This resource introduces students to the world of money with this online tutorial. Each unit has its' own online quiz. Brave the desert, climb mountains and dodge alligators while you explore everything there is to know about earning,...

Russian Life offers this article that analyzes Khrushchev and his de-Stalinization policies during the 1950s and 1960s.

The Federal Reserve announced that it is committing up to $800 billion to help unfreeze credit for homebuyers, consumers and small businesses. Specific details are included within the article.

A look at some of the promises made by President George W. Bush that were not met or kept with respect to the American economy.

This World Bank Group site offers a glossary of terms used in World Bank data and information.

In addition to providing detailed information about the cheetah, Animal Diversity Web also offers a wealth of pictures, specimens, and classification information for detailed study.

This is an animated resource that lists countries that have joined the European Union. Includes dates and maps of the countries.

Comprehensive AP Human Geo learning module explains industrialization and development as two separate entities and examines the benefits and consequences of industry in developing countries.

This site gives information about the economy of the Central American country of Guatemala. It also discusses development and World Bank projects there.

The USA unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high in August 2009 even though the jobless rate improved. These rates are based on a survey of households while the payroll estimate comes from a survey of employers. This may explain why...

This unit chronicles the paths taken by various explorers for delivery of commodities and religion which led to the migration of people and an onslaught of disease. Particular attention is paid to The Silk Road, The Turquoise Road, and...

In this lesson plan, students interpret data tables from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compare national and local unemployment data.

Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...

Using the website federalbudget.com, students research information about the federal budget. Includes questions and links to other budget websites.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the United Farm Workers and the Delano Grape Strike.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the polio epidemic and vaccine.

Read about President Lyndon Johnson's vision for the Great Society. See how the programs instituted were focused on lifting the poor from poverty, especially African Americans. Included were laws to increase civil rights and voting...

This homepage provides many links to articles concerning the history of the working-class in Australia.

William Morey explains the tension between the Roman aristocracy, the patricians, and the plebeians with the establishment of the Republic. The First Secession of the plebeians brings some relief.

Read this transcript of the testimony of Yale Professer William Graham Sumner speaking before a committee of the House of Representatives in 1878. His contention was that even with the thread of depression, it was in business' best...

An article by NAACP executive secretary, Walter White, discusses the eight reasons he saw for the Chicago Race Riots in July, 1919. He goes into great detail to support these causes.

World news headlines in English with Arabic introductions and target vocabulary words, with vocabulary help in Arabic. Students can also listen to an English language broadcast of the story. Very handy site for upper level...

In just two years, the government debt crisis that began in Greece had infected all of Europe - and maybe soon, the world. Now the nations of the euro zone face a stark choice - repair the currency block at great cost or dissolve the...

Explains what a wildfire is, what causes them, how they behave, their impact, how to fight them, and how to prevent them.