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PBS

Pbs: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a detailed look at World War I and its affect on the world at large. Content includes comprehensive interviews with expert historians, an interactive timeline, an interactive gallery complete with detailed maps, and...
Unit Plan
National Archives (UK)

National Archive: The Great War: 1914 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can examine original sources and how these have been used to support different viewpoints and perspectives on the Great War.
Lesson Plan
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Lesson Plans: High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Several lesson plans for high school aged students that are standards-based to help them learn about the Civil War.
Handout
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Northern Industry in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from "The Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War" discusses the industrialization of the North in the Civil War and its effect on the economy.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: World War Ii 1941 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive feature deals with the morality of total war, and its effects on those who fought, died, and survived it, focusing on Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. Was the wartime internment of Japanese Americans appropriate?...
Handout
Columbia University

Columbia University: Structural Realism After the Cold War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In his article "Structural Realism after the Cold War", Kenneth N. Waltz examines the growth of liberal democracies following World War II and the Cold War and this growth's effects on nation-building in the twentieth century. (37 pages)
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Flow of History

Flow of History: The Start of the Cold War (1945 48)

For Students 9th - 10th
The events leading up to the Cold War are profiled. Text plus a graphic flow chart format make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.
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Other

Nagasaki University: Medical Effects of the Atomic Bomb at Nagasaki

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides data about the physical destruction of Nagasaki, the medical aspect, and survivor stories.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: War & Peace: How Are We Changed by War?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How are we changed by war?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: End to the Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of G. W. Bush administration policy and the collapse of the Soviet Union effectively ending the Cold War.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Cold War at Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the profound effect the Cold War had on domestic life and government policy in the U.S.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Almost Sunrise: Lesson Plan: Moral Injury and the Moral Ambiguities of War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a term many students may know. This lesson invites student to gain a deeper understanding of moral injury and develop greater empathy for the challenges returning veterans face. Using video...
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: The Battles of the Somme and Beaumont Hamel

For Students 9th - 10th
The Battle of the Somme was one of the costliest battles of WW1. The effects in Canada were stagering but the impact on the colony of Newfoundland was worse.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The War Behind the Lines

For Students 5th - 8th
The battlegrounds were not the only places affected by the Civil War. Read about how both the North and South carried out foreign diplomacy, the effect of the war on the economies of the two sides, and how the role of women in both the...
Primary
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: The Domestic Course of the War

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the domestic effect on American life of the Vietnam War. The economic impact is covered at the end of this piece.
Article
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: The Final Years: 1864 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the final events of the Civil War including Sherman's Campaign, Lincoln's re-election, assassination, and Appomatox. The author also discusses the role of women, politics and diplomacy, financial matters, and war legacy. Links...
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Causes of the Revolutionary War

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Highlighting the domino effects that led to the American Revolution, this interactive SMART lesson uses videos, games, and other facts to help students learn about the war.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Causes of Ww1

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Causes of World War I including alliances, politics, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. How a single event started a domino effect that led to war.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhaustive site including everything you need to know about World War I. Includes numerous links and a reference library. Contains a long list of biographies from this period.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Quiz 3

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over Reconstruction and issues during the Civil War.
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Read Works

Read Works: Crisis in Africa

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the devastating problems in several African countries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
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Other

Bringing History Home: Ww Ii Home Front

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this 5th grade unit, students study the World War II home front using primary sources. After an introduction to the origins of the war, they study the effects of the war on the U.S. economy; citizen participation in the war effort...
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Other

American Red Cross: Exploring Humanitarian Law: Guide for Teachers

For Students 9th - 10th
Humanitarian Law in an international law serving to protect human life and dignity for all in times of conflict. This guide provides articles, cases, videos, interactive projects and much more to deepen student's understanding of the law...
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New York Times

New York Times: Baghdad's Survivors

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource communicates the catastrophic effect that the war in Iraq has had on the Iraqi civilian population. It gives first person accounts that are translated for ease of following along with the audio. (23 July 2006)

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