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Us flag.org: History of the Vietnam War Pow/mia Flag

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site you can investigate what prompted the design of the POW/MIA flag. What is the significance of this American symbol? Find out how this flag became a reality when you use this site.
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Pbs Teachers: The Rights of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson for investigating the clashing concerns of civil liberties and national security during wartime. Students will identify the legal issues involved with detaining terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Psychological Research Ethics

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will identify and describe the basic ethical guidelines for researchers as set forth by the American Psychological Association Code of Ethics.
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English Verse: Emily Bronte (1818 1848)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is useful mostly for the full text of the four poems it offers. It does include a brief biography and a recommended book.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Folsom Powerhouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Built in late 19th century using prison labor from Folsom Prison; first delivered power to Sacramento in 1895; remained in operation until 1952.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Ulric Dahlgren

For Students 9th - 10th
Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, born in Bucks County, Pa., in 1842, died near King and Queen's Courthouse, Va., March 4th 1864. At the beginning of the Civil War he was sent by his father to plan and take charge of a naval battery on Maryland...
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University of Massachusetts

Charles I, Parliament, and the English Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on Charles I of England's involvement in the English Civil War, and how he became a prisoner of the parliament.
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23rd Ovi Color Guard

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links about Ohio during the Civil War. Includes information about infantry, artillery, cavalry, prisons, etc.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plan of Nancy, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of "Nancy, the ancient capital of Lorraine, afterwards the chief town of the French department of Meurthe, and since 1872 that of the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle." -Kellogg, 1903This map shows the location of roads, a...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Plan of Nantes, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the city of Nantes, France showing the River Loire, the Canal St. Felix, the prison, the railway station, the Prairie de la Magdeleine, roads, and various other features. Some features are indicated on the map by number...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Gibraltar, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A detail map of the Rock of Gibraltar in 1920, showing the area under British control, the neutral zone with Spain, and the town of Linea (La Linea de la Concepcion). This map includes O'Hara's Tower, the Moorish Castle, Breakneck...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Sherman's March to the Sea, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina showing the routes of Union General Sherman's 'March to the Sea’ from Atlanta to Savannah (November 15 to December 21, 1864), and his march to Raleigh. The map shows state capitals,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Sherman's March to the Sea, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina showing the routes of Union General Sherman's 'March to the Sea’ from Atlanta to Savannah (November 15 to December 21, 1864), and his march to Raleigh. The map shows the area to the...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Illinois: Rock Island Arsenal

For Students 9th - 10th
An arsenal and site of a large Union prison camp.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee: Alvin Cullom York Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
At the 1918 Battle of the Argonne Forest during World War I, Sergeant Alvin C. York distinguished himself with a one-man action that killed 25 enemy soldiers, took 132 prisoners, and captured 35 machine guns. York received the Medal of...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Alcatraz Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Former maximum security Federal prison; Frank Morris escaped, but few others did; part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area; visited by tourist ferries.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina: Exchange and Provost

For Students 9th - 10th
Variously a customhouse, mercantile exchange, military prison and barracks, post office, and meeting place of the 1790 State Legislature.
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Wikipedia: Featured Image: Sophienkirche

For Students 9th - 10th
The Royal Prison and the St. Sophie Church, Altstadt, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, seen in a c. 1895 photochrom. The city was heavily bombed in WWII.
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Civil War Reflections 1862 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
Harvey Hogue's adventures as a Union soldier in a Confederate prison camp, and his escape from the notorious Andersonville make interesting reading. Not exactly a primary source document, but stories from an actual participant in the...
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Dr Hwang Woo Suk Arriving at Court on 20 June 2006

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative article stating that the groundbreaking stem cell research that has been done by Hwang Woo-suk in South Korea was faked. Dr. Woo-suk now faces up to 3 years in prison and he has to pay back all the money that he borrowed.
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Joel Chandler Harris

For Students 9th - 10th
Joel Chandler Harris's short story, "Aunt Fountain's Prisoner", that depicts a successful triumph over the challenges of reuniting a country divided by Civil War.
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Gas Van at Chelmno Death Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo of a gas van at Chelmno death camp in Poland, used to exterminate prisoners during World War II.
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Inside Gas Van at Chelmno Death Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo of inside a gas van, used as a gas chamber to exterminate prisoners at Chelmno death camp in Poland during World War II.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Caractacus and Claudius

For Students 9th - 10th
Caractacus was a British Chief that had fought very bravely against the Romans. He was brought to Rome with chains on his hands and feet and set before the emperor of Rome. The wife of Caratacus, who had also been brought a prisoner to...

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