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Library of Congress

Loc: Herblock's Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Historically significant collection of political cartoons featuring U.S. Presidents from Library of Congress online teacher-student resources.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of the u.s. Becoming Free Webisode 16

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at contemporary American history from the administration of Richard Nixon to Sept. 11, 2001.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Georgia on My Mind

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart uses Activote to engage students in learning geographical facts about Georgia. It also contains maps of Georgia and its location and has pictures of Atlanta and Jimmy Carter
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270 To Win

270towin: 1976 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1976 won by Jimmy Carter, the first president elected from the Deep South since Zachary Taylor in 1848.
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PBS

Pbs: Inflation, Stagflation, and Deregulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Comments on the economy during the Carter administration that speak to the deregulation of the airlines.
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Other

The Odyssey: Us Trek: Ultimate Anti Americanism: The Iran Hostage Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis told from the viewpoint of an Iranian family caught up in the revolution.
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CNN

Cnn: Timeline of Iran in the 20th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN offers a good timeline covering Iran's history in the last century. Includes lots of information on the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
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CNN

Cnn: The Reagan Years: Inside the White House

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site provides you with brief explanations of the US in 1980, the 1980 presidential election and assorted topics of Reagan's presidency including the assassination attempt, the...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Foreign Woes

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the one bright spot in President Carter's administration's handling of foreign affairs, and find out about the several events that caused challenges to American dominance in the world.
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BBC

Bbc: Tehran Hostage Rescue Mission Fails

For Students 9th - 10th
A short synopsis of the top-secret rescue mission ordered by Carter to free the Americans held hostage in Iran.
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Other

Statues and Monuments in Georgia

For Students 3rd - 5th
Provides a list of various statues and monuments found in Georgia. Click on one and see a picture and brief description of each.
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University of Maryland

Howard County History Labs: The Iran Hostage Crisis [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using primary source material, students will analyze how foreign policy decisions affect the public's opinion of U.S. Presidents.
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A&E Television

History.com: The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...
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A&E Television

History.com: The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...
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Arlington Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery: Hyman George Rickover

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery provides some biographical information about Hyman George Rickover, United States Navy Admiral, along with pictures of his meeting President Carter and his headstone.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Anwar Al Sadat

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of Anwar al-Sadat. Site contains photographs and links to further information.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).
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Other

Hellenic Resources Network: Helsinki Final Act 1975

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary document is a copy of the Helsinki Agreements of 1975 which recognized the borders in central and Eastern Europe that were set up since the end of WWII. They show the acceptance of the Soviet influence in Eastern Europe. and...
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White House Historical Association

The White House Historical Association: The Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete biographies and photos of all past presidents.
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US Department of State

Us Department of State: Archive: Salt Ii Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II) signed at Vienna on June 18, 1979.
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US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: The History of the Salt Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of the US - USSR negotiations to limit the production and use of nuclear weapons. (1979)
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US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: Decades of Change: 1960 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of the rise of cultural and ethnic pluralism that took place in America between 1960 -1980 causing major social change. Included were such movements as civil rights, women, Latino, Native-American, counterculture,...
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Yale University

Avalon Project: Camp David Accords; September 17, 1978

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Camp David Accords with hypertext links to relevant documents.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Sickened Economy

For Students 5th - 8th
The U.S. economy in the 1970s staggered and fell in the 1970s. Read about the reasons for the depressed economy marked by high inflation and high unemployment.

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