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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: First Anniversary of the Alliance for Progress

For Students 9th - 10th
View President Kennedy's remarks on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress March 13, 1962 given to Latin American diplomats at the White House.
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Made From Media

Made From History: Europe in 1914 First World War Alliances Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
See actual illustrated maps form the time of World War I. On one side, see the dual alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary, and on the other, the Triple Entente between France, Russia, and Great Britain.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Texas Navy: The Yucatan Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
Read details about the Texas negotiations and alliance with the Yucatan rebels, who were also fighting the Mexican government. Includes a collection of primary texts: "Commodore Moore reports on the Yucatan cruise, December 1841,"...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: On the Alliance for Progress, 1961

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University contains the address made by JFK concerning the Alliance for Progress at a White House reception for Latin American diplomats and members of Congress.
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The Alliance for Technology Access: Homepage

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based resource centers, developers and vendors, affiliates, and associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with...
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Michigan Forest Resources Alliance (Mfra)

For Students 9th - 10th
Formed to "inform and educate the people of Michigan about the positive aspects of forest management," the MFRA provides numerous classroom resources, including its Tree program that visits classrooms to work directly with students and...
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Atheist Alliance International

For Students 9th - 10th
Online home of an association for atheist groups and individuals, with information about how the organization defines atheisn and access to news, publications, issues, and causes of concern.
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Alliance on Mental Illness: Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a concise page from NAMI describing depression, its causes and symptoms, statistics, treatment, and more.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War I Allies 1914 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Dig into the establishment of the Allies of World War I. Who was the Triple Entente? Who was the Triple Alliance? How early did nations begin aligning and how many changed things up as the war became the only answer?
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Thomas E. Watson

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Tom Watson, a Georgia reformer and congressman, who advocated the ideas of the Farmers' Alliance and eventually became a Populist Party leader. Includes picture.
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Other

Propaganda Postcards of the Great War: Central Powers During World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Celebrating the wartime alliance of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and the Kingdom of Bulgaria, this site contains information about the Central Powers Alliance in World War I. Contains...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: The Nazi Soviet Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the alliances that were forming between countries in the lead-up to the outbreak of World War II, the negotiations between Hitler and Mussolini, and the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact signed by Germany and Russia.
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Other

Alliance to Save Energy: Conservation for the Ages

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"In this project based lesson plan, young scholars learn about various types of energy and the need to conserve energy, write a children's story about saving energy, and read their energy books to elementary students."
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Alliance to Save Energy: Energy Efficiency Ambassadors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will research energy conservation devices and build a demonstration project incorporating a device.
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Milwaukee Public Museum: Indian Country: Menominee History

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down this site to the section on "Wars of the Midwest" to read about the Menominee tribe's alliance with the British and involvement in Tecumseh's pan-Indian alliance.
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The Alliance: Review of in Re Gault

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an easily understandable description of the 1967 U.S Supreme Court case involving Gerald Gault.
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The Coral Reef Alliance: Threats to Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
Water pollution, sedimentation, coastal development, destructive fishing practices, are but a few of the threats to coral reefs addressed on this thorough site.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: The Impact of the Bay of Pigs Invasion on Fidel Castro

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on how the Bay of Pigs invasion influenced the attitude of Fidel Castro towards Kennedy and the United States. Includes role play, discussion, and research. Students then write a letter from Nikita Krushchev to Fidel...
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Future Agricultures Consortium

For Students 9th - 10th
An Africa-based alliance of research organizations seeking to provide timely, high-quality and independent information and advice to improve agricultural policy and practice in Africa.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: World War Ii Wartime Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
History article describes the fragile relationship between the Soviet Union and the Allies during World War II.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Ottoman Empire Enters Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the factors that lead to the Ottoman Empire entering World War I on the side of the Central Powers.
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Other

Civil War Diplomacy: Cotton Diplomacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Confederacy's attempt to manipulate the supply of cotton to England in an attempt to gain England's support of its war effort. Written by Kinley Brauer, noted historian.
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University of California

The History Project: Ideas and Strategies of the Woman Suffrage Movement

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Although the campaign for Woman Suffrage in the United States began with the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, six decades later the leaders of the movement could claim victories in only four, sparsely-populated Western states, Colorado,...
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All4ed.org: Adolescents and Literacy: Reading for the 21st Century

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here's a good starting point for anyone undertaking an adolescent literacy initiative in his or her school. The 50 page report offers background on the importance of the issue, research findings, and practical information about school...

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