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A Timeline History of Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a very nice timeline history of Cuba from 1000 B.C.E. to 2003 C.E. Highlights all the major events in Cuban history.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Rule of Porfirio Diaz 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University provides a discussion on the rule of dictator Porfirio Diaz. It talks about his accomplishments, history, beliefs, brutality, and corruption from the perspective of a contemporary historian of the time.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biombo With the Conquest of Mexico and View of Mexico City

For Students 9th - 10th
The influence of Asian art on colonial Latin America is particularly evident in viceregal textiles, ceramics, and furniture. Some examples are the resplendent biombos, or folding screens, made in Mexico beginning in the seventeenth...
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Smithsonian Institution: Musica Del Pueblo

For Students 9th - 10th
Musica del Pueblo is a full-featured resource that explores the traditions of Latino music. Using a colorful mural titled "Song of Unity" as a navigation tool, visitors can watch videos of performances, listen to different varieties of...
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WorldNews Network

World News: Uruguay Media

For Students 9th - 10th
Headline news from Uruguay continuously updated. Links to news from other South And Latin American countries.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Handbook of Latin American Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress with this online bibliography resource. There are over 5,000 titles that explore both the social sciences and the humanities.
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George Washington University

Nixon: "Brazil Helped Rig the Uruguayan Elections"

For Students 9th - 10th
A critical account of the Nixon Administration's policies towards the elections of 1971 in Uruguay. Newly declassified documents give us a revised picture of Latin American policies.
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Quia

Quia: Latin American Unscramble Name Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Unscramble the names of these Latin American countries while the computer keeps track of how well you are doing. Users must enable JavaScript.
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Curated OER

Geographia: Latin America

For Students 9th - 10th
This Geography portal to Latin America features maps, photos, and drawings relating to each country. Click on desired country icon to see related pages.
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Curated OER

Geographia: Latin America

For Students 9th - 10th
This Geography portal to Latin America features maps, photos, and drawings relating to each country. Click on desired country icon to see related pages.
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Curated OER

Geographia: Latin America

For Students 9th - 10th
This Geography portal to Latin America features maps, photos, and drawings relating to each country. Click on desired country icon to see related pages.
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Other

Gotta Dance: History of Latin Cha Cha Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the development of Latin Cha Cha music. Includes an explanation of the rhythm, the steps, and of course, the history of Cha Cha.
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Merco Press: News From Latin America and Mercosur

For Students 9th - 10th
The Merco Press, operating out of Montevideo, Uruguay, presents the top news stories originating out of the Mercosur countries (Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Bolivia) and the Falkland Islands.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Constituciones Hispanoamericanas

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating comparison of Spanish-speaking countries. Includes the flag and a general map of each country. Statistical data is provided for each country. Constitutional and government information is available for each country.
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Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Datos Estadisticos De Hispanoamerica

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource has a comparison of statistical data on all Spanish-speaking countries. Countries are compared and ranked according to land mass, population, population density, annual population growth, life expectancy, infant mortality...
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Other

Agencia Efe

For Students 9th - 10th
Agencia EFE is a news agency based out of Madrid, Spain, that covers the latest news from Spain, Latin America, and the world. Content includes top news stories, economic coverage, culture and society coverage, and more. Written in Spanish.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Good Neighbor Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Features 13 detailed facts, effects, and significance of the Good Neighbor Policy that promised to improve US ties and relations with Latin America.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States' intervention in Latin American countries has been interpreted in several ways. First read about President Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine before investigating the times the corollary was invoked....
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US Department of State

Office of the Historian: Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps, 1961 1969

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the Alliance for Progress and the assistance it promised for Latin American countries who agreed to increase democracy in their governments. See what successes there were through this program. Also read a brief overview of the...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Coolidge Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of the foreign policies carried out in the Coolidge administration. Read about the policies particularly in regard to Latin American countries.
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PBS

Pbs News Hours: Q&a: Calderon Visits u.s. With Security, Immigration in Mind

For Students 9th - 10th
Shannon O'Neil, Latin American studies fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. answers questions posed by PBS about Mexico's President Felipe Calderon's visit to the United States. The Q & A covers a range of issues from...
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Other

Latino Cultures & History

For Students 9th - 10th
Listing of recommended links for research into the arts, history, culture, famous Latinos, and cooking of Latin American countries.
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Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Requirements of the ward, nomination forms, and lists of past winners are all available here. This award recognizes works that portray Latin American, the Caribbean, or immigrants from those areas.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Costumbrismo

For Students 9th - 10th
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, explorers and travelers (mainly of European descent) in Latin America, popularized a genre called costumbrismo: the depiction of local folklore, including social "types" and genre scenes....

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