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Go Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of the US Army lists a variety of training opportunities including GED, the GI Bill, skill training, and money for college.
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U.s. Air Force

For Students 9th - 10th
The US Air Force presents this site as a recruiting tool, providing information on career opportunities, training, and life in the Air Force, as well as giving parents some information about the Air Force as a potential decision for...
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Second Punic War (Bc 218 201)

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter from William Morey's 1901 text lays out the entire course of the Second Punic War. The brilliant military strategies of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus are thoroughly explained.
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Marines: Becoming a Marine

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in becoming a US Marine? Explore military careers and find out what the Marine Corps is all about.
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Texas Escapes: World War I Chronicles

For Students 9th - 10th
Stories and photographs covering people from or who trained in Texas during World War I. Topics covered include the men who fought or worked for the war effort, military camps, the home front, and monuments and memorials of the war.
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Navy: Navy Careers

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different career training available through the Navy when you visit this site.
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Texas Escapes: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of stories and photographs covering the Texans who participated in World War II. Topics covered include many stories of individual men and women who took part in conflicts, training camps and prisoner of war camps in...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Pilot

For Students 9th - 10th
Being a pilot seems like a glamorous career. Read about what kind of education you need to have to be accepted into pilot training. Included on this site is a listing of the "on the job" responsibilites of pilots of all types of...
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Trial of the Nazi Saboteurs (1942)

For Students 9th - 10th
The eight Germans who landed on beaches were all graduates of a training school for saboteurs. The idea for a sabotage effort in America developed in late 1941, soon after a German spy network in the United States imploded when one of...
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Sam Houston State University

Shsu: Von Steuben & Continental Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source document. Taken from American History Told by Contemporaries, Vol. II: Building of the Republic.
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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Sonoran Pronghorn

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by the Defenders of Wildlife in February of 2001, announced that a federal judge had ordered seven federal agencies to examine the cumulative impact of bombing, troop maneuvers, low- level flights and other...
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: Margorie Stinson, Holland's Magazine, Jan 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Marjorie and Katherine Stinson, "pioneer women aviators," who helped train men for the Canadian Royal Flying Squadron during World War I. Also included is a brief explanation of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots' role...
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University at Buffalo

Poland in the Classroom: Polish Blue Army of World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting essay describes the eagerness of Polish-Americans to fight in World War I. Read about their training, where they saw action, and what happened to the Blue Army after the war.
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Other

German Culture: Baron Von Steuben

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from German Culture.com provides a description of techniques used by General von Steuben to create discipline in the Colonial Army.
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Scott's Official History: American Negro in the World War

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of a book about the military history of African Americans in World War I. Emmett J. Scott wrote this book in 1919 to detail the experiences of African American soldiers in World War I, covering such topics as...
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Other

The Academy/united States Coast Guard Academy

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the US Coast Guard Academy and its curriculum and admissions requirements.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Conquest of Southern Italy

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Rome's final consolidation of all the towns on the Italian peninsula, from the Rubicon to to the Strait of Sicily. The war against Pyrrhus gives us the ironic statement of a Pyrrhic victory.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: African Americans, Women, and the Gi Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
Female and minority veterans faced difficulties accessing their GI Bill benefits.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General George W. Cullum

For Students 9th - 10th
General Cullum, born in New York city, February 25th, 1809, died in New York city, February 28th, 1892, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1833, and brevetted a second lieutenant in the Engineer Corps. During the...
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Curated OER

Staff Sgt Sparkman Instructs Troops in Niger on Use of .50 Caliber Machine Gun

For Students 9th - 10th
A two-part article that considers the role of the U.S. military in the war on terrorism in Africa, specifically Niger. Is it enough to train African forces in anti-terrorism tactics and then leave, or does the U.S. need to step up...
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Curated OER

Niger Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A two-part article that considers the role of the U.S. military in the war on terrorism in Africa, specifically Niger. Is it enough to train African forces in anti-terrorism tactics and then leave, or does the U.S. need to step up...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Frederick the Great

For Students 9th - 10th
Frederick II (The Great, 1740-1786). The young Frederick had been brought up in a rough school. His father's strict training and brutal ways made his life miserable. He could not gratify his waste for study, nor enjoy any liberty of...