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Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Poland
Investigate Poland's history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population on this site.
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Solidarity, Hanna Suchocka, and Lech Walesa
This site contains information on the movement for Polish Solidarity. It provides a brief introduction to the movement as well as information on Hanna Suchocka and Lech Walesa.
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University of Michigan: Museums
Links to dozens of art museums all over the world, by geographic region.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Truman Doctrine
This is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...
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Hofstra University
Hofstra Univ: Why Was Bubonic Plague So Devastating to European Society? [Pdf]
The Bubonic Plague or "Black Death" came out of the eastern Mediterranean along shipping routes, reaching Italy in the spring of 1348. By the time the epidemic was abating in 1351, between 25% and 50% of Europe's population had died. The...
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The Alps of Switzerland and France
Incredible photographs of the Alps along the Swiss-French frontier feature facts about the mountain range, individual peaks, and the glaciers that characterize the nation.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1872
A map of Africa showing the continent prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North America, 1763
A map of eastern North America and the Greater Antilles showing the territorial possessions adjusted by the Peace of 1763 (Treaty of Paris) at the end of the French and Indian War (and the Seven Year War in Europe). The map is...
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Etc: Claims of Various European Countries to the Us, 1643 1655
A map of the eastern coast of North America showing territorial claims of Europeans and the development of the United Colonies of New England (New England Confederation) in 1643, and the territorial changes between the Dutch and British...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British Isles, 1906
A map of the British Isles from 1906, showing the terrain, rivers, and coastal features of Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales. Major cities are shown, and the map includes an inset map of the Shetland and Orkney Islands, a locator map...
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Unesco: United Kingdom: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Situated in north-eastern Wales, the 18 kilometre long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a feat of civil engineering of the Industrial Revolution, completed in the early years of the 19th century. Covering a difficult geographical...
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Unesco: Kazakhstan: Saryarka Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan comprises two protected areas: Naurzum State Nature Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve totalling 450,344 ha. It features wetlands of outstanding importance for migratory water...
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World War Two Website Association
Presents two very different war photo albums, one of a Nazi Panzer Jaeger (tank hunter) who served on the Eastern Front and the other of German who served in a Luftwaffe anti-aircraft unit in the Alsace-Lorraine area of Europe.
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