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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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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1912 won by Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1916 won by Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson.
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Lindley M. Garrison, Wilson's secretary of war prior to World War I.
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Handout
Other

America's 1st Secretary of Labor: William B. Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Click here to see a portrait of Wilson & choose from numerous sections of his biography, including his service in Congress and as Secretary of Labor under President Wilson.
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Josephus Daniels

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this detailed biography of Daniels, who is known for serving as Secretary of the Navy under Wilson's administration.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History/college History: United States Enters World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides a video for Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. This section discusses America's entry into World War I. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History/college History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides a video lesson about the Zimmerman Telegram: Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: President Wilson's Protest to the Germans

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of President Wilson's Protest to Germany, July 21, 1915.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archives: President Wilson's First Warning to the Germans

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of President Wilson's First Warning to the Germans, February 10, 1915.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: United States Enters World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of America's entry into WWI and President Woodrow Wilson's negotiations with Germany to facilitate an end to the war.
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: United States of America Chronology: Wilson's Fourteen Points

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of what President Wilson's Fourteen Points were. Provides a brief discussion of why the 14th point was the most controversial.
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Website
Harp Week

Presidential Electons: 1912 Wilson v. Roosevelt v. Taft: Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
The presidential elections in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were filled with drama from third parties, to a once defeated president running again and being elected, to a former president changing parties and running again. The...
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Primary
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: North Korean Military Adventurism

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of documents provides a historical record of North Korea's brinkmanship and military-diplomatic campaigns since 1968, including the seizure of the USS Pueblo, attempted assassinations of President Park Chung Hee, and the...
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Primary
Other

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library: Federal Reserve Whose Idea Was It Anyway?

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity where students investigate the beginning of the Federal Reserve through the use of primary sources. Help your students understand the role of the Federal Reserve in the national economy and how its influence has changed over...
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Website
PBS

American Experience: Espionage and Sedition Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
As progressive a president as Woodrow Wilson was, when the U.S. joined World War I, he signed legislation that made it a crime to criticize the government. Read about the espionage and sedition acts that were passed and how they were...
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Treaty of Versailles: Peace Returns

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what happened at the end of World War I - the celebrations and the unnecessary final battles - as the Big Four (France, Britain, the United States, and Italy) sat down to begin negotiations for the Treaty of Versailles....
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Primary
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Cuban Foreign Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
Documents on Cuban's international relations, focusing on its relationship with the Soviet Union, China, and the United States.
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Primary
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Woodrow Wilson Center: Digital Archive: Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Documents concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962-a major confrontation that brought the Soviet Union and the United States close to war over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Jennings Bryan (1913 1915) Secretary of State

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of William Jennings Bryan, who was Secretary of State in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet before World War I. Read about his presidential campaigns and what he did following his stint in the cabinet.
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Primary
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: The Peacemaker

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a document containing President Wilson's plan for peace after World War I, known as his Fourteen Points, as well as photographs with captions, and the audio of one of his speeches in which he lays out his ideas and garners support...
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Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: Teddy Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
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eBook
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Taft and Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the domestic policies of William Howard Taft, the Republican president elected in 1908, and the reforms of Woodrow Wilson, Democratic candidate, who was elected in 1912.
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Handout
Other

Encyclopedia of the New American Nation: Dollar Diplomacy

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive essay explains the goals of William Howard Taft's foreign policy during his presidency and how it reflected U.S. relations with countries in Latin America and with China. Comparisons are made with the goals of Taft's...