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PBS

Pbs: The Great War: Chapter One: Explosion

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights from Chapter one of the series, "The Great War." Provides information on the explosion of war. Includes a video and commentary on German troops mobilizing for the war.
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Handout
Brigham Young University

The World War I Document Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Conventions, treaties, and official papers, organized by title, country and year. The site also includes sections on memorials and reminiscences, a biographical dictionary, an image archive, the maritime war, the medical front, as well...
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of the stock market crash and ensuing events of the Great Depression, 1929.
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Website
Other

Oswego State: The Great War Begins (1914)

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the begining of World War I but from a Turkish perspective. Includes a section about a Turkish college at this time.
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Interactive
The Cold War Museum

The Cold War Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose a decade of the Cold War to explore on the time line or take a look at the online exhibits. This site has great information about the Cold War.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: The Siege of Bataan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough introduction to the Japanese siege of the Bataan Peninsula on the Philippine Islands at the beginning of WWII in the Pacific Theater. The site discusses in great detail and events and...
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Website
Social Studies Help Center

Social Studies Help Center: The Great Society Holds Promise for America

For Students 9th - 10th
President Lyndon B. Johnson was a truly progressive president at the beginning of his term of office. Read about all the programs started under his watch that attempted to better the lives of all Americans, especially those who lived in...
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eBook
Boise State University

European History: The Peloponnesian War

For Students 9th - 10th
PowerPoint style site traces the beginnings of the Peloponnesian War, the Delian League, and the Archidamian War. Includes references and further reading.
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Unit Plan
National Archives (UK)

Cold War: Allies at War What the Public Did Not See

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive search into the growing distrust between Allied countries at the beginning of the Cold War. Includes great primary source documents and questions directed toward students.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Great Depression and World War Ii

For Students 3rd - 8th
It began on "Black Tuesday" and went downhill from there. A brief description of the Great Depression along with links to additional information.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim, a mystery novel. German Leopold von Ragastein meets Englishman Everard Dominey, in Africa, and plans to murder him and steal his identity to spy on...
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Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: The Zimmerman Telegram Bringing America Closer to War

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a copy of the actual Zimmerman Telegram where Germany states that it "Intends to begin - unrestricted submarine warfare." A great primary source that takes students deeper into historical understanding.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 8: An Age of Confidence and Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the United States' response to the global uncertainty and instability that followed World War II and the ways that marginalized groups challenged discrimination, and the counter-responses to their...
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Handout
US Department of State

Office of the Historian: The Trent Affair, 1861

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the diplomatic crisis between the United States and Great Britain at the beginning of the Civil War, why it was important to the North and South, and how it was resolved.
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Article
Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Battle of Britain, 1940

For Students 9th - 10th
A riveting eyewitness account of an RAF pilot describing his participation in a dogfight over Britain when the Germans were attempting to bomb Great Britain into surrender at the beginning of World War II. Included is an audio of Winston...
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Activity
Other

1917: Chronik

For Students 9th - 10th
In German. Chronicle of events in the year 1917.
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Activity
Other

1916: Chronik

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronicle of events in the year 1916.
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Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hazardous Business: The Railroads Come to Texas: Railroad Regulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about regulations that kept the early Texas railroad system safe, and check out an "Inspection report for the Houston & Great Northern, 1871." Also, learn how the Civil War affected the railroad and how it was rebuilt following...
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Activity
Other

Deutsches Historisches Museum: Der Erste Weltkrieg

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Deutsches Historisches Museumis a large site covering many aspects of the period of the First World War. In addition to a recounting of the course of the war, the site also deals with issues of domestic politics,...
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Website
Other

U.s. Centennial Flight Commission: Air Power:the Battle of Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a concise account of the Battle of Britain, Adolf Hitler's attempt to conquer Great Britain in the summer of 1940. See how the British prevailed and what mistakes the Germans made.
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Website
Able Media

Classics Technology Center: The Story of Troy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides an account of the legendary war between Greece and Troy. Begins with the legend of Helen and her possibly divine birth and finishes with the fates of the warriors involved. Also includes some nice comparative mythology...
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Activity
Other

Lebendiges Museum Online: 1918 Chronik

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Lebendiges Museum Online, gives a chronicle of events in the year 1918. The site is written in German.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: South Africa: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the history of South Africa beginning with its settlement by Zulus and progressing through apartheid to the current strong democracy. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 7: Facing Challenges at Home and Abroad

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the role of economic fluctuations in creating new demands on the government to design reforms and how the United States became a dominant military, political, cultural, and economic force in the...