Michigan State University
Michigan State University: United States History Since 1920: Truman Loyalty Oath, 1947
In March, 1947, President Truman issued an executive order requiring that all Federal employees take a loyalty oath swearing loyalty to the United States. This was a time of fear of Communists and the Soviet Union. Read the entire...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Global Edge: United Kingdom: Introduction
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the island country of the United Kingdom in Western Europe.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Global Edge: United States: Introduction
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the United States in North America.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Global Edge: United Arab Emirates : Introduction
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Lets Net: Ellis Island Unit
The Ellis Island Unit focuses on immigration, ethnicity, and cultural backgrounds. It will provide students opportunity to explore their individual heritage through primary and secondary research techniques and share the results of their...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Founding of the Last 'Colonies'
Essay on the last mass emigration of Dutch citizens from the Netherlands in 1800s who came for economic and religious reasons and settled in Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50
This clickable map of the United States gives students access to research information from history and tourism to attractions and famous historic figures.
Other
Detroit Institute of Arts: Homepage
The Detroit Institute of Arts is the fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States, with over 60,000 works. Individual artworks may be viewed in "Collections". Areas include Asian art, African, Oceanic, and New World art, ancient...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Lake Agassiz, 1911
A map of the Laurentide era glacial Lake Agassiz in the present day region of the northern United States and southern Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The lake was present during the last glacial period, and covers an area larger...