Eighth graders explore antisemitism and propaganda and stereotypes. They make connections to current-day antisemitism, racism, prejudice and bigotry.

Learners discuss that governments exist for many purposes. They describe that governments maintain social order, provide public services, provide national security, manage conflict, establish justice, and manage resources.

Young scholars use a topographical map to plan a route from Doknner Summit to Truckee, then compare it to the route selected by Theodore Judah.

Fourth graders write an expository paper using notes taken during a field trip or a guest speaker.

In this literacy worksheet, students use the created resources for further progress towards knowledge. The sheet is a teacher's guide for creating student resources.

In these Roman emperor worksheets, students read short descriptions and study several time lines to learn about Roman Emperors. Students learn about Roman history in throughout the activity.

For this extraordinary lives worksheet, students answer questions about David Platonoff's Russian grandmother. Students answer 17 questions.

In this English activity, students read "Brazil Votes on Gun Ban," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

In this ESL worksheet, students read the given article and its presented vocabulary throughout.  Students respond to 51 short answer, matching, true/false, and fill in the blank questions.    

Students use the National Archives to researcj cout coduments related to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Understand the evolution of the law of war dating back to Mesopotamia in 3100 B.C. Recognize what justifies war.

Text of the declaration of war which brought the United States into the War of 1812.

In this activity, students will learn about Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. They will learn that the force required to move a book is proportional to the weight of the book. Engineers use this relationship to determine how much force they...

Content includes the full text of Franklin D. Roosevelt's message to Congress on December 11, 1941, declaring war against Germany.

On September 1, 1939, Germany attacked Poland. Hours later, Neville Chamberlain spoke to the members of the House of Commons. The gist of the speech was preparing Britain for war.

A transcript of many of the proceedings in the House of Representatives in 1941 leading the U.S. into World War II. Also includes declarations of war by the Axis powers.

The text of a letter from Count Helmuth von Moltke, Chief of the General Staff of the German army, in 1880, to Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, an international law expert. Moltke wrote the letter in response to examining a handbook on war...

Site gives the documents of the hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Seventieth Congress on The General Pact for the Renunciation of War signed at Paris as well as the text of the Kellogg-Briand Pact.

This site contains the text of the papers that Germany signed to accept defeat, ending World War II in Europe. It also includes the text of President Harry S. Truman's proclamation of the end of the war in Europe.

Humanitarian Law in an international law serving to protect human life and dignity for all in times of conflict. This guide provides articles, cases, videos, interactive projects and much more to deepen student's understanding of the law...

The source documents of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, September 12, 1945, are provided at this site from the University of Oklahoma.

Outline explaining and analyzing the USSR's declaration of war on Japan.

In this passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook, you read about the influence of the military in choosing four emperors in one year.

Find the reasoning behind the War Powers Act, passed over President Nixon's veto in 1973. Presidential actions taken during the Vietnam War were the impetus for Congress to make a declaration of war more codified. See the times...