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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War

For Students 9th - 10th
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: The Whirlwind War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, provided by the U.S. Army, contains the hyperlinked text of The Whirlwind War, an extensive history of the Army's role in the Persian Gulf War. This is the whole book, so there is an abundance of resources here, including...
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Calming Tensions Between Arabs and Iraqi Kurds

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kurds and Arabs have had ongoing tensions throughout history. The presence of the U.S. in Iraq during the war has taken soldiers from helping create a free nation to smoothing the waters between these two cultures. This learning...
Article
CNN

Cnn: Iraqis Attacking Symbols of Saddam 4/9/2003

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN's account of the fall of Baghdad during the Iraq War and the toppling of the statue of Saddam Hussein in the center square of the city.
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CNN

Cnn: War in Iraq

For Students 9th - 10th
A special report by CNN provides information on Iraq after President Bush declared that "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended." Weapons, US and coalition forces, Iraqi forces, the impact of the war on the world, and maps are in...
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Other

Who Are the Kurds

For Students 9th - 10th
An official investment site for the new Kurdistan, students can find excellent information on the Kurds throughout history and their bid for modern day peace.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Country Study: Iraq

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress provides an exceptionally detailed overview of the country of Iraq. Content includes a country profile, a detailed history of the country, its society and environment, its economy, its government and politics, and...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: White Temple and Ziggurat, Uruk

For Students 9th - 10th
Uruk (modern Warka in Iraq)is where city life began more than five thousand years ago. In the center of the city, the greatest monument was the Anu Ziggurat on which the White Temple was built. View pictures and read descriptions of this...
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Curated OER

Thank You Image

For Students 9th - 10th
An official investment site for the new Kurdistan, students can find excellent information on the Kurds throughout history and their bid for modern day peace.
Activity
NBC

Msnbc: Conflict in Iraq

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that continually updates the news of the conflict in Iraq. Contains slide shows and videos on special features related to the conflict. (2009)
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: The Gulf War

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Online and the TV show "Frontline" present information on the Persian Gulf War, a timeline, various maps, personal testimonies, and other resources.