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Choices Program, Brown University

The Choices Program: History and Current Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This page engages students in international issues. Curricular resources and instructional programs bring international public policy to life. Students engage in research and high-level thinking activities that revolve around what is in...
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PBS

Pbs: Over a Barrel

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the importance of the concentration of oil in the Middle East to world politics. Read the backgrounder by Charles Krause before reading this transcript of Online Newshour.
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BBC

Bbc: Profile: Ibrahim Jaafari

For Students 9th - 10th
A spokesman for Islamic Daawa Party, Jaafari emerged as post war Iraq's new prime minister. (4/7/05)
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Baghdad Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides a description of the alliance between Turkey, Great Britain, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and the United States named the Baghdad Pact, and made during the Cold War. Links are provided for additional information.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Rules of Engagement: The Geneva Convention (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson in which students examine the agreements stipulated by the 1949 Geneva convention. They then assess if the Iraqi media's use of POW images is or is not contrary to the tenets of the convention. Students will also discuss the...
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Afghanistan, Iraq: Two Wars Collide

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the United States' war on terror in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Ibrahim Jaafari on Iraq's Election Day, 30 January

For Students 9th - 10th
A spokesman for Islamic Daawa Party, Jaafari emerged as post war Iraq's new prime minister. 4/7/05
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BBC

Bbc News: Saddam Mocks Accusers in Court

For Students 9th - 10th
A British account of Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in court on July 1, 2004 to face charges that he gassed Kurds and committed other crimes.
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CNN

Cnn: Reactions of an American Journalist

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by a CNN reporter on her reactions to Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in court on July 1, 2004.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Profile Tariq Aziz

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative, concise biography of Tariq Aziz, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister. There are also links to other Iraqi leaders.
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NBC

Msnbc: 8 u.s. Troops Charged With Murder

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the charges against the eight men and tells where they are currently being held. Analyzes what could possibly happen to them if they are convicted. (June 2006)
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Toward a New Millennium

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the United States and the world on the cusp of the 21st century.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Howard Zinn

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Howard Zinn, an American historian and social activist born Aug. 24, 1922, Brooklyn, N.Y. .
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Saddam Hussein Insists That the Gulf War Was a Victory for Iraq

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News provides a descriptive profile of the Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein (dated January 2001). Content includes an examination of his rise to power, his autocratic style of leadership, his two judgement errors of invading Iran in...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Soviet Reaction to Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fordham University provides a great alternative perspective of the Baghdad Pact and the Central Treaty Organization. This is a statement given by the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Security in the Near and Middle...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Operation Desert Storm

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource features interesting facts, a timeline of dates and events, list of battles, and other information on Operation Desert Storm.
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A Mural Adorns a Playroom at Fort Hood's Gold Star Family Support Center.

For Students 9th - 10th
Shoemaker High School in Killeen, Texas, has strong ties to the Iraq war. This "All Things Considered" report explores those ties and how the Iraq conflict has deeply affected the school community.
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Bin Laden & Al Qaeda

For Students 9th - 10th
Former adviser to President Bush criticizes the war in Iraq, war on terror, and events following September 11 in this March, 2004, report. Also find links to interactive resources, video, and other news articles.
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Japanese Soldier at Troops Base in Samawa, South of Baghdad 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the Japanese role in Iraq and also explains the Japanese people's thoughts on the war. Explains why the Japanese government decided to leave Iraq in 2006.
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Digital History

Digital History: September 11, 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., including information on Osama bin Laden's background, the formation of Al Qaeda, the attacks themselves, the US response, civil liberties and national...
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Other

U. S. Air Force: General Richard B. Myers

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides information at the life and career of General Richard B. Myers.
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BBC

Bbc News: Baghdad: Mapping the Violence

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated map of Baghdad shows the parts of the city as it is bombed by date from 2003 to 2007,a running tally of people killed in specific areas, and the ethnic divisions in the city.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Military Women (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the history and status of women in the U.S. military and their roles in the war in Iraq with this "NewsHour" lesson plan. Calls for students to examine their personal feelings as well as national policy about women serving in the...
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Iraqis in the Streets of Najaf

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the chaotic circumstances surrounding Najaf as militants clash in this holy city. 8/27/04

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