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Civil Rights and Casualties of Wartime
Do your historians fully grasp the consequences of being at war? Help them connect past with present through this group research activity, which has students analysing repercussions suffered by citizens of countries in conflict. Students...
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Afghanistan: 12 Years Of Violence
Students examine Afghanistan's contemporary history. In this global issues lesson, students research print and Internet sources about the Taliban and their control of the nation. Students share their findings with their classmates.
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Child Soldier
Young scholars identify the exploitations of child soldiers. In this global issues lesson plan, students listen to a story that puts them in the shoes a 16 year old child soldier. Young scholars discuss the plight of the teenager and...
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You're In My Space!
Students explain how political, social, and economic boundaries can be changed through cooperation and conflict. Small groups are assigned a particular trouble area of the world. Each group studies a particular side of the conflict.
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Force for Good?
Students investigate attacks on Falluja. In this Iraq conflict lesson, students visit slelected Web sites to determine what insurgents are and why they have targeted Falluja. Students also take an in depth look at Operation Braken in...
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Soldier in Afghanistan
Students explore the conditions that soldiers in conflict bear. In this war activity, students analyze a photograph of an American soldier in Afghanistan. Students discuss the power of images as well as the effects of exhaustion.
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World War II (1939–1945)
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about the causes and effects of World War II.
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Secrets and Spies
Students explore the lives of spies. For this secret government agencies lesson, students visit the Imperial War Museum and the Essex Secret Bunker online or in person to discover details about Britain's spies and secret bunker.
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Armed Child
Students examine the plight of child soldiers. In this militarization instructional activity, students study the practice of employing child soldiers to fight in Liberia. Students discuss the U.S. policy to disarm the child soldiers and...
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Human Rights: What Will Students and Teacher Do?
Students analyze the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights." In this human rights lesson, students explore the text of this document and watch Amnesty International videos about human rights. Students then locate and discuss articles on...
Digital History
Digital History: The Coming of World War Ii
The Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I set the stage for increased world conflict because of the crushing reparations required of Germany. See how Adolf Hitler, over a series of years, used opposition to the terms of the treaty...
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Amnesty International Usa
Amnesty International USA is a consciousness-raising organization for human rights. Its goals are lofty and may make many people uncomfortable as they read stories of grotesque crimes against human kind. This is an excellent site to...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Road to Pearl Harbor
A brief overview of the decade prior to the American entrance into World War II. Read about the rise in militarism in both Europe and Japan.