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Victorian Web

Brown University: Victorian Web: Karl Marx (1818 1883)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed biography of Karl Marx. Links to related essays and articles are provided within The Victorian Web. This article is somewhat brief but provides good information on the subject.
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Primary
Marxists Internet Archive

Marxists Internet Archive: Communism

For Students 9th - 10th
Taken directly from the writing of Marx, Engels and Lenin, this entry from the Marxists Internet Archive also includes explanation of the quotations. Very detailed, it will require some sophistication on the part of the reader. Gives an...
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Marxists Internet Archive

Encyclopedia of Marxism: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Marxists Internet Archive provides a detailed explanation including quotations from Engels and Marx, as well as explication. Links defining terms are helpful, as is the suggested further reading link.
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Website
Other

L'humanite

For Students 9th - 10th
The official paper of the French communist party, l'Humanite offers a selective view of French news (mostly social and political news). It opens with an op-ed column. Excellent to contrast with Le Figaro (the Conservative paper).
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Other

L'humanite

For Students 9th - 10th
The official paper of the French communist party, l'Humanite offers a selective view of French news (mostly social and political news). It opens with an op-ed column. Excellent to contrast with Le Figaro (the Conservative paper).
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Nicolae Ceausescu, 1918 1989

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the political career of Communist leader, Nicolae Ceausescu.
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Website
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Communism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the history of communism throughout the world. Looks at the principles of Marxism and communism, Karl Marx, and major communist political victories around the world.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Marxism

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic explanation of Marxism as it applies to literary theory. Includes a bibliography.
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Other

More or Less: Nicolae Ceausescu Killer File

For Students 9th - 10th
A great overview of the life of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu. Includes his background and a detailed timeline of his life. A great resource for learning about his life and times.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Comparative Economic Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research the economic systems of a communist country and a third-world country and compare them to the US, guided by questions and using information from the CIA World Factbook website.
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Other

Newseum: Photographs Can Lie

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of doctored photographs from the Stalin era titled "The Commissar Vanishes."
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Ducksters

Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Vietnam War

For Students 4th - 8th
Kids learn the history of the Vietnam War during the Cold War. A fight between the communists of North Vietnam and the US supported South.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Central of the Chinese Party

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1949, United States State Department issued a report on the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The document explains how the existing Chinese Kuomintang government under communist leadership is failing to meet the...
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Mount Holyoke College

Soviets Say a u.s. Attack on Cuba Would Mean Nuclear War

For Students 9th - 10th
A September 11, 1962 New York Times article relates the Soviet statement threatening nuclear war.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Mao Zedong

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing the biography of Mao Zedong who was the leader of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese communist party. He was also called Mao Tse-tung.