Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial: Framing Conflict: Iraq and Afghanistan
In March 2007, collaborative artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green travelled for six weeks through the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf as the Australian War Memorial's official war artists. Their works of art record the...
BBC
Bbc News: New Year Heralds New Somali Fears
A discussion of the effects of the resignation of President Yusuf of Somalia and the withdrawal of Ethiopian troop support. This brings to light the question of whether the country will face greater instability and violence among warring...
BBC
Bbc News: Ethiopia's Somalia Dilemma
Two years after entering Somalia to support its unstable government, Ethiopia has announced that its troops will be leaving the impoverished, battle filled country. Background details of Somalia and its terrorist groups as well as the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1844 1877: Reconstruction: The Compromise of 1877
Discusses the Compromise of 1877 which gave the presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes and signaled the end of Reconstruction in the South. As a result of this act, federal troops withdrew from the South, and Jim Crow laws were passed by...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere" by Zz Packer
In this collection of short stories ZZ Packer introduces us to a range of different perspectives, from Brownie Troops out to seek retribution, to a father and son who bicker on their way to the Million Man March. Selected (8) reading...
NBC
Msnbc: 8 u.s. Troops Charged With Murder
Explains the charges against the eight men and tells where they are currently being held. Analyzes what could possibly happen to them if they are convicted. (June 2006)
PBS
Pbs Newshour: Withdrawal of Us Troops From Afghanistan Hangs Over Karzai Visit
An account of the events leading up to the Washington meeting between President Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan in May 2010. A top issue for discussion will be President Obama's deadline of July 2011 to start withdrawing...
The Guardian
Guardian: Troops Renew Attacks on Pro Democracy Demonstrators
Guardian correspondents Ian Black and Nour Ali discuss the protests occurring in Syria and the Syrian government's reaction to them. (August 9, 2011)
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Gettysburg Battle Maps
This site provides three small maps depicting the troop alignments on the battlefield of Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863.
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German Troops March Through Warsaw
Archived photo with caption of German troops marching through Warsaw during a victory parade.
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Web Gallery of Art: Niccolo Da Tolentino Leads the Florentine Troops
An image of "Niccolo da Tolentino Leads the Florentine Troops", created by Paolo Uccello during the 1450's (Tempera on wood, 182 x 320 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Triumphal Entry of the Russian Troops Into Moscow
An image of "Triumphal Entry of the Russian Troops into Moscow", created by Aleksey Fyodorovich Zubov from 1710-11 (Etching with line engraving, 555 x 757 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Victory of the Sienese Troops at Val Di Chiana in 1363
An image of "Victory of the Sienese Troops at Val di Chiana in 1363", created by Lippo Vanni, c. 1364 (Fresco).
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Web Gallery of Art: An Officer Preparing His Troops for an Ambush
An image of "An Officer Preparing His Troops for an Ambush", created by David Vinckboons, c. 1612 (Oil on canvas, 59 x 83 cm).
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Pbs Newshour Extra: u.s. Combat Troops Leave Iraq
The US combat troops have pulled out of Iraq. What did the US accomplish? What will happen to Iraq now? Resource provides some answers. Also includes classroom activity and worksheet. 8/31/2010
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Pbs Newshour Extra: u.s. Combat Troops Leave Iraq
The US combat troops have pulled out of Iraq. What did the US accomplish? What will happen to Iraq now? Resource provides some answers. Also includes classroom activity and worksheet. 8/31/2010
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: African American Union Troops
Following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, African Americans were granted the right to join the U.S. Army, but this article takes a closer look at how this new right worked.
Smithsonian Institution
Nat'l Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Bring the Troops Home
Annotated example of a poster produced by anti-Vietnam War activists serves as a useful resource for analyzing poster art as a form of protest.
Library and Archives Canada
Library & Archives Canada: The Dumbells (World War I Entertainment Unit)
The Dumbells were a group of soldiers who entertained troops from 1917-1918 and became an enormously popular vaudeville group afterwards, until 1932. At their first show for the troops, the soldier audience was preparing to boo them off...
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Lee's Last Orders
Read the last orders of Robert E. Lee to the Confederate troops, relating the surrender of the South and thanking them for their service.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada
Fordham University provides the words spoken by Elizabeth I to her troops in 1588 when they went to fight the Spanish Armada.
Digital History
Digital History: The Interstate Highway System
In 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower authorized the largest public works project in the history of the world. The president had been impressed by Hitler's autobahns and believed that a national system of highways was necessary to move...
War Times Journal
War Times Journal: The Battle of the Brandywine
A detailed article on the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, that describes the military strategy and players in both the British and American armies. Be sure to click on the map that shows how the troops were drawn up.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Boston Massacre Trials, 1770
A comprehensive outline and chronology of the Boston Massacre of 1770, where British troops fired on protestors, killing five of them. Includes testimonies from the trial of Captain Thomas Preston and eight British soldiers, and profiles...
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