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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Bashkirs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Bashkir people of Russia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Liu Chunhua, Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan

For Students 9th - 10th
As a prominent icon in the Cultural Revolution, "Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan" celebrated the grassroots nature of revolutionary history and cultivated devotion to Mao during a tumultuous time. This painting is a brilliant example of...
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Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Curated OER

David Barnsdale: Leading Socialist Revolutionaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos of the key figures in the Russian revolution.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Collectivization

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress provides information on Stalin's domestic policy of rapid industrialization and the collectivization of agriculture for the purpose of erasing all traces of capitalism that results in a totally...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Attacks of Intelligentsia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress shows that among the victims of the Great Terror were artists and intellectuals who were required to promote the socialist consciousness under Stalin.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "The Blithedale Romance" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The story is set in a utopian community founded on socialist ideals yet destroyed by the selfishness of the inhabitants.
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Other

Ben Austin's Sociology Corner: Chronology of the Holocaust: 1930 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Factual chronology of the Holocaust from 1930-1945. Detailed accounts beginning with the National Socialist Party to the liberation of concentration camps.
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Marxists Internet Archive

Marxist Internet Archive: Floyd Dell's "The Beating"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the text of Dell's "The Beating," a short story that originally appeared in the Socialist paper "The Masses" in 1914.
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Meta Schlichting Berger (1873 1944)

For Students 9th - 10th
Meta Schlichting Berger (1873-1944) was an early Socialist, influenced by the views of her husband, Victor Berger. She was a native of Milwaukee. She was active in education and women's issues, among other things.
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Victor Berger, 1860 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
Victor Berger was a Wisconsin Socialist elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and to Congress in the early twentieth century. Berger was a vocal opponent of World War I, which put him into disfavor with the government. Berger...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Karl Marx: Father of Communism

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the capitalist conditions, brought on by the Industrial Revolution, that led to the fostering of the socialist ideas espoused by Karl Marx, and to the writing of The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels.
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: Mt. Carmel High School: In Praise of Political Parties

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wonderful group lesson from Mt. Carmel High School that lets your students select a political party and do research and an oral presentation on that party.
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Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain

Si Spain: United Left

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a short description of the United left, an amalgamation of leftist parties and groups. Historical description of the party ends in 1993.
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Penn: Leonard Moss' "Arthur Miller"

For Students 9th - 10th
As the title implies, this website from the University of Pennsylvania provides an excerpt from the preface of Moss' biography of Miller. The excerpt discusses Miller's position as a "social dramatist."
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Other

Biographical Studies: Robert Owen (1771 1858)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Evansville discusses Robert Owen, his social reforms, and the community he purchased, New Harmony. The site also mentions his upbringing in England.
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Other

Socialism Today: Stalin's Shadow

For Students 9th - 10th
A thought-provoking article offers reflections on the 50th anniversary of Stalin's death. The writer considers the impact that Stalin had on the world perception of socialism and the population of the Soviet Union.
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Other

Russia: From Revolution to Counter Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a book online by Ted Grant. This particular page is the introduction written by Alan Woods. He discusses Bolshevism and the Russian revolution. Further chapters from the book are available.
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Marxists Internet Archive

Encyclopedia of Marxism: Fourier, Francois Charles

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from the Marxists Internet Archive relies almost entirely on Frederick Engels' assessment of Fourier and his writing. Extensive quotation from Engel's "The Development of Socialism from Utopia to Science."
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My Hero Project

My Hero: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 3rd - 8th
The fist African American to earn a PhD from Harvard, W.E.B. DuBois was not only an inspirational and extraordinary individual, but a champion in the fight for equality and the end of racism. Read about his founding of the organization...