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World Report International: Second Anniversary of the Peace Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the African country of Angola two years after a peace treaty ended years of war. Find out about the people, their standard of living, economy, and challenges faced. Were they still struggling? What then were the prospects for...
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New York Times

New York Times: Huge Suicide Blast Demolishes u.n. Headquarters in Baghdad

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Journalists Dexter Filkins and Richard A. Oppel Jr. describe the August 19, 2003 bombing of UN Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. (August 20, 2003) [2 pages]
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Modern Faith

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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Construction of the Cutty Sark and the War Moncton

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit shows the building of a schooner, Cutty Sark, and a steamer, War Moncton, by the New Brunswick Shipbuilding Company after the First World War. All stages of the ships' construction are documented in this photographic...
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BBC

Bbc News: Fragile Peace in Nagorno Karabakh

For Students 9th - 10th
An article describing conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh ten years after the end of a bloody civil war in which Nagorno-Karabakh attempted to break away from Azerbaijan. So far the country of Nagorno-Karabakh is unrecognized by the world's...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Stepanova, the Results of the First Five Year Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered what came before Photoshop? After the First World War, artists in Germany and the Soviet Union began to experiment with photomontage, the process of making a composite image by juxtaposing or mounting two or more...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Giuseppe Garibaldi

For Students 9th - 10th
Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 - June 2, 1882) was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and had to flee Italy after a failed insurrection. He then...