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Simon Wiesenthal Center: About Simon Wiesenthal

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, prepared for the web site of the foundation that carries his name and whose ongoing work is one of bringing Nazi perpetrators to justice.
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BBC

Bbc News: Q&a: Macedonia Peace Process

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the strife between the Macedonian military and ethnic Albanian insurgents. How did it start? Who are the main parties involved? Casualties and war crimes? Introduction to the Peace Process as well as challenges to it....
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Liberia's Uneasy Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
A June 2007 examination of current conditions in Liberia. Provides a look at Charles Taylor's war crimes trial, peace keeping efforts, a brief profile of Liberia's president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a timeline and access to an archive of...
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Digital History

Digital History: September 11, 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., including information on Osama bin Laden's background, the formation of Al Qaeda, the attacks themselves, the US response, civil liberties and national...
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BBC

Bbc: The Charges Against Charles Taylor

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the crimes that Charles Ghankay Taylor, former president of Liberia, committed during the civil war in Liberia. Outlines what the crimes were. Click on the links on the right for more information on Taylor and the crimes.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Birth of American Popular Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
American popular culture was many-faceted prior to the Civil War. Find out about the explosion of the number of newspapers and magazines, the many kinds of popular entertainment, and even phrenology as entertainment.
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PBS

American Experience: Espionage and Sedition Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
As progressive a president as Woodrow Wilson was, when the U.S. joined World War I, he signed legislation that made it a crime to criticize the government. Read about the espionage and sedition acts that were passed and how they were...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Defining Cyberwarfare in Hopes of Preventing It

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you imagine a future where wars are fought not with bombs and bullets but computer viruses and pacemaker shutdowns? Cyberware is unique in that it is not covered by existing legal framework and it often inspires more questions than...
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Al jazeera.net: Saddam's Trial Divides Iraqi Opinion

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an account of how the trial of Saddam Hussein caused a rift in Iraqi public opinion. A number of groups support him while many others do not. The report is dated July 15, 2004.
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: William Calley

For Students 9th - 10th
A partial biography of Calley that gives sketches of what people thought about him. The verdict and sentence he received is also covered.
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BBC

Bbc News: Prosecution Demands Saddam Death

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the prosecution's decision to ask for the execution of Saddam Hussein and his vice president. Offers ideas on why the prosecution is asking for the death penalty for the former Baath party leaders. (June 19, 2006)
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Nuremberg Trials and Their Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you bring justice to the millions of people killed in German concentration camps? The Nuremberg Trials attempted this challenge. Study how SS officers were put on trial and punished using the following primary sources. Included...
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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: Ethiopian Dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam

For Students 9th - 10th
A background paper on Ethiopia's Mengistu Haile Mariam. Discusses his various human rights abuses. (November 24, 1999)
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "It's for You to Know That You Forgive", Says Holocaust Survivor

For Students 7th - 9th
This is the story of Eva Mozes Kor, a Jewish American survivor of the Holocaust. Eva and her family were forcibly transported to Auschwitz, where she and her twin sister Miriam were subjected to the conditions of the concentration camps...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Decade That Roared

For Students 5th - 8th
A very brief overview of the decade between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.
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BBC

Bbc: Un Told of Mass Darfur Killings

For Students 9th - 10th
This article offers discussion about crimes against humanity in the Darfur region of the Sudan. The update is from 2006.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Kellogg Briand Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with interesting facts and information on the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact that aimed to abolish war.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Rwanda: The First Genocide Conviction

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the genocide of the Tutsi population in Rwanda and the prosecution of Jean-Paul Akayesu for genocide.
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CNN

Cnn: Defiant Saddam Rejects Court & Charges

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of Saddam Hussein's first appearance in court on July 1, 2004 to fact his accusers. He claimed that he is still the legal president of Iraq and believes the court has no authority to try him.
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CNN

Cnn: Reactions of an American Journalist

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by a CNN reporter on her reactions to Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in court on July 1, 2004.
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Other

A Short Summary of Criminal Procedures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the legal actions taken against the Chilean Military under rule of General Pinochet and the Argentinian Military for kidnapping, torture, murder, and genocide. There are also links to actual information on the cases.
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BBC

Bbc: Canada Expels Holocaust Denier

For Students 9th - 10th
Do your students think that white supremacy groups still exist? This news story from March 2005 can be used as a tool for discussion and debate.
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Curated OER

Charles Taylor (Photo: Special Court for Sierra Leone)

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the beginning of Charles Taylor's trial for war crimes. It also chronicles what happened during the Liberian civil war and how Taylor was brought to justice.
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Curated OER

Radovan Karadzic (L) and Ratko Mladic

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the backdrop for basic understanding of the 2005 trial of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic on war crimes charges stemming from the incidents in the war in Bosnia- Hercegovina.

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