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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 5: A New Order

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the impact of the Gilded Age upon new cultural and intellectual movements, expansion of foreign trade, and political debates over economic and social policies, as well as the impact of the rise of...
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Curated OER

Jomo Kenyatta

For Students 9th - 10th
This discussion of Kenya's struggle for independence looks at the political movement behind it, the Kenya African National Union.
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PBS

The Sixties: House Un American Activities Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
The House Un-American Activities Committee gained noteriety in the 1950s with Joseph McCarthy and his witch hunts. The committee was still in existence in the early 1960s. Read this brief article to see what it was investigating then.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1963 protest that culminated with Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.
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Other

Binghamton: Appeal of Moral Reform to the Antebellum Northern Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses how women were involved in the moral reform of the 1830s and 1840s. Links to original documents.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Douglass Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this primary source pamphlet written by Jane Addams, who pushed for a woman's right to vote during the Progressive Era.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Equal Rights Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Arizona State University

Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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Curated OER

History Matters: Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a listing of the principles of the Universal Negro Improvement Association which laid out the rights of the "Negro Peoples of the World."
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Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Protest and Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Part of a larger website provided by Arizona State University on Chicano art, this learning is focused on "Protest and Persuasion," in art, particularly in printmaking or making murals. Includes lessons, sample work, and more.
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Victorian Web

Brown University: The Victorian Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive resource on literary, philosophical, religious, scientific and technological advancements of the Victorian age. Learn about famous Victorian authors, literary genres and more.
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Other

Jewish Women's Archive: Women of Valor: Bella Abzug

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this fascinating in-depth biography of Bella Abzug (1920-1998 CE), a civil rights activist and women's advocate elected to congress. Provides links to pictures, a timeline, and many personal narratives.
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Other

Full Online Text of "Progress and Poverty"

For Students 9th - 10th
Open this page for links to the full text of Henry George's "Progress and Poverty", which became popular during the American Progressive Era.
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Other

New York University: Labor Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous collections of cartoons, buttons, posters, murals, photographs, and similar artifacts, all pertaining to history of American labor, especially its drive to organize and its history of protest. Stretches back to the earliest days...
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Other

Story of Pakistan

For Students 9th - 10th
Award-winning interactive encyclopedia on the history of Pakistan -- now one of the largest sources of information on the subject. Find a time period, browse the timeline, select from a list of historical figures, or search for your...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Lowdown: Brief History of the First Earth Day and What We Can Learn From Its Success Lesson Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Earth Day grew out of the environmental movement in the late 1960s in response to a series of environmental disasters that took lives, marred natural beauty and threatened animal species. An estimated 20 million Americans participated in...
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Digital History

Digital History: Postwar America: 1945 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter focus on the political, social, and economic events following World War II. Examines both foreign and domestic issues, including the origins of the Cold War and Civil Rights movements.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: The Workingmen's Party

For Students 9th - 10th
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the emergence of the Workingmen's Party as a political force in St. Louis, its role in the railroad strikes of 1877, and how it may have...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Andrew Jackson and the Bankwar: Election of 1832

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the political maneuverings that went on behind the scenes during the election campaign of 1832 leading to the nomination of Van Buren as Vice-President, and postponing movement on the Bank war. When the issue of the nomination...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Counterculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Section overview on the Counterculture and anti-war movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s and its impact on a new social and political order.
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland: 75 Suffragists

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides biographies of 75 women who played key roles in the women's suffrage movement. Focuses on their political accomplishments.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a detailed look at the Renaissance movement. Content includes a focus on important Renaissance political leaders, religious figures, authors, artists, scientists, philosophers, and composers.
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Other

Free Speech Seminar: Robert La Follette

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert LaFollette was an engine behind the Progressive movement. His brief biography here recounts his actions in political office and his devotion to labor issues and civil liberties.
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Other

Vets With a Mission: Early History of Vietnam: The Anti Colonial Struggle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a discussion of the colonization and political unrest in the Vietnam region, including mention of the Can Vuong royalist movement.