Look through the items in this Library of Congress exhibition, NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom. This part of the exhibition deals with events the NAACP was involved with in the early 20th century just before the Great...

The complete text of the Platt Amendment with introductory material.

Photographs and documents from the University of Virginia's Hench-Reed Collection tell the story of the work done in Cuba at the turn of the 20th century toward finding the cause of Yellow Fever. Hyperlinks to additional information.

Extensive information about the nursing career as well as information on many other careers. The search engine can be used to find any career listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

An article about the Nazi treatment of the Polish capital, Warsaw, after the invasion of Poland. Information about the creation and destruction of the Jewish ghetto, and the later destruction of most of the city and its inhabitants.

Article about the German takeover of the Polish city of Lodz early in World War II.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a very in-depth resource with a great deal of information about being a chemist.

A great website outlining all aspects of a career as a dental hygienist. Includes information about employment, current job outlook, nature of the work, training, and more.

Discusses the many occupations within the field of water transportation. Included in information is what they do, work environment, how to become one, salary, job outlook, etc.

This resource provides information about careers for recreation workers. Included is information on working conditions, training and job outlook, in addition to several other topics.

A concise overview of the psychology field. Lists working conditions, qualifications, job outlook, and salary expectations. The site is constantly updated.

Find a copy of the Platt Amendment, written out in beautiful handwriting, which can be enlarged for easier viewing. In addiiton is a transcription of this document, and information about it. This was a document signed with Cuba after the...

Looks at the hostage crisis in Peru in 1996 when hundreds of diplomats and other officials were taken captive. The situation was not resolved for 126 days. From the demands of the revolutionaries to the aftermath of the military raid,...

Provides students with a discussion which will help them try to understand the decision to go to war with Iraq. Media, standards, procedure, and discussion questions are provided and give students an idea of how and why the decision for...

"Wonder what it would have been like to have been 16 when the Union Army attacked?" Find out from this first hand account. Alice Williamson's diary and some background on her life is given at this site. Hyperlinks to additional information.

An extensive resource for history and background of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

Wow, this site has a great description of the Berlin Airlift. Breaks the operation down into different stages that show how the program evolved. Contains great details and pictures about the airlift.

The dire conditions children lived in during the German invasion of Poland are hard to imagine. These primary sources try to bring to life what they went through living in a Polish ghetto so we can understand the unimaginable. Sources...

Work is about finding a way to effectively complete a task. Many new Assistive Technology (AT) devices are available to help people get work done by new means, such as by dictating text to a voice recognition program, or by having...

Links to four documents in which Adolph Hitler justifies his invasion of Poland and his response to Great Britain's objection to that act. Very interesting reading.

This site contains a great deal of information related to physical therapy and the Physical Therapist career. A search engine for research, educational section, history of physical therapy, and many links are all included in this site.

Stop here to read the full text of the Platt Amendment of 1903, which dealt with U.S. intervention in Cuba.

Find the text of the Teller Amendment, which was passed to prohibit the annexation of Cuba by the United States.

Are you looking for an in-depth site about career topics? This site has a variety of resources on topics such as resumes, applying for jobs, college research, potential employers, and federal employment regulations.