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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: American Diplomacy in World War Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "American Diplomacy in World War II" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Birth of an American Empire

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "The Birth of an American Empire" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Blessed Bunnies: Theodore Roosevelt Writes Home to His Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Letters from Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to his children who he affectionately called his "blessed bunnies". Roosevelt writes from Tampa Florida during the Spanish-American War.
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Primary
University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma: The Monroe Doctrine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides text taken from the Monroe Doctrine.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: South Korea Calls for Japan Apology

For Students 9th - 10th
A March 2005 news report on South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun's request for a formal apology and compensation for Japan's invasion and occupation of Korea in the last century.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Global Connections in Liberia

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS profiles the African nation of Liberia with a timeline, film, essays, and lessons for students and teachers.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Russian Britain Relations Sour After Expulsion of Diplomats

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer a July 2007 report on the deterioration of British - Russian relations stemming from the investigation into the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko. Also provides links to related news stories.
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Handout
Other

Georgetown College: Pinckney's Treaty (Treaty of San Lorenzo)

For Students 9th - 10th
Although very brief, this site gives you the three major terms of Pinckney's Treaty.
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Handout
Other

Dirty Little Wars (Nicaragua)

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the PR maneuvering behind the scenes in the Nicaraguan Revolution.
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Unit Plan
Northern Virginia Community College

Nova: 1979 Iranian Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why the Ayatollah Khomeini was able to lead a successful Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979?. Gives background and timeline.
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Website
Other

Landmine Monitor Core Group: Landmine Monitor Report 2001

For Students 9th - 10th
Prime Minister Jean Chretien is credited as a leader in NATO's efforts to institute the "Land Mine Ban Treaty". Canada's ratification of the treaty and was an advocate for other nations to follow Canada's lead. This is an example of...
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Lesson Plan
Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: What Is the Role of the President?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The president has great power granted to him under Article II of the Constitution, while at the same time extensive limits have been placed to keep that power in check. This source contains extensive background on these powers and...
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Primary
Vassar College

Vassar: Excerpts From Speech Given by l.b.johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
Read excerpts from a 1965 speech at John Hopkins University offering Johnson's justification of the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Primary
Other

Cuba Net: Marine Officer Wrote After Bay of Pigs

For Students 9th - 10th
In the after-action report filed by Marine Col. Jack Hawkins following the Bay of Pigs, he writes that the only way to oust Castro would be with another attempt using overt intervention with U.S. military power.
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Activity
Other

California Military Museum: California Naval Militia and the Tampico Incident

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough history of the Tampico Incident in the context of the Mexican Revolution.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: Tr and Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
A website regarding the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Site contains key events in the United States and the world from 1898 to 1919, a map of the United States' expansion of its empire, a video with full transcript...
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Website
Other

The War of 1812: The Fortification of New York Harbor

For Students 1st - 9th
Essay on the history of the fortification of New York harbor and its significance as a line of defense in the War of 1812.
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Website
Other

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: The Fourteen Points

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about President Wilson's controversial Fourteen Point blueprint for world peace that became the basis for the Treaty of Versailles following World War I.
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Handout
US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Watson Foster (1836 1917)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of John Foster, a statesman who rose through the ranks to become a Colonel in the Union Army and later appointed Secretary of State by Benjamin Harrison in 1892.
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Handout
US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Walter Quintin Gresham (1832 1895)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography on Walter Gresham who was nominated by Grover Cleveland to the office of Secretary of State where he served until his death in May, 1895.
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Handout
US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Richard Olney (1835 1917)

For Students 9th - 10th
Short bio of Richard Olney who served as Secretary of State for approximately 2 years under President Grover Cleveland and ran for the Democratic presidential nominee in 1904.
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Handout
US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Charles Evans Hughes (1862 1948)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Charles Hughes provides a brief description of his life, rise to prominence and influence on American diplomacy.
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Handout
US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: David Dean Rusk (1909 1994)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of David Dean Rusk, who served as Secretary of State under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, provides a glimpse into his life and prominence in the U.S. Government.
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Handout
US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (1924 2010)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of 59th U.S. Secretary of State, Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr., appointed by Ronald Reagan.

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