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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: A Brief History of Taekwondo

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a variety of maps, pictures, and some history about Taekwondo and its spread throughout Korea.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Modern Balkan History: Ottoman Rule in the Balkans

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive text, from a series of college lectures, offers insights on what it was like to live under Ottoman rule. Military, religious, and dynastic principles are discussed, along with their implications and practices.
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: United States History Since 1920: Truman Loyalty Oath, 1947

For Students 9th - 10th
In March, 1947, President Truman issued an executive order requiring that all Federal employees take a loyalty oath swearing loyalty to the United States. This was a time of fear of Communists and the Soviet Union. Read the entire...
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Granada Relocation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A great primary source document (1943) from the War Relocation Authority describing the Japanese internment camp located at Amache, Colorado. Details are provided on the camp, conditions of the Japanese Americans, how they governed...
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Asian America

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source documents and books that detail the racial discrimination Chinese and Japanese immigrants faced in the U.S. during America's involvement in the Second World War. One report from 1877 looks at Chinese...
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Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Birth Control

For Students 9th - 10th
Five books by Margaret Sanger, a well-known sex educator, nurse and proponent of birth control. These books were published between 1917 and 1923.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Urbanization and Global Change

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough site that examines urban population in developed and developing countries, answers the question whey is the urban population increasing so fast, and delves into the problems associated with rapid urban growth.
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Other

University of Michigan: Susan B. Anthony House: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource divides her life into the following parts: abolitionist, educational reformer, labor activist, temperance worker, suffragist, and women's rights campaigner.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Michigan State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students study the history and timeline of the state of Michigan including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Pontiac's Rebellion, and the War of 1812 on this webpage.
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Other

Copper Mining in Michigan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on mining copper in Michigan. This is a museum site that is dedicated to the history of copper mining.
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PPT
University of Michigan

University of Michigan: The Great Lakes: An Environmental History [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan provides a PowerPoint presentation on the environmental history of the Great Lakes. Provides aerial shots of the Great Lakes from a satellite, various geographical maps over the Great Lake Region, and pictures...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: The Roman Site of Karanis, Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Michigan deals with the excavations at Karanis, a city which was once under Rome's control.
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Article
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: H Africa: Award to Senghor Triggers Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down the page to this article about Leopold Sedar Senghor being named as the winner of the 'Distinguished Africanist Award'. Focuses on the reaction to this award.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Salsa Chronologies

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief chronology by decade of the major events in the history of salsa music development.
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Website
University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Baroque Violin

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article overviewing the history of the violin, and its role in a variety of musical genres, includes an image and references for further reading and research.
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Website
University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Baroque Organ

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson has brief info on the baroque organ and its history. You can also listen to a sound sample.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Environmental Health & Safety: Ernest Rutherford

For Students 9th - 10th
A clear telling of Rutherford's place in the history of human understanding of radiation.
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Article
Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Gerson Rosales, Salvadorenos in Michigan

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on Salvadoran refugees and an offshoot of the Central American Peace and Solidarity Movement (CAPSM) that was devoted to aiding Central American refugees during the 1980s, the Deliverance Movement bailed refugees out...
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eBook
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Founding of the Last 'Colonies'

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the last mass emigration of Dutch citizens from the Netherlands in 1800s who came for economic and religious reasons and settled in Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Other

Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan: A Grammar of Their Language

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of the Ottawa and Chippewa Native Americans is recorded in this twenty four chapter analysis by Andrew J. Blackbird. Includes important legends and family and personal history as related to the tribes. With links to...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Armenia: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the country of Armenia in Southwest Asia.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Andorra: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the country of Andorra located in Southwestern Europe.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Algeria: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the country of Algeria located in Northern Africa.
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Handout
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Albania: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the country of Albania located in Southeastern Europe.

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