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Yale University

Avalon Project: Middle East 1916 2001: A Documentary

For Students 9th - 10th
Yale Law School does an excellent job in presenting historical documents centered around the Middle East crisis beginning with the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement up to present day UN resolutions. This site provides a complete timeline that...
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Yale University

Avalon Project: Camp David Accords; September 17, 1978

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Camp David Accords with hypertext links to relevant documents.
Handout
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library: The U. S. Recognizes Israel: Historical Background

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the background for why Britain finally turned Palestine over to the United Nations to solve the problem of an Israeli state. Click on hyperlink to access a timeline of events.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Balfour Declaration 1917

For Students 9th - 10th
Fardham University gives the text of the Balfour Declaration, which later was adopted and included in a UN Resolution.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Countries Solve Problems

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, this short story helps students understand how countries solve problems. Questions that assess multiple reading skills are provided.
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Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations: Lute: Hybrid Peacekeeping Force in Darfur

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an August, 2007, interview with Jane Holl Lute, Asst. Atty. Gen. for the UN, concerning the unprecedented joint peacekeeping force for Darfur.
Article
Country Studies US

Country Studies: The War in Vietnam

For Students 9th - 10th
The Vietnam War encompassed many decades and many presidents. This site from Country Studies provides a brief, yet comprehensive, history of the war in Vietnam.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Our Documents Welcome Page

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore 100 selected milestone historical documents relating to American History. Click on the link to the list of links to documents. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts, W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The 1967 Six Day War

For Students 9th - 10th
An archive of articles and documents relevant to the Six-Day War's causes, events, and results.