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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1919: Woodrow Wilson Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to read about Woodrow Wilson's (1856-1924) peacemaking actions for which he was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. This website provides both primary and secondary texts and includes...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the peacemaking efforts for which Theodore Roosevelt was honored through the Nobel Peace Prize. This Nobel E-Museum website includes both primary and secondary resources as well as links and titles of suggested readings for...
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1930

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can learn about Lars Olof Nathan (Jonathan) Soderblom (1866-1931 CE), the 1930 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech,"...
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Read Works

Read Works: A Monument for Peace

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages discusses the Battle of Nashville and the the peace monument that was built to commemorate those who fought in that war, along with others who have fought in other wars. This...
Primary
McGraw Hill

Final Declaration of Geneva Conference: u.s. Statement

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Final Declaration of the 1954 Geneva Conference includes official U.S. statement regarding the refusal to sign and comply with Final Resolution.
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University provides the acutal text of the Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference on restoring the peace in Indochina, July 21, 1954.
Primary
Other

The Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
The hopeful Geneva Conference of 1954 on the problem of restoring peace in Indochina, involved the representatives of Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, France, Laos, the People's Republic of China, the State of Viet-Nam, the...
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Zionist Organization Statement on Palestine

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of proposals submitted by the Zionist Movement to the Peace Conference of 1919.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations

For Students 5th - 8th
President Wilson lobbied for a "just peace" for the end of World War I. Read about his Fourteen Points that he thought would accomplish this. See how his plans for a League of Nations and the final terms of the Treaty of Versailles...
Primary
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: A Face of Islam [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion and analysis of Muhammad-Sodiq Muhammad-Yusef, the most important and unofficial spiritual leader of Uzbekistan. The author argues that Muhammda-Sodiq's goal is to create an Islamist state. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Primary
Northwestern University

League of Nations Statistical and Disarmament Documents

For Students 9th - 10th
"Contains the full text of 260 League of Nations documents. The documents focus on three areas: the founding of the League, international statistics published by the League, and the League's work toward international disarmament."
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Other

1919: Chronik

For Students 9th - 10th
In German. Chronicle of events in the year 1919.
Graphic
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Vietnam From 1945 to Postwar

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1954, a peace conference in Geneva temporarily divided Vietnam in two: a pro-communist North and an anti-communist South. The political factions in North and South Vietnam -- supported by their communist and capitalist allies in the...
Primary
Yale University

The Avalon Project: Indochine Final Declaration

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the text of the Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference on the problem of restoring peace in Indo-China, July 21, 1954.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Modern Balkan History: The Legacies of 1917 and 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay describing the impact of the War and the post war on the Balkan people. Discusses social and economic impacts. Also, goes into detail about post war events.
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Other

Le Mo: 1918 1933 Der Volkerbund

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview from LeMO of the founding and history of the League of Nations, which was formed as a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended World War I.
Handout
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wwics: About Woodrow Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides complete background of Woodrow Wilson's life and accomplishments, as well as links to find out more information about his life.
Lesson Plan
Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Lesson Plans: World War I

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site, which is a personal site from the teachers Don and Lin Donn, find lesson ideas regarding World War I. There are a variety of lessons that should peak students' curiosity.
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Other

Cuso

For Students 9th - 10th
CUSO is a Canadian organization similar in mission and purpose as the United States' Peace Corps. Founded in 1961, CUSO has grown into a dynamic organization working to combat poverty and inequality, aid human rights, treat HIV/AIDS, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: The Great Powers and Imperialism in China, 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of China from 1919 showing the territorial possessions claimed in the country under European and Japanese imperialism after the Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895) between Japan and China, and the Conference of Paris, or Paris Peace...