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Eyes of the Army: Photographs From the Meuse Argonne Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
Find five photographs, and a description, of the battlefield in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the last major offensive of World War I. From a collection presented by the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: Big Show: Meuse Argonne Offensive: Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Includes a chronology, background information, and images.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Tet Offensive

For Students 5th - 8th
The Tet Offensive showed the resolve of the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese. See how the continuing war, with no end in sight, began to shift public opinion away from support for the war, and read about how Lyndon Johnson made some...
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History of War: Meuse River Argonne Forest Offensive, 26 Sept. 11 Nov. 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a good overview of the Meuse River-Argonne Offensive at the very end of World War I. Find out about the "lost batallion" and the African Americans who fought in this long battle.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Tet Offensive [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War and the resulting escalation of American troops committed to the war. This led to increased American protest against the war, and President Johnson's decision not to run for re-election....
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: 4 Jun 1916 the Brusilov Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete description of the Brusilov Offensive, one of Russia's many ill-fated campaigns against the Germans during WWI.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Football for Kids: Offense Basics

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn the basics of the football offense such as blocking, pass plays, and running plays.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Football for Kids: Offensive Formations

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about offensive formations used in football such as the shotgun, pro set, single back, I formation, and wildcat.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Piracies, Felonies, and Offenses Against the Law

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains Clause 10 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution beginning with the origins of "Piracies, Felonies, and Offenses Against the Law of Nations." Further historical background as considered by the Constitutional...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Tet Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tet Offensive, a massive surprise attack launched by the Vietnamese on January 30, 1968, was a turning point in the Vietnam War.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Basketball for Kids: Offensive Plays

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about basic offensive plays in basketball such as pick-and-roll, the fast break, and the give-and-go.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Baseball: Offensive and Defensive Strategy

For Students 1st - 9th
Baseball strategy for players and teams. Learn offensive and defensive strategies.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Football for Kids: Offensive Line

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the offensive line blocking positions in football such as guard, center, and tackle.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Soccer: Offense and Defense Strategy

For Students 1st - 9th
Offensive and defensive strategies for playing soccer. Learn tactics and skills needed.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Wwii: Fall of Philippines: Final Japanese Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the final Japanese offensive on the American and Filipino troops holding the Bataan Peninsula during early WWII. This is a very in-depth account of this attack with no detail left untold.
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US Department of State

U.s. Involvement in the Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive, 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay outlining the events surrounding the surprise attacks launched by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces on U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries during the Tet holiday, 1968.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: The St. Mihiel Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Battle of St. Mihiel, first action of the American Expeditionary Force. Read first-person accounts and see pictures of the time.
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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Thunder Gods and Kamikazes: Suicide Air Offensives of Wwii

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the Japanese Kamikaze war effort, discussing how it started, why, and the types of planes and pilots needed. The Kamikaze attacks started in the Philippines but the worst attacks took place in the Okinawa campaign.
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Avoiding Offense When Communicating With Gestures

For Students 9th - 10th
Important resource for understanding the different cultural implications of common gestures. Certain gestures, though inoffensive to Americans, may convey rudeness or an obscene message to persons of other cultures.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fbi: Crime in the United States 2012: Table 43: Arrests by Race, 2012

For Students 9th - 10th
Three tables of arrest statistics in the United States for 2012. The types of offenses committed are listed, and the ethnic information for the perpetrators. The first table shows all the data. The second one shows data for arrests of...
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A&E Television

History.com: When the Young Lords Put Garbage on Display to Demand Change

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1969, a group of Puerto Rican youth in East Harlem leveraged a garbage problem to demand reform. In 1969, a group of New York City youth known as the Young Lords demanded change in the way the largest city in the United States handled...
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Sergeant York Project: The Offensive in the Meuse Argonne

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the operations of the American Expeditionary Forces at Meuse/Argonne between September 26 and November 10, 1918.
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Smithsonian Institution

Tet: Who Won?

For Students 9th - 10th
A 2004 essay from Smithsonian Magazine on the debate over the surprise attacks of the Tet Offensive. The author, who was a reporter during the Vietnam War, explores the topic by asking who utlimately won?
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American Heritage: America's Bloodiest Battle

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this riveting account of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive told through the experiences of some American doughboys themselves. Background information is provided, but an emphasis on personal experiences makes this a great resource....

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