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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
The history, organization, activities and the emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are presented in this article.
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Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin: Chapter 20, Global Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article overviews how American foreign policy perspectives have changed over time. Learn how the media has provoked some of the changes, how media coverage during the Vietnam War, for example, influenced society's perspectives...
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Digital History

Digital History: Three Theories Explaining Imperialism [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about three theories of Imperialism and how actions by the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were driven by one or perhaps all three of the theories.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Center of the World: Teacher's Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will have an opportunity to create memorials at the World Trade Center site to commemorate the September 11th attacks. Come and check it out.
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American University

American University: Case Study: Civil War in the Sudan: Resources or Religion?

For Students 9th - 10th
An academic case study on the civil war in the Sudan that provides an especially comprehensive history of the conflict, with insightful analysis of the forces that then shaped the actions of the opposing sides. (Published 1997)
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Other

Ima World Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the IMA World Health, whose mission is to provide essential products and services for emergency, health and development programs of interest to members, which serve people in need without regard to ethnicity,...
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Other

Images of Hope: American Red Cross Posters, 1918 1951

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit of American Red Cross posters from 1918 to 1951, with text about the artists, and the use of the poster.
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Other

Hope Worldwide

For Students 9th - 10th
International charity organization serving the poor worldwide with health, education, children's, senior, global outreach, and employment programs. Find a number of articles detailing their successes.
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Other

Action Aid International

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about poverty stricken countries and regions throughout the world, along with information about how to help.
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Other

International Relief Teams

For Students 9th - 10th
This international relief organization is "dedicated to organizing volunteer teams to provide medical and non-medical assistance to the victims of disaster and profound poverty worldwide".
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Other

Concern Usa: Worldwide

For Students 9th - 10th
"Non-denominational, voluntary organization committed to the relief, assistance and advancement of peoples in need in less developed areas of the world."
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Other

Operation Give

For Students 9th - 10th
Operation Give gives aid to civilians in combat zones, as well as providing services to US military personnel who are deployed to war zones.
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Oxfam

Oxfam: Ethiopia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the anti-poverty efforts of the international aid agency Oxfam in Ethiopia, as well as general facts and information about the people and environment in Ethiopia, in this Oxfam country profile page.
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Oxfam

Oxfam: Ghana

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the international aid agency, Oxfam's, anti-poverty efforts in Ghana, as well as an overview of facts and information on the people and geography of Ghana.
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Oxfam

Oxfam: India

For Students 9th - 10th
An international aid agency to eradicate poverty presents information on its efforts in India as well as general facts and information about the people and geography of India.
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Oxfam

Oxfam: Pakistan

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents information on efforts in Pakistan as well as facts and information about the people and geography of Pakistan.
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Other

Ird: International Relief and Development

For Students 9th - 10th
IRD's mission is to provide tools and resources to impoverished countries to reduce their suffering and to increase their self-sufficiency.
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Oxfam

Oxfam: Afghanistan

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents information about their efforts to rid Afghanistan of poverty and an overview of facts and history on the central Asian nation.
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Oxfam

Oxfam: Bosnia

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents an overview of aid efforts to combat poverty in Bosnia as well as general information on history, geography, people, society, the environment and more.
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Other

Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit organization that helps to raise money to send to organizations that will feed the hungry in the United States.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Rwanda: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Rwanda has suffered the horror of genocide. Read how this has affected the country and how the country is recovering from its recent history. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Other

Children's Hunger Relief Fund

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit organization dedicated to feeding the impoverished and hungry children across the globe.
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Other

Food for the Poor

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit organization that "provides food, housing, healthcare, education, water projects, mirco-enterprise development assistance and emergency relief to the poorest of the poor".
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Other

Global Health Council

For Students 9th - 10th
World's largest alliance for improving global health. Non-profit organization.

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