NASA
Speaking in Phases
Hear from deep space. Pupils learn how satellites transfer information back to Earth. They learn about three different ways to modulate radio waves and how a satellite sends information with only 0s and 1s. Using sound, class members...
NASA
Blinded by the Light!
Pupils learn of multiple ways astronomers look for planets outside of the solar system. By completing a hands-on activity, scholars discover that trying to see the planets directly because of the glare from the nearby star is nearly...
Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: Relations With Japan 1938 1940
This publication from the U.S. Department of State lays out the attempts the United States made between 1938 and 1940 to influence the behavior of Japan through "moral embargoes" and eventually a complete embargo of all strategic...
Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: Albert Shaw: The Blowing Up of the Maine
Article written for the April, 1898 issue of American Monthly Review of Reviews expressing the author's opinion on reasons for the blowing up of the U.S.S. Maine, and what U.S. action should be.
Mount Holyoke College
Department of International Relations: John L. O'sullivan on Manifest Destiny
Excerpt of text of John L. O'Sullivan's 1839 article advocating manifest destiny.
Mount Holyoke College
International Relations: Leroy Beaulieu on the Desirability of Imperialism, 1891
An excerpt from a book written in 1891 in which the author clarifies and supports the economic justification for imperialism.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch: The Price of Oil [Pdf]
A 193-page report that provides an exploration of human rights violations related to oil industries in Nigeria in the 1990s and of the role and responsibilities of the major oil companies. (Published January 1999)
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Madeline Hsu, "The Good Immigrants"
This article focuses on immigration history as shown in the book "The Good Immigrants: How the Yellow Peril Became the Model Minority" (Princeton University Press, 2015 by Madeline Hsu. It intervenes in immigration history by tracking...
CBS
Front Page: Iraq, March 21, 2003
Resource has compiled a series of quotes from national and international sources concerning the invasion of Iraq by the United States and Britain. (March 21, 2003)
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: Indispensable Ally: Black Workers, Formation of the Cio
This article relates the history of African Americans in the union movement during the Great Depression. Read about the importance of black membership in the CIO, the ILA, and the steel industry.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: France and Germany Want No Spying Pact
Ater reports on how many European countries are responding after claims surfaced that the U.S. may have spied on at least 35 world leaders.
New York Times
New York Times: Un Inspectors Can Return Unconditionally, Iraq Says
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article deals specifically with Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri al-Hadithi's decision to let US officials into the country to investigate Iraq's Weapons Program. (September 16, 2002)
CBS
Cbs News: u.s. Renews Ties With Libya
U.S. ties with Libya have been restored after nearly a quarter of a century. Discussed are the process and the importance of Libya's renunciation of terrorism to this new relationship. (15 May 2006). The site also offers today's live...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Philosophy and Literature: History and Literature
Discusses the state of literature and written history in the 1800s as they related to the development of a national identity, and the role Romanticism played. With the passage of time, more serious literature emerged and authors began to...
BBC
Bbc: South Korea's Reconciliation Gamble
A May 2007 examination of the South Korea's on going efforts to develop better relations with North Korea with generous aid packages and international criticism of these efforts. (17 May 2007)