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Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archives: President Wilson's First Warning to the Germans

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of President Wilson's First Warning to the Germans, February 10, 1915.
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Brigham Young University

Wwi Archive: 1916 Documents: Wilson on the Sussex Case

For Students 9th - 10th
Site presents Wilson's decision regarding the Sussex case on war ships.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: Newton Diehl Baker: Secretary of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of President Wilson's Secretary of the War, Newton Diehl Baker, who served during the course of the United States' participation in World War I.
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Other

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library: Federal Reserve Whose Idea Was It Anyway?

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity where students investigate the beginning of the Federal Reserve through the use of primary sources. Help your students understand the role of the Federal Reserve in the national economy and how its influence has changed over...
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Mass Media and Censorship

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a small collection of primary source documents discussing propaganda and media control in the Soviet Union. Most documents are from the 1970s and 80s, and they are varied in both type and source. In general, the documents discuss...
Primary
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Mitrokhin Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mitrokhin Archive consists of summarized notes taken by Vasili Nikitich Mitrokhin, a former KGB archivist who defected to the United Kingdom after the fall of the Soviet Union. Primarily, this collection contains items from his...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Election of 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
American Experience's website on Woodrow Wilson gives a good summary of the election of 1912, an election based on philosophy rather than the personalities of the candidates. This was an election in which four parties ran credible...
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Great War 1914 1919: American Isolationism and European Origins of War

For Students 11th - 12th
The foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson is explained, and how he tried to keep America neutral at the start of World War I yet intervened in international affairs in the Western Hemisphere. The reasons America declared war on Germany in...
Handout
US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Bainbridge Colby (1869 1950)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Bainbridge Colby who was appointed Secretary of State by Woodrow Wilson serving until the end of Wilson's administration.
eBook
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Taft and Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the domestic policies of William Howard Taft, the Republican president elected in 1908, and the reforms of Woodrow Wilson, Democratic candidate, who was elected in 1912.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wilson Center: Cold War International History Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars presents new information and perspectives on the origins of the Cold War, including new findings, views and activities.
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Political Cartoons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Offers teaching activities, four political cartoons, and a narrative about reforms proposed by three major presidential candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.
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Other

Encyclopedia of the New American Nation: Dollar Diplomacy

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive essay explains the goals of William Howard Taft's foreign policy during his presidency and how it reflected U.S. relations with countries in Latin America and with China. Comparisons are made with the goals of Taft's...
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Americans and the Great War 1914 1919: From War to Peace

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines how the United States contributed during the final stages of World War I, what Woodrow Wilson believed the world should look like after the war, and why the United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles or join the League...
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Progressive Movement 1890 1920: Progressivism in the White House

For Students 11th - 12th
Looks at the Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive goals of William Taft, and at legislation enacted under the New Freedom agenda of Woodrow Wilson.
Handout
US Department of the Treasury

Secretaries of the Treasury: William G. Mc Adoo

For Students 9th - 10th
William McAdoo's tenure as Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson is overviewed on the official site of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Read about the accomplishments of the Treasury Department under McAdoo including the...
Handout
US Department of the Treasury

Secretaries of the Treasury: David F. Houston

For Students 9th - 10th
David F. Houston's controversial tenure as Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson is described at this resource.
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Curated OER

Woodrow Wilson

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Woodrow Wilson.
Handout
The White House

The White House: First Ladies: Edith Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site, which is provided for by the White House, you can read a biography of First Lady Edith Wilson, who married the President while he was in office.
Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Lindley M. Garrison, Wilson's secretary of war prior to World War I.
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Curated OER

Woodrow Wilson

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Woodrow Wilson.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Woodrow Wilson House

For Students 9th - 10th
A home of Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Woodrow Wilson Birthplace

For Students 9th - 10th
Birthplace of President Thomas Woodrow Wilson.

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