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University of Albany: Recruitment of the Union Army in New York
Describes Civil War recruitment methods at the state and federal level. Focus is on methods used in New York state.
Other
Matthew White: Map of the Collapse of the Soviet Union
A colorful map showing the states of the old Soviet Union and the dates they left the Union.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Economy of the Soviet Union
This economic history of the Soviet Union begins with its revolutionary beginnings and examines the state of the economy throughout the decades of the twentieth century.
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Gerald R. Ford Library: 1975 State of the Union Address
This site is from the Gerald R. Ford Library & Museum. Read the text of Ford's 1975 State of the Union address, in which he outlines both national and international goals for the United States.
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Jimmy Carter Library & Museum: State of the Union Address 1979
President Carter, in his 1979 State of the Union Address, comments on SALT II and the arms race.
Other
On This Day: Ethnic Problems in the Soviet Union
A good article on how the ethnic problems in the Soviet Union developed, and the individual republics' demand for independence.
Other
African Union: Panafricanism and African Renaissance
The African Union has replaced the OAU (Organization of African Unity) as the leading diplomatic organization for all African nations. Here you will find information on its structure, list of member states, issues they are discussing and...
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American Civil War Homepage: Declaration of Causes of Seceding States
Included is "Declaration of Immediate Causes which Induce and Justify the Secession - from the Federal Union" of each state in the Lower South.
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: The Union Army in the Civil War
A brief article from "The Historical Times of the Civil War" gives a review of the Regular Army of the United States and its composition at the beginning of the Civil War.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Joins the Battle: A New Kind of Father, a New Kind of Daughter
After Baylor University and University of Texas opened their doors to women in the late 19th century, more Texas women had access to education as well as paying jobs. Read how this new opportunity for women as well as the formation of...
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Maryland Secretary of State: Kids Page: State Song of Maryland
Have you ever really read the words of Maryland's official state song? Although Maryland did not join the Confederacy, the words of James Ryder Randall, adopted as the state song, show that at least some in Maryland didn't have a high...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: The Nineteenth Amendment
After the "Susan B. Anthony" amendment was passed by the Senate, suffragists stepped up in order to persuade the states to ratify it. Read how Texas suffragist Jane Y. McCallum was part of that cause and about the opposition she faced...
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Border States in the Civil War
From "The Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War" is this explanation of the critical importance of the border states and why the Lincoln administration worked to keep these states as part of the Union.
Yale University
Charter of the Organization of American States, 1948
The Avalon Project of the Yale Law School here provides the text of all 112 articles of the OAS charter, adopted at the Bogota Conference of American States, March 30-May 2, 1948.
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: Secession, the Union View
This excerpt from a work by John Nicolay, personal secretary to Lincoln, discusses the secession of the Southern states from the perspective of Northerners.
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Australian National University: International Socialism or State Capitalism
Examines socialism as it was carried out by Stalin and company in the former Soviet Union. Makes the argument that what began with a socialist revolution degenerated into state capitalism. There is one chapter from a book available...
Washington State University
Washington State University: Sets & Other Basic Concepts
Washington State University provides an introduction to sets and subsets and the symbols used to represent them.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Harry S. Truman: State of the Union Message, 1949
After Harry S. Truman's astounding election, his annual State of the Union message outlined his primary domestic policy which he called the Fair Deal. Read his speech to see what he felt were the greatest problems facing the United...
University of Groningen
American History: Presidents: State of Union 1965
Here one finds President Johnson's address to the nation in which he lays out his legislative priorities and his assessment of foreign affairs the early part of his administration.
Other
Illinois State Museum: The American Railway Union
Excerpt from U.S. Strike Commission Report. Site also provides focus questions at the bottom.
Other
Nysed: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
This very complete lesson plan from the New York State Library uses newspaper accounts to give a "you are there" feeling to the discussion of the Railroad Strike of 1877. Included are a history of the strike, student activities,...
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Inf Treaty of 1987
Copy of the INF Treaty made by the US and the USSR in December of 1987.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Immigration and Migration
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lengthy essay discussing the differing opinions about immigration and the role of immigrants in the United States in the latter half of the 19th century and the early 20th century. Find out about the...
AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Soviet Union: Science and Ideology
A brief article on science in the Soviet Union. Describes the role of the state in guiding science. Succinct but informative.