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BBC

Bbc News: Q&a: Sudan's Darfur Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News answers questions regarding the conflict in Darfur from the beginning in 2003 through 2007 peacemaking attempts.
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Other

Armenian History

For Students 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive look at Armenian history written by an Armenian so expect some partiality. Use the table of contents to navigate the site. Pictures illustrate every section and a glossary is included.
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Other

Armenian History

For Students 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive look at Armenian history written by an Armenian so expect some partiality. Use the table of contents to navigate the site. Pictures illustrate every section and a glossary is included.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Deportations

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, gives an account of the forcible resettlement of over 1.5 million people by Stalin during and after WWII. Considered to be one of the most drastic genocidal acts by human...
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Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: The Retrospective History of Guatemala

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of Guatemala's history that covers the chronology of Guatemala's 36-Year Civil War to topics like the genocidal war in Colombia that paralleled Guatemalan atrocities.
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Curated OER

The History Place:rwanda 1994

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed article that examines the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994 killing over 800,000 people.
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Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: Hartford Web Pub.: Pre Columbian Hispaniola

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the Arawak and Taino Indians on the island of Hispaniola. Read about their lifestyle, housing, dress, food, and religion.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Current Events and Social Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
This course outline offers resources for studying controversial social issues of both the present and past.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Jewish Population of Europe in 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing in statistical form the devastating effects of the Holocaust on the Jewish population and the flight of Jewish refugees during and after World War II in post-war Europe.
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: War Crime Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative encyclopedia article describing the trials of major war criminals of World War Two. Most of these trials took place before representatives of the Allied powers known as the International Military Tribunal although some of the...
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The History Place

The History Place: Statistics of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from The History Place has a chart with the number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This site is disturbing its apparent accuracy of the Jewish slaughter.
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The History Place

The History Place: Auschwitz Today

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place provides a virtual slide show of photos taken from a walking tour of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp.
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CNN

Cnn: Defiant Saddam Rejects Court & Charges

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of Saddam Hussein's first appearance in court on July 1, 2004 to fact his accusers. He claimed that he is still the legal president of Iraq and believes the court has no authority to try him.
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CNN

Cnn: Transcript of Saddam Proceeding

For Students 9th - 10th
The actual transcript of the verbal interactions between Saddam Hussein and the judge on July 1, 2004 at his first appearance in Court. He claims to be the president of Iraq.
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BBC

Bbc News: Saddam Fights Back in Court

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by British journalist John Simpson on his reaction to seeing and hearing Saddam Hussein in his first court appearance on July 1, 2001.
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BBC

Bbc: Iraqi Press Reactions to Trial of Saddam Hussein

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of excerpts taken from various Iraqi newspapers on their reaction to Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in an Iraqi court on July 1, 2004.
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BBC

Bbc News: Saddam Trial Head Vows Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with Salam Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, which is trying Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other charges. The article also gives details on Saddam Hussein's first court appearance on July 1, 2004.
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BBC

Bbc News: British Iraqis Celebrate Saddam Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
The article discusses the reactions of Iraqi citizens living in Great Britain to Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in an Iraqi court room on July 1, 2004.
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PBS

Pbs: Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to the documentary about Auschwitz, the infamous World War II concentration camp. Includes biographies, glossary, timelines and historically significant photos.
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PBS

Pbs: Hopes on the Horizon: Rwanda

For Students 9th - 10th
A companion website to a documentary on the rise of pro-democracy movements in Rwanda during the 1990s.
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Other

Master of Death: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the Nazi leader, Reinhard Heydrich, including a number of pictures of Heydrich and victims of the Holocaust.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Images have power-they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.
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BBC

Bbc: Crushing Iraq's Human Mosaic

For Students 9th - 10th
An insightful look at the troubling fate of small minority groups in Iraq often overlooked by the world. Includes e-mailed comments from members of Iraqi minority groups. (July, 2007)
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Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations: Darfur's Peace Process

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives insight into and a review of the ongoing tragedy in Darfur and the attempts to solve it. You can click on "Related Materials" to get more information.

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