Other
World Vision International
The official homepage for the relief agency World Vision International. Students will find information on world crisis spots and on displaced people and refugees.
Other
Operation Blessing Relief and Development Corporation
International relief and development organization that strives to combat hunger, deprivation and physical affliction for those in need.
Other
Magnum Photos: Pakistan: Action Aid: Earthquake Relief Efforts, 2005
Images by photojournalist Chris Steele-Perkins showing the devastation in Pakistan after the October 2005 earthquake. He was sent to the quake zone by ActionAid to document the aftermath of the disaster.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
The Berlin Airlift: June 27, 1948 to May 12, 1949
This site offers an abundance of information about the Berlin Airlift. Along with general information, the site includes vocabulary related to the Berlin Airlift, and follow questions about the information presented.
Other
Verge Magazine: Global Heroes
Meet Canadians from several walks of life who are working to improve conditions in third world countries. Included are individual profiles and stories.
BBC
Bbc: The Story of Africa: The Missionaries
This article talks about the presence of European missionaries in 19th century Africa. It mentions the efforts of David Livingstone to try to suppress the slave trade. It offers examples of the humanitarian work done by other...
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Francis Cabot Lowell
This American industrial pioneer left as his legacy a manufacturing system, booming mill towns, and a humanitarian attitude toward workers.
Other
Wic Biography Index
This site lists biographies of Living Legacy Award recipients and other exceptional female humanitarians alphabetically.
Claremont Institute
Founding.com: Ronald Reagan
The content of a speech given by Ronald Reagan in 1964 where he talks about the fine power and economic balance a government must maintain when providing social and humanitarian services.
Other
United States Institute of Peace: Somalia: Ten Years Later (2004)
Ten years after American humanitarian intervention in Somalia the Somalis have yet to create a central government. This article examines the economic, social, and political trends, the collapse of the state, and the three-phase framework...
BBC
Bbc News: Somalia Nearing a 'Total Famine'
A brief account of Somalia's devastating direction toward famine. The country's people are starving yet humanitarian aid is not reaching them because of the Somali pirates hijacking ships in the region. (December 4, 2008)
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Carter
This site presents a picture of James Earl Carter the 39th President of the United States. AmericanPresident.org leads us through his early life to the present. President Carter still serves as a key humanitarian in the world today.
Other
Latino Sports Legends: Roberto Clemente
An excellent recount of Roberto Clemente's (1934-1972 CE) life work in baseball and his humanitarian accomplishments.
Other
Theundocumented.com: The Map of the Undocumented
In an effort to honor every life that has been lost on our borders, Coalicion de Derechos Humanos records the number of bodies that are recovered in the Sonoran Desert. View the map to read the names of those that died since 2000. Click...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Anger as Inspiration by Sami Awad
Sami Awad is the Founder and Director of The Holy Land Trust, a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, families and communities in the Middle East. The group identifies the cycle of violence as...
A&E Television
History.com: Muhammad Ali: Boxing Legend ... And 2 Time Grammy Nominee
In 1964, the fighter was up for the music honor for a comedy album. Twelve years later, he was nominated again. The accomplishments of Muhammad Ali are renowned: Olympic gold medalist, heavyweight boxing champion, humanitarian, civil...
A&E Television
History.com: The Apache Woman Warrior Who Helped Lead Resistance to European Invaders
A lesser-known warrior, Lozen, an Apache, or Nde, woman also resisted European domination. Known for her bravery, military prowess, and dedication to her people's safety during a tumultuous period in Apache history, Lozen was a warrior...
Other
Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Guatemala
Take a virtual field trip to Guatemala along with eight high school students from Atlanta and Chicago as they work with Guatemalan families to fight poverty.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The history, organization, activities and the emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are presented in this article.
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin: Chapter 20, Global Policy
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...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Dorothea Dix 1802 1887
Best know for her work with the mentally ill. Dorthea Dix also was very involved in the work of prison reform. Here, you can read her fascinating life story.
Digital History
Digital History: Three Theories Explaining Imperialism [Pdf]
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.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Center of the World: Teacher's Guide
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.
American University
American University: Case Study: Civil War in the Sudan: Resources or Religion?
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)