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US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (1924 2010)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of 59th U.S. Secretary of State, Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr., appointed by Ronald Reagan.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Taiwan Flashpoint

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that examines the relationship between China and Taiwan with summary looks at the history of their conflict, the current status of the relationship, China's official stance, and the U.S. role in the continuing...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Roosevelt Corollary and Latin America

For Students 5th - 8th
See how the Roosevelt Corollary expanded on the Monroe Doctrine and allowed for intervention in Latin American affairs.
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Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Tech: Clinton Assures Rabin on u.s. Role

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from The Washington Post describing possible Congressional opposition to Clinton's plans for a peacekeeping force. (November 22, 1994)
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Diplomatic Challenges in an Age of European War

For Students 5th - 8th
Both the British and French challenged American sovereignty and neutrality on the high seas. Read about the solution favored by Thomas Jefferson, but despised by the American shippers. See why this a cause of the War of 1812, along with...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Crisis in Sudan (Geographic Teaching Activity)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A jigsaw-grouping activity in which students research aspects of the crisis in Sudan and compare humanitarian efforts in Sudan with those that followed Hurricane Katrina. A rigorous exercise about the kinds of intractable problems...
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Article
Other

International Econ: A Multi Country Evaluation of Trade Imbalances

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay that describes the economy of the United States, mainly in the 1980's. Inflation, GDP, foreign investment, the U.S. deficit and trade are all discussed. There are also graphs that further these concepts.
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Website
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Empire Building

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lengthy essay about American focus on foreign affairs after the Civil War, expanding particularly in the late 19th century. Read about U.S. exploits in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific...
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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: 9.11 Two Years Later: Teaching About Terrorism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan explores the issue of U.S. policy towards international terrorism.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Mali: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive and current look at the economy of Mali from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes. Read about the development of agriculture and mining in this third world country.
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Article
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: American Fight for the Philippines

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this account of the Philippine-American War, as told by a Cornell historian for a PBS documentary.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Global Connections in Liberia

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS profiles the African nation of Liberia with a timeline, film, essays, and lessons for students and teachers.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Cold War and the American Home Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will identify ways in which Cold War tensions were intensified.
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Mount Holyoke College

International Relations: The Open Door Note, 1899

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the note submitted by Secretary of State John Hay in September, 1899, which outlined the United States' Open Door policy toward China.
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Handout
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Madeleine Korbel Albright

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief and flattering biography of Madeliene Albright provided by the National Women's Hall of Fame. Picture included.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: From Neutrality to War: The United States and Europe, 1921 1941

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, learners will consider "From Neutrality to War: The United States and Europe, 1921-1941" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Crisis of American Diplomacy, 1793 1808

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, young scholars will consider "The Crisis of American Diplomacy, 1793-1808" in 3 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Website
Other

Kent May 4 Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the shooting of four Kent State students on May 4, 1970, including chronology, quotations, and descriptions of the students who were killed and wounded.
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Website
Other

The Progressive Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of the national magazine for peace and social justice, THE PROGRESSIVE. Read recent news regarding social justice here.
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Activity
Other

Pacific War: Far Eastern Strategy and the Washington Conference of 1921 1922

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough examination of the post-World War I Washington Naval Conference which dealt with treaties with Japan, the U.S. desire for naval supremacy, and the compromise of War Plan Orange, which had a drastic effect on U.S. strategy in...
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Activity
Country Studies US

Country Studies: United States and Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how, as the race for empire gained momentum, the U.S. sought trade relations with China by the late 1800s. Late to the game, the Open Door Policy secured equal trading opportunities for all countries involved. The...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Non Intercourse Act

For Students 9th - 10th
The purpose of the 1809 Non-Intercourse Act was to permit U.S. trade with nations other than France and Great Britain and replaced the 1807 Embargo Act.
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Article
Other

The Air University: Selective Involvement and Strategic Mobility

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses U.S. national strategy and tactics for dealing with threats to U.S. interests. Includes the following sections: the conceptual base: 1947-68, how we got where we are, the Carter legacy, where then are we, toward a Reagan...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: 1916 National Defense Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview presents facts and information pertaining to the 1916 National Defense Act that provided a major restructuring of the U.S. Army prior to U.S. entry into WWI.

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