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270 To Win

270towin: 1912 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1912 won by Woodrow Wilson, the first election where the 48 states of the continental United States participated.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1916 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1916 won by Woodrow Wilson by a narrow margin.
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz will test your knowledge on WWI primarily information about President Wilson's actions during the war.
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US Department of Justice

Office of the Attorney General: Alexander Mitchell Palmer

For Students 9th - 10th
See the official portrait and read a brief biography of Alexander Mitchell Palmer, who was Wilson's Attorney General from 1919-1921.
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Digital History

Digital History: Espionage and Sedition Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
Suspension of civil liberties by the government is always a radial act. Read about why President Wilson and the Congress thought this was necessary upon the U.S. entrance to World War I, and see who really suffered from the enforcement...
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Newton D. Baker

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting biography of Newton D. Baker, President Wilson's Secretary of War.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Fourteen Points

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource provides interesting facts about Wilson's speech that contained 14 points for a peaceful settlement of WW1.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Woodrow Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
The 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921.
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US Department of the Treasury

Secretaries of the Treasury: Carter Glass

For Students 9th - 10th
The accomplishments before, during, and after Carter Glass's tenure as Secretary of the Treasury are chronicled in this biography. A portrait of Glass is also provided.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: You Decide: Wilderness Preservation

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hetch Hetchy controversy caused Presidents Roosevelt and Wilson to examine their beliefs, and then act upon them in ways that would forever change the American landscape. Should they have been more active in preserving wilderness...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: American Women: Marching for the Vote

For Students 9th - 10th
The day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson, 5,000 marchers along with floats, bands, and mounted groups paraded down Pennslvania Avenue in support of women's suffrage. Read about the parade, the actions of those watching the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: The Progresssive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This Grolier On-line Encyclopedia article hits the main points of the Progressive Era stretching from the 1890s until just after the end of World War I.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Us in Wwi: The League of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the background to establishing the League of Nations, its role in facilitating peace negotiations, and why it ultimately failed to prevent World War II. Explains why the United States never joined it and how the United Nations...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Us in Wwi: The Treaty of Versailles

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the Treaty of Versailles, what its terms were, why America never ratified it or joined the League of Nations, why Germans grew to resent the burdens it imposed on them, and how this contributed to Hitler's rise to power....
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: 1912 Democratic Party Platform

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the text of the 1912 Democratic Party platform. See the party's position on labor, income taxes, presidential primaries, the direct election of senators, tariff reform, and anti-trust legislation.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: u.s. Entry Into World War 1: Curriculum Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher-directed curriculum unit that deals with the issue of why the United States entered World war 1. Includes an extensive list of additional resources and activities.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: Tactics and Techniques of the National Woman's Party [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive essay lays out the tactics the National Woman's Party used in its campaign to obtain women's suffrage. In addition to an explanation of the various tactics are many photographs from the Library of Congress' Records of...
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Story Behind the Science

Story Behind the Science: Story of Cosmic Microwave Background [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the history of the scientific research that led to the discovery of cosmic background radiation, which, according to the Big Bang Theory, is linked to the origin of the universe.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Americans and Great War 1914 1919: The United States Prepares for War

For Students 11th - 12th
Details what America did to prepare and execute its entry into World War I, and how the government used propaganda to win public support for the war effort.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Progressive Movement: New Voices for Women and African Americans

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines how the women's rights movement began and how it evolved over time, followed by a look at the development of the African American civil rights movement and the different leaders that emerged during the Progressive Era.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: World War I: America Heads to War

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore America's entry into World War I.
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For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through this biography of Woodrow Wilson to read about turmoil in Mexico related to the Zimmermann Note and WWI.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: Forward: Protest

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that describes an NAACP meeting with Woodrow Wilson and excerpts from the film "Birth of a Nation." The text examines the gains and setbacks that mark the period of 1907 to 1917 for black Americans.
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US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Jennings Bryan (1860 1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
William Jennings Bryan brief bio outlining his life as a lawyer and U.S. Statesman, nomitated to Secretary of State by President Woodrow Wilson.

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