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Yale University

Avalon Project: Middle East 1916 2001: A Documentary

For Students 9th - 10th
Yale Law School does an excellent job in presenting historical documents centered around the Middle East crisis beginning with the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement up to present day UN resolutions. This site provides a complete timeline that...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Henry A. Kissinger, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Nobel Prize for Peace winner Henry Kissinger who served under multiple administrations beginning with Richard Nixon. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.
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BBC

Bbc: Week of 7 7 14: Ordinary Internet Users 'Made Up Bulk of Nsa Intercepts'

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the NSA and the everyday communications they have intercepted from average citizens.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: First Amendment Protections

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains an annotated look at the different topics covered within the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Click on any subtopic link for in-depth information about that part of the First Amendment.
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill: American Diplomacy

For Students 9th - 10th
An on-line magazine that provides "Commentary, Analysis, and Research on American Foreign Policy and Its Practice." Also contains articles from actual ambassadors and diplomats in the Foreign Service.
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Other

The American Interest: China's Place in u.s. Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
China's remarkable aggregation of national power over the past 35 years has been a source of wonderment: to economists, who have been surprised by that country's consistently high rate of growth; to political scientists, who are at a...
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AllRefer

All Refer Reference: Russia: Government and Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1Up Info page provides several paragraphs of information on the politics and government of Russia. Includes information on the type of government and political parties of the country, plus the divisions of the government, foreign...
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Federation of American Scientists

Fas: Strategic Defense Initiative Transcript [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A transcript of National Security Decision Directive 172, issued by Reagan administration staffers in 1985. A formal statement of the administration's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) two years into SDI's research and development. With...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Country Study: Israel

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent source of information on Israel from The Library of Congress. Includes information on geography, society, economy, transportation, government and politics, and national security.
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US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Henry Kissinger who served in dual roles of Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under Richard M. Nixon and played a major part in U.S. diplomacy.
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US Department of State

Us Department of State: Archive: Hungary

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on the Republic of Hungary's geography, people, government, economy, history, national security, foreign relations, and U.S.-Hungarian relations. (January 2012)
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Alcatraz Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Former maximum security Federal prison; Frank Morris escaped, but few others did; part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area; visited by tourist ferries.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Missouri: Liberty Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This building of this memorial started with a group of about 40 citizens, a Memorial Association led by Robert A. Long, and a dedication to build a memorial to the fallen soldiers of WW I. With funding secured (a massive fund raising...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Fort Crown Point

For Students 9th - 10th
Built by British to secure Lake Champlain against French in mid-18th century.
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Other

Tax history.com Federal Income Tax History

For Students 9th - 10th
TaxHistory.com provides a detailed look at the development and history of the federal income tax. Content addresses the roots of the federal income tax with the 1894 Income Tax Act, the reasoning behind the 16th amendment, the two uses...
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University of Oklahoma

Congressional Archives: Archives of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers many aspects of the Great Depression and the New Deal programs meant to address the terrible economic issues.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Economics Usa: Control the u.s. Debt!

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different types of expenses that the U.S. budget must pay for and try your hand at balancing the federal budget.
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Yale University

Yale Law School: Obligation of Egypt to Comply With the 1951 Resolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A statement made by the United States Representative to the United Nations, before the Security Council on March 25, 1954, asking the UN to remember their previous resolution (of 1951) which required Egypt to stop provoking Israel by...
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the University of Groningen. Alexander Hamilton represented the growing movement towards a strong national government. Read the beginning stages of the nationalist movement, the conflicting ideas of state...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Intercolonial Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that examines the building of the railway from the east coast to the west coast of Canada. The section under History describes Canada's desire to have an intercontinental railway to secure Canada's future during the...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Economic Forecast

For Students 9th - 10th
In early 2001, a group of the nation's top economists got together to comment on the economic slowdown in the US and predict how long it would last and what kind of an impact it would have.
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Other

Bread for the World

For Students 9th - 10th
"Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers."
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Library of Congress

Loc: America From the Great Depression to World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the documentation of a nation through photographs from the FSA-OWI that spanned the years of 1935-1945. You can choose to view either black and white or color images. Find pictures by a keyword search of the collection or browse...
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Lectric Law Library

'Lectric Law Library: New York Times v. United States

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1971 leaking of the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times led to a Supreme Court case in which the government took the newspaper to court over publishing classified information about Vietnam War policy.

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