 9th - 10th
The Circassians are a people indigenous to the northwestern Caucasus who are also found today as minority communities in four Middle Eastern countries: Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Israel. They call themselves "Adyge," the term...
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Curated OER

Etc: Slavery and Slave Trade, 1830 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States during the period of 1850 to 1850 showing the effects of slavery, the slave trade, and the abolition movement on territorial development. The map uses colored patterns to indicate the areas and phases of...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Slavery and the Slave Trade, 1830 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States during the period of 1850 to 1850 showing the effects of slavery, the slave trade, and the abolition movement on territorial development. The map uses colored patterns to indicate the areas and phases of...
Graphic
Curated OER

Anti Slavery International: Slave Trade: Captured African People

For Students 9th - 10th
Depiction of the Transatlantic slave trade.
Lesson Plan
Utah State University

Teacher Link: Globalization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is an excellent unit concerning globalization. It contains a great deal of background information about globalization, links to other websites, balanced views, questions, and activities. The goals and content are clear and the...
Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: European Union

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an animated resource that lists countries that have joined the European Union. Includes dates and maps of the countries.
Website
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by Michigan State University, this comprehensive directory has a "strong emphasis on regional trade and statistics resources." A great source for news on world-wide business.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Killing Fields

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text the problems created for African elephants by the ivory trade. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in identifying explicit information.
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: Globalization

For Students 9th - 10th
Reduced barriers to trade and communication across international boundaries have changed politics, culture, and economics across the globe.
Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Presidency of Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive history of Reagan's administration including information on his presidential campaign, domestic policies, foreign policies, and domestic and international events of his presidency.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Marketplace: Doing Business in Afghanistan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In May 2002, delegates from governments, international companies, and financial institutions met at a United Nations conference in Tehran to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's officials say that to create a viable...
Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Tanzania: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Tanzania is making attempts to improve its economy to help its citizens. Find out the major sources of income, the exports, and major trading partners. Information is from the U. S. State Dept. Background Notes.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 15: Macroeconomic Effects of Exchange Rate

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Differentiate among a floating exchange rate, a soft peg, a hard peg, and a merged currency; and Identify the trade-offs that come with a floating exchange rate, a soft...
Article
Institute for Policy Studies

Fpif: Colombia's Role in International Drug Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Foreign Policy in Focus discusses Colombia's long term role in the trafficking of drugs around the world.
Website
Other

U.s. Small Business Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the homepage for the SBA, or Small Business Administration.
Activity
BBC

Bbc News: Country Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Find full profiles of countries around the globe including history, politics, economic background, and more. Audio and video clips are also available.
Article
Other

Great Courses Daily: What Caused the Great Depression? Exploring the Smoot Hawley Tariff

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a concise explanation of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, why it was passed and how it affected the economy of the United States and ultimately the world.
Article
CNN

Cnn: Eyad Ismoil Gets 240 Years, $10 Million Fine

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about Ismoil, who "helped the alleged mastermind of the bomb attack, Ramzi Yousef, load the bomb into a truck the day before the bombing."

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