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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: President Nixon Goes to China

For Students 3rd - 8th
Much of our dependence on Chinese-manufactured consumer goods owes itself to the diplomatic efforts of President Richard M. Nixon. Learn how this historic relationship began during the early 1970s.
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Article
Library of Economics and Liberty

Library of Economics and Liberty: Comparative Advantage

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a thorough examination of comparative advantage, absolute advantage, and opportunity cost, and how these three terms are related.
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Activity
British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting the Merchant of Venice in Context: A Summary of Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for The Merchant of Venice - from early modern ideas about trade and usury, Venice and Jewish culture to 20th-century productions by both Nazis and Yiddish companies...
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Handout
Geographic

Photius: Tajikistan: Economy Index

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find out about the current economic status of Tajikistan (as of 2007) from the CIA World Factbook. Click on the topics to gather the information.
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Website
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Opportunity Cost

For Students 9th - 10th
Website with short video [0:20] and quiz teaches the concept of opportunity cost. Links to related material and lessons.
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Website
Other

The Oas and the Inter American System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site on the The OAS and the Inter-American System provides history, key dates, original and current member states, past and present secretaries general, and more.
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Primary
Yale University

Charter of the Organization of American States, 1948

For Students 9th - 10th
The Avalon Project of the Yale Law School here provides the text of all 112 articles of the OAS charter, adopted at the Bogota Conference of American States, March 30-May 2, 1948.
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Article
PBS

Africans in America: Olaudah Equiano

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS' Africans in America series provides a biography of Olaudah Equiano, one of the many Africans forced to travel the Middle Passage. Links to related entries.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: w.e.b. Du Bois

For Students 3rd - 8th
The fist African American to earn a PhD from Harvard, W.E.B. DuBois was not only an inspirational and extraordinary individual, but a champion in the fight for equality and the end of racism. Read about his founding of the organization...
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Website
Georgetown University

Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Further Reading

For Students 9th - 10th
The Georgetown Slavery Archive is a repository of materials relating to the Maryland Jesuits, Georgetown University, and slavery. This page is a list of references for further research on slavery.
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Primary
Georgetown University

Georgetown: Georgetown Slavery Archive Inventory of Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
The Georgetown Slavery Archive is a repository of materials relating to the Maryland Jesuits, Georgetown University, and slavery. This website is a list of all the materials contained in the archive. Click on the identifier to view the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Unesco: Gambia: Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
James Island and Related Sites present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the encounter between Africa and Europe along the River Gambia, a continuum stretching from pre-colonial and pre-slavery times to independence. The site...
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Website
CNN

Cnn: War Against Terror

For Students 9th - 10th
Impressive web site on the events of September 11, 2001, by CNN. Most of the information is accessible without a subscription, but there are a few video links that require a subscription. Excellent resource!
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Article
PBS

Pbs: America 1900: The China Market

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this brief excerpt of a Cornell historian regarding the importance of the Chinese market for American textiles in 1900.
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Handout
Yale University

The Opening of Japan to the West

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers wonderful illustrations of Perry's expedition to Japan with brief descriptions.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solar Water: Heat It Up!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore energy efficiency, focusing on renewable energy, by designing and building flat-plate solar water heaters. They apply their understanding of the three forms of heat transfer (conduction, convection and radiation), as...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 3: The Growing Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines how the United States' efforts to increase foreign trade, add new territory, and isolate itself from Europe affected its foreign policy and other initiatives. It investigates how advances in...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Unesco: Tajikistan: Proto Urban Site of Sarazm

For Students 9th - 10th
Sarazm, which means "where the land begins", is an archaeological site bearing testimony to the development of human settlements in Central Asia, from the 4th millennium BCE to the end of the 3rd millennium BCE. The ruins demonstrate the...
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Handout
Other

The Development of Australian Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the history and changes in Australia's foreign policy, as they try to establish new ties other than Britain, the United States, and New Zealand.
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Website
Other

Skyscraper Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Skyscraper Museum is dedicated to the tallest buildings in the world, most of which are in New York City, the museum's home. Learn about both how and why skyscrapers reach greater and greater heights.
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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: 9.11 Two Years Later: Teaching About Terrorism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan explores the issue of U.S. policy towards international terrorism.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs: Nova: John Smith's Bold Endeavor

For Students 9th - 10th
A historian discusses the relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas, and, more broadly, the competing expectations of the Indians and English colonists in terms of the relationship of the two groups.
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Website
Other

Economic Statistics for Sweden

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a number of vital statistics for Sweden, including population, unemployment & import/exports. Also includes links to related sites.
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Website
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group

China.org: China Internet Information Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The China Internet Information Center is a non-profit online news source detailing the daily domestic and international news related to China. Content also includes business and trade news, culture and science news, travel information,...