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Bbc News: Inside Europe
The BBC reports on the current events of the European Union. Find news stories, photos, country profiles, maps, and much more on this very thorough site.
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Map of Slovenia
BBC News features a general summary of Slovenia, a member of the European Union. Focus is on history, current information, country facts, leaders, and media. Provides links to a timeline of key events, related internet sources, and...
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Flag of Slovenia
BBC News features a general summary of Slovenia, a member of the European Union. Focus is on history, current information, country facts, leaders, and media. Provides links to a timeline of key events, related internet sources, and...
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Bbc: Eu Concern Over Ethiopia Election
Discussed is the European Union's concern over the 2005 Ethiopia election.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Belgium Flag
The national flag of Belgium, a country in Western Europe that is part of the European Union.
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Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy: Civil War Diplomacy
An article by noted historian, Kinley Brauer, discusses the role of foreign policy for both the North and the South in the Civil War. An interesting, and often forgotten, aspect of the war.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Sources of Soviet Conduct
This sums up the ideas of containment. It is a telegram that was widely published.
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Unisys
Learn all you need to know about Unisys at this site. You can get the latest news about the company, find out about career opportunities, learn about their services, software, and hardware available, and a lot more.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: News Flash: The End of the Cold War
This lesson is an inquiry into events that occurred during the Cold War era. It is a technology-based project on one event that occurred during the Cold War(1945-1991). The Cold War describes the tense and hostile relationship between...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Euro Makes Its Debut
On Jan. 1, 1999 11 European countries united in the European Monetary Union. The new single currency bloc includes almost 300 million consumers and creates the second-largest economy in the world. How will this new union affect the...
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University of Exeter: History of Money From Ancient Times to the Present Day
A collection of fairly in-depth essays using information from a book on the history of money. Some titles include "The History of Celtic Coinage," "Money in North American History," and "Britain and European Monetary Union."
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Warsaw Pact
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia gives information on the Warsaw Pact, which the Eastern Bloc was formed under. Provides a concise history and role of the agreement. Links are also given for additional information.
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Parallel History Project: Nato and the Warsaw Pact
Provides documentation and further information about the development of NATO and the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War, their mutual threat perceptions and military plans, and their significance for our time.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World History: Fall of Communism
Students develop and express claims through discussions and writing which examine tensions during the Cold War and actions taken as a result.
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Red Jacket
Informative advertisement for a biograhy of Red Jacket, who attempted to form a union of Indian tribes to push back European expansion.
Oswego City School District
Oswego City School District: The Commercial Revolution
Read here about the time in European history leading into the Renaissance. It is known as the Commercial Revolution, or the emergence of trade, capitalism and working class parties, and unions.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Texas, 1898
A map from 1898 of Texas showing the capital at Austin City, principal cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and coastal features. "Lone Star State. Origin of name not definitely known; supposed by some to have been name of Indian tribe....