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A Monument for Marine Conservation
Students explore the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to discover what's there and pick up clues as to how people have both harmed and helped the native habitats. They study another protected area and see how to balance conservation efforts...
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Troop Surge vs. Redeployment
Students explore American foreign policy regarding the war in Iraq. In this Iraq debate lesson, students examine videos and documents about the pros and cons of keeping American troops in Iraq.
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Chapter 28 – The 1980s
In this U.S. history worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages describing 1980's America and respond to 49 short answer questions.
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The President and the Press ~ FDR's First Press Conference: March 1933
Students consider that many presidential aides now speak "off the record," in essence conveying a message from the president. They examine why most Presidents have fewer press conferences the deeper they get into their terms of office.
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Breaking News English: No WMD in Iraq
In this English worksheet, students read "No WMD in Iraq," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Students Directed Learning
High schoolers engage in a lesson which facilitates their learning about the history of the American presidency. They create their own lessons based on C-SPAN's American Presidents Timeline poster.
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Contemporary Immigration Lesson Plan
Young scholars research contemporary immigrations of Africans to the United States. They investigate the laws and regulations of immigration and the impact of immigration on the nation.
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Nrdc :Rewriting the Rules: The Bush Administration's Environmental Record
This site outlines the president's environmental policy. Site primarily focuses on Bush and his policies towards the national parks. Report can be downloaded in pdf form from the right side of the page.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Presidency of George W. Bush
September 11, 2001 occurred in the early days of George W. Bush's administration and set the tone for his presidency. Study his domestic and foreign policy by reading the following summary, answering critical thinking questions, and...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Presidency of George Bush
This site has information about the election and presidency of George H.W. Bush. Links within the text go to other pages with information.
University of Maryland
Voices of Democracy: George W. Bush, Second Inaugural Address (20 January 2005)
Complete text of the Second Inaugural Address by George W. Bush in 2005 along with an interpretive essay that examines the ways that President George W.Bush's Second Inaugural Address reflected the assumptions of the Bush Doctrine, ideas...
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Groups Urge Bush to Keep Steel Tariffs
This is an article by the Pittsburgh Times about groups that are trying to persuade the Bush Administration from revoking the controversial steel tariffs. A great article that describes how the tariffs are a way to help the ailing...
New York Times
New York Times: Times Topics: George W. Bush
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times chronicles the presidency of George W. Bush through news articles, video, timelines, etc. An excellent and comprehensive source of resources and information.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Introducing President George W. Bush!
Interesting and easy-to-read biography on George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. Written at the time of his first election as president.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Foreign Policy of the George W. Bush Administration
Very thorough encyclopedia entry on George W. Bush's foreign policy.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Domestic Policy of George W. Bush Administration
Encyclopedia summary of different aspects of George W. Bush's domestic policy.
New York Times
New York Times: George W. Bush: Economic Policy
[Free Registration/Login Required] A search of the New York Times and Bush's economic policy has given us a number of news articles.
New York Times
New York Times: Topics: George W. Bush: Medicare
[Free Registration/Login Required] If you are researching George W. Bush and Medicare, this New York Times page is a great site for news stories on those topics.
New York Times
New York Times: Times Topics: Laura Bush
[Free Registration/Login Required] This page, updated daily, has numerous news articles about First Lady Laura Bush.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Presidency of George Bush
Outline of the presidency of George H.W. Bush as part of a section on Conservatism and a New World Order, offers a brief discussion of President Bush's election and administrative policy.
A&E Television
History.com: American Presidents: George W. Bush
This easy-to-navigate site has George W. Bush's biography, a timeline of events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, the transcript of one of his speeches, and more.
CNN
Cnn: Bush's State of the Union Speech 2006
Provided is the complete text of President Bush's State of the Union address given on January 31st, 2006.
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George Bush Presidential Library Foundation: Cold War Dare
A Cold War strategy game where you must make critical decisions about how much the United States should support the burgeoning democratic movement in Eastern Europe at the risk of provoking the ire of the Soviet Union. Has three levels...
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The Hindu: Bush Vows to End Corporate Corruption
Article conveys and analyzes the George W. Bush administration's position on corporate corruption. Includes quotes from George W. Bush as well as plans to re-instore investor confidence.