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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 1: Unit 7: La Familia

For Students 9th - 10th
In this seventh unit of an introductory Spanish course, students learn how to talk about their families, compare Latino family values to their own, discuss the Spanish royal family, create a family tree, recite a rhyme, and learn about...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 10: Los Viajes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tenth unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about transportation systems in Spanish-speaking countries and how people travel. They will listen, speak, and write about traveling using related vocabulary. They will...
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Other

Bowling Green State University: Studies in Spanish

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides general information about the Spanish degree programs available at the university. Contact information and course descriptions are available.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Foreign Policy 1890 1914: Spanish American War and Overseas Empire

For Students 11th - 12th
Looks at the development and evolution of the Spanish-American War, at Americans' views on imperialism at the end of this war, and at the relationship of this war with America's other international interests.
Primary
History Tools

History Tools: Perspectives on the Spanish American War 1898 1899 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides excerpts from a series of five historical documents on the Spanish-American War that discuss American expansion, policy decisions, and the goals and outcome of the war.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Spanish American War in the Philippines (1898)

For Students 9th - 10th
After giving a general summary of the Spanish-American War in the Western Hemisphere, the course of the war as waged in the Philippines is explained. See how the Philippines was annexed to the United States.
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Other

Spanish Abroad, Inc.

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Spanish language study abroad programs throughout Latin America and Spain.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Spanish Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Spanish Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Other

Don Quijote: Spanish History

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an overview of Spanish history from Romans to actual time, through the Inquisition, the Spanish Flag, and art. It offers links to more information about each topic.
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A&E Television

History.com: How u.s. Cities Tried to Halt the Spread of the 1918 Spanish Flu

For Students 9th - 10th
How U.S. city officials responded to the 1918 pandemic played a critical role in how many residents lived and died. In the late summer of 1918, the devastating second wave of the Spanish flu arrived on America's shores. Carried by World...
Handout
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Causes of the Spanish American War 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline showing the events between 1800 and 1898 that led to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Age of Empire: Spanish American War

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the causes, events, and consequences of the Spanish-American War and how the United States acquired several territories in the aftermath. Includes questions for students at end.
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Other

Don Quijote: Learn Spanish in Salamanca

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a website for the city of Salamanca, Spain. It focuses on programs available to help people immerse themselves in the Spanish language. It also offers information about the city such as climate, population, attractions, and...
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Spanish Missions in California

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set uses documents, photographs, and artwork to tell the story of the development and impact of Spanish missions in California during the Mission period.
Activity
Lingolex

Lingolex.com: Spanish Food: Spanish English Bilingual Food Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you hungry? Are you looking for some delicious Spanish recipes? You've come to the right place. Not only do you get a glossary of Spanish to English and English to Spanish words but you also get a few recipes with pictures.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Spanish Account of the Battle for El Caney

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-American War primary source informs about the Battle of El Caney from the perspective of the Spanish naval officer, Jose Muller Tejeira who witnessed the campaign.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Spanish Soldiers Praise the Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter from a Spanish soldier to soldiers of the American Army after the Spanish defeat in Cuba.
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Library of Congress

Loc: California History Collection: Spanish California

For Students 6th - 8th
This site from the Library of Congress contains great, but somewhat brief, information on Spanish California. The text is about three paragraphs long, but has great information on the early Spanish settlers of California.
Handout
University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade of the Spanish Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting look at the Lincoln Brigade and those who served in it fighting in Spain against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Captain George F. Elliott: Fight at Cuzco: Follow Up Report

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow-up report by Captain George F. Elliott on the fight at Cuzco Well during the Spanish-American War. This report attempts to correct errors made in the first report sent by Captain George F. Elliot.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Newspapers Report on Camp Wikoff

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article reports on the conditions of Camp Wikoff on Montauk Island, New York, where men serving in the Spanish-American War recovered from disease or injury.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: World of 1898: The Spanish American War: Teller and Platt Amendments

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site to read about the Teller Amendment and the subsequent Platt Amendment, which dealt with American control over Cuba after the Spanish-American War.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Moses Austin (In Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and business adventures of the man who dominated the U.S. lead industry in the early 1800s, then made arrangements for American Settlers to move to Spanish Texas. (In Spanish)
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Attempt to Raise the Cristobal Colon

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish-American War era newspaper article on the attempts to raise the wrecked ship, Cristobal Colon, whiched proved a failure. Links to photos of the undersea divable ruins of the ship shows what it looks like today.

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