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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

America's Wars

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils classify information regarding American involvement in wars. In this classification lesson, students examine the causes of the war in which the United States has been involved, and classify them as mainly political, social,...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Causes of War, Theory and Method

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Analyzing theories of varying causes for war and the methods in which wars are conducted can incorporate these readings.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Why Do People Fight? The Causes of the Civil War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Throughout the years since the end of the Civil War, historians have been weighing in on the causes of that terrible time in the history of the United States. Interpretations have changed over the generations. Read the questions that...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Historians on the Causes of the American Revolution [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how the understanding of the causes of American Revolution has been portrayed over years by reading excerpts from writings of 19th and 20th century historians. The suggested student exercises are excellent and ask students to use...