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Black Past

Black Past: Powell, Colin

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry gives an overview of Colin Powell's life, including his military career and his appointment as Secretary of State.
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Black Past

Black Past: Rice, Condoleezza

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry gives a very concise overview of Condoleezza Rice's professional life, leading up to her being named Secretary of State in George W. Bush's cabinet.
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Washington Post: At West Point, Obama Talks National Security Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th
President Obama addresses the graduates at West Point's military academy in May 2010.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Susan Rice

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Susan Rice, an American public official and foreign policy analyst who served as a member of the National Security Council (1993-97), assistant secretary of state for African affairs...
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Federation of American Scientists: Eliminating Threat From Ballistic Missiles

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcript of National Security Decision Directive 85, issued by the Reagan administration in 1983, which formally declares the administration's intention to pursue the research and development of defensive systems-the Strategic...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Teapot Dome Scandal

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts and information on the Teapot Dome Scandal that involved national security, oil companies, and corruption.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Condoleezza Rice

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and career of Condoleezza Rice, an American educator and politician, who served as national security adviser and secretary of state to U.S. Pres. George W. Bush.
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US Senate

U.s. Senate: Robert Wagner: A Featured Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical essay on Robert F. Wagner, author of the Social Security Act and the Wagner Labor Act.
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US National Archives

Nara: Treasures of Congress: Old Age Revolving Pensions

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides information about an idea that led to Social Security--Dr. Francis E. Townsend's plan (the Townsend Plan), which allotted monthly stipend for retired elderly. Click on the...
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Construction Worker and Utah National Guard Help Build Wall Along Mexico Border

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article describes the Secure Fence Act of 2006 and the reactions of Mexico.
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Stanford University

Stanford Report: Condoleezza Rice Commencement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the full text of Condoleezza Rice's commencement address to the 2002 graduating class at Stanford University. Speech is titled "Acknowledge that you have an obligation to search for the truth."
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Domestic Challenges

For Students 5th - 8th
The American soldiers returning from World War I had a huge impact on the economy. Read about President Truman's domestic policies and find out about the surprise of the election of 1948.
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The College Board

College Board: Ap u.s History Ubranization [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By 1900, America had become an urban nation in its dominant tone, in its economy and work, and in its culture and aspiration as well as its demography. Gradually-and then seemingly suddenly-cities emerged as the focal points of the...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: African American Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores Black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. Content includes the work of abolitionists in the first half of the nineteenth century, depictions of the long journey...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Mapping Chicago and the Midwest, 1688 to 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning resource uses maps to tell the early history of Chicago and the Midwest and explores how nations use maps to secure control of a region.
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President Bush With Condoleezza Rice and Other Advisers

For Students 9th - 10th
This profile is from September of 2001 and provides a European view of Condoleeza Rice early in her tenure as National Security Advisor to George W. Bush.
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Thales Group: Digital Dividends: The Positive Effects of Id Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a pro-business perspective on the adoption of digital identification of citizens by governments around the world. It looks at how governments can better serve their citizens by using this technology, its economic...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Usa Patriot Act

For Students 9th - 10th
The USA Patriot Act is an anti-terrorism law allowing federal officials greater authority in tracking and intercepting communications. The acronym 'U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T.' stands for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Tule Lake Segregation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The largest Japanese American internment camp, it also had the highest security and stayed open longest, even after World War II. The Redress movement in the 1980s and pilgrimages to Tule Lake led to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.
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U.s. Treasury: History of u.s. Currency

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provided by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing gives the the history of paper money from the colonial notes in 1690 to the currency redesigns of 1996 and 2003.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes in great detail what Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program was, its objectives, and what happened over the years it was in place.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Fipsp: Authentication Technology Alternatives

For Students 9th - 10th
These guidelines describes the primary alternative methods for verifying the identities of computer system users, and provides recommendations toFederal agencies and departments for the acquisition and use of technology which supports...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Domestic Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the scope of Roosevelt's New Deal from 1933 until 1939 and continue with his domestic policies during World War II. Find out how important Roosevelt's personality was to the implementation of his ideas.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Truman Library: Oral History Interview With Leon H. Keyserling

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating interview with Leon Keyserling, a member of the Roosevelt Administration who played a large part in the implementation of the New Deal, recorded for the Truman Library in 1971.

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