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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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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charles A. Zimmerman

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Charles A. Zimmerman is described here along with information on his contributions to art through photography.
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: The Zimmerman Telegram

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is an excellent resource for anyone intersted in the Zimmermann Telegram: click to see the original coded message, the decoded message, and read about the implications of the telegram. This National Archives and Records...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History/college History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides a video lesson about the Zimmerman Telegram: Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Does Time Exist?

For Students 9th - 10th
Andrew Zimmerman Jones contemplates whether time is something that physically exists or is just in our heads.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough review of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policies in these four lessons offered by EDSITEment. Learn the origins of "Wilsonianism," Wilson's views on relations with countries in Latin America, Wilson's decision to enter World War I,...
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine Laws

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan prompted by the Trayvon Martin case addressing the "Stand Your Ground" and "Castle Doctrine" laws in Florida.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Patriotic Labor: America During World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the need for American labor during World War I. It provided second-class citizens, such as women and African Americans, a brief opportunity for better jobs that would help foment in them a desire for more and equal...
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PBS

Now With Bill Moyers: Leonardo Da Vinci's Notebooks

For Students 9th - 10th
Leonardo da Vinci is reputed to have left at least fifty notebooks with his pupil Francesco Melzi when he died, and twenty-eight are known to have survived. Some of the notebooks are visible online through links on this page, in addition...
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Relevance: America's Turn From Neutrality to Intervention

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay discussing the events that influenced the U.S. to change its foreign policies during the years of 1914 to 1917. (Published Spring 1992, revised May 24, 1996)
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Digital History

Digital History: America Goes to War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
President Woodrow Wilson tried to maintain American neutrality in World War I. Find out why he decided that the U.S. needed to join the war and read a portion of his message to Congress asking for a declaration of war against Germany....
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Quiz yourself on information about WWI.
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Digital History

Digital History: The United States Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how Germany resuming unrestricted submarine warfare contributed to the US entering WWI. Site is well-written, informative, and contains great details.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "President Obama's Remarks on Trayvon Martin Ruling"

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "President Obama's Remarks on Trayvon Martin Ruling" by President Barack Obama, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Bob Dylan

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the premier songwriters of his time, one cannot think of folk music without thinking of Bob Dylan. This legendary singer was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988 and has five songs on the top 500 list of most influential songs.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The United States in World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses what triggered World War I, why the United States joined the war, and the impact the war had on life in the United States. Includes questions for students at end.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Zimmermann Telegram Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview details how the Zimmermann telegram helped to bring about American entry into WW1.
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Digital History

Digital History: America at War: The United States Enters the War

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at American neutrality at the start of World War I, its favoring of the allies, and the reasons the United States entered the war in 1917.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: United States in Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the United States in World War I. The U.S. began neutral but was pulled into the war by the Germans. The influx of fresh troops and resources turned the tide of the war in favor of the Allies.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: When Grammar Meets Art

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Grammar lessons that involve kinesthetic games and art projects. Here is a lesson plan for teaching types of nouns through a partner exploration and a whole class art project. Let me show you just how fun grammar can be!

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