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Africans in America: John Brown
PBS Online provides a brief biography of John Brown and the way his life affected the abolitionist movement and contributed to the start of the U.S. Civil War.
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This Far by Faith: Henry Mc Neal Turner
This PBS series page for This Far by Faith profiles Civil War-era African Methodist Episcopalian churchman Henry McNeal Turner.
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People's Century: On the Line
An overview of the assembly line and labor before World War II. Read two personal interviews from men who worked for Ford during this era. Includes teaching guide and links to additional resources.
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Michael Palin's Heminigway Adventure: Red Cross
Read this article about one of the more famous Red Cross ambulance drivers in World War I, Ernest Hemingway. Of course, he was not famous at the time, but he used his experiences for his book, A Farewell to Arms.
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American Experience: Espionage and Sedition Acts
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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Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: A Fatal Contradiction Webisode 5
Webisode 5 - A Fatal Contradiction. The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments.Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
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Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of the u.s. Independence Webisode 1
Webisode 1-Independence. The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments.Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
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Pbs Teachers: The Role of Exiles in Post Saddam Iraq (Lesson Plan)
A lesson in which students discuss Iraqi expatriates who returned to their home country after the fall of Saddam. Students look at obstacles faced by these former exiles and identify parallels between the return of Iraqi expats to Iraq...
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Pbs, the Great War: The Revolutionaries of Russia
Norman Stone talks about the motives of The Revolutionaries in Russia. He speaks of them being divided and concentrates on the Socialist Revolutionary Party.
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Pbs: Asia Rising
Much of the study of history involves facts and dates. This site brings more to the mix. Read and listen to two accounts from people who were actually involved in the everyday making of history, a Nagasaki shipbuilder and a Korean...
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Pbs News Hour: Najaf, a Holy City Caught in the Crossfire (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that provides insights into the Iraqi response to a U.S. military incursion into Najaf, an Iraqi religious center. The lesson involves learning about the two main branches of Islam: Shiitism and Sunnism. Students identify why...
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Pbs: Archives of the West: Selections From "With the Nez Perces"
Contains selections from "With the Nez Perces: Alice Fletcher in the Field, 1889-92" by E. Jane Gay, which provided an anthropological look at the Nez Perce Indians and their bewilderment at the Dawes Act.
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Pbs Teachers: Conflict in Colombia (Geographic Teaching Activity)
A stakeholder/town meeting activity that helps students examine how conflicts over Colombia's oil reserves have limited foreign investment in that country. Asks students to propose strategies for reducing the negative impact of oil...
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Pbs Teachers: Foreign War and Domestic Freedom: (Civil Liberties Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan that directs learners to review the concept of civil liberties and to examine examples from American history wherein rights were restricted. They will investigate key arguments between those who seek to restrict liberties...
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Pbs Teachers: Soviet Sports Wars
Explore the history of athletic competition in the former Soviet Union and describe Soviet athletes' attempts to reconcile their achievements as unique individuals with the Soviet ideology of being equal to all. Research women's role in...
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Pbs the West: Gen. Nelson A. Miles on the "Sioux Outbreak"
Statements and reports forwarded up the chain of command in 1891 about the failure of the government to provide either food or other promised support to Sioux Indians after the destruction of buffalo herds.
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Pbs the West: Looking Glass: Allalimya Takanin (1832 1877)
A biography of Nez Perce Chief Looking Glass who led his band to the Big Hole Basin where they were unexpectedly attacked by U.S. army troops.
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Pbs: First Successful Kidney Transplant Performed
Discusses the first successful kidney transplant performed in 1954.
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Pbs the West: Big Foot (?? 1890)
This article focuses on the massacre of Chief Big Foot and his followers at the Massacre of Wounded Knee.
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Pbs Newshour Extra: Homegrown Terrorism, a Major Domestic Problem
Lesson plans will prompt students to review major acts of US terrorism and analyze their impact, examine three scenarios of possible homegrown terrorism, and write an essay expressing their views on how to manage terrorism in the context...
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Pbs Teachers: The Rights of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay (Lesson Plan)
A lesson for investigating the clashing concerns of civil liberties and national security during wartime. Students will identify the legal issues involved with detaining terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Pbs Teachers:you Can Make It on Your Own: Robo Wars
Enter a robot design competition. Assemble a motor-powered vehicle that can climb up the steepest ramp angle, using a specified selection of parts, and make improvements in the design as needed.
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Pbs Teachers:mysteries of the Deep: Leaky Seal
Investigate the mystery of the sinking of the Confederate submarine Hunley. Explore the mechanics of waterproofing a seal, and compare and contrast the effectiveness of a metal-to-metal seal versus one that uses a rubber gasket.
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Wnet: Thirteen: Srebrenica a Cry From the Grave
Story of Srebrenica, Bosnia, the world's first United Nations Safe Area, the site of the worst case of genocide in Europe since World War II.