Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch: Bulgaria: The Arms Industry
Discusses the Warsaw Pact, Bulgaria, and its relation to the arms industry in Bulgaria and the effects on arms trading today.
Digital History
Digital History: The Embargo of 1807
Thomas Jefferson tried to retain American neutrality in relations with France and Great Britain, who were at war with each other. Read about the Embargo Act and its effect on the American economy. See how other acts enacted in the...
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Malcom Mc Lean
While his name is relatively unknown today, this North Carolina trucker invented container shipping, a method now indispensable to the modern world of global trade.
University of Calgary
European Voyages of Exploration: Portugal
This site provides an in-depth historical detail on the rise of Portuguese trade and exploration. Special attention is given to the history of the Portuguese monarchy and the conditions that led to the nation's rise in power. Further...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Parrots and Profits
"Parrots and Profits" by John Tidwell reviews information related to the illegal bird smuggling trade underway with parrots. Tidwell focuses somewhat on black palm cockatoos and tells of the involvement of an American couple in the...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Song for the Horse Nation
An exhibition about horses in Native American cultures takes a sweeping look at the ways in which Native peoples, past and present, regard horses and horsemanship. Learn how the horse transformed Native approaches to the hunt, warfare,...
Other
Hungary/basic Information
This is a site prepared by the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary and includes links to Facts and Figures about Hungary and information on the economy, trade and investments. It also includes links to other Hungarian related websites.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Archaeology: Clues From the Past
This resource is a place for learning all about archaeology - archaeological fieldwork, field journals, tools of the trade, and interesting archaeological sites and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet...
Other
Power Up What Works: Conducting Research
This resource describes the first phase of a Grade 6 teacher's lesson where young scholars develop a plan for working on a research project and then collect information. Each student has chosen a topic relating to how the economic...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Maya, an Introduction
The Maya civilization (300-900 C.E.) was one of the most sophisticated in the pre-Columbian Americas. It extended from southeastern Mexico across modern-day Guatemala, Belize and the western parts of Honduras and El Salvador. The Maya...
Other
National Association of Manufacturers: Home Page
This site is the home page of the National Association of Manufacturers and is a great starting point to learn more about modern manufacturing.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for Intl. Peace: China's Economic Prospects 2006 2020 [Pdf]
In this April 2007 paper, the report provides forecast on how well the Chinese economy will grow and also examines the problems that will occur as a result of this strong growth. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment: China & Intellectual Property Rights [Pdf]
In this paper the author argues that China is still weak on enforcing intellectual property laws and that foreign companies should take steps to protect their rights in the Chinese legal system. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: 1930s Isolationism
Read about the ways the American government and people looked inward during the 1930s, isolating themselves from actions taking place in Europe and Asia.
Latimer Clarke Corporation
Atlapedia Online: France Climate
Site is atlas-like - lists various information and statistics relating to demographics, industrial and agricultural production, trade climate etc. Contains a brief modern-day history.
Other
The Special Relationship Between Argentina and Brazil
Argentina and Brazil share the Rio de la Plata basin and have had periods of conflict and unity. In 1985 they signed the basis for the MERCOSUR, a Regional Trade Agreement. This academic paper details the relations between the two...
PBS
Pbs: The Fall of the Dollar (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that helps student understand how exchange rates are determined and how the value of a nation's currency is connected to its international trade. Students use an article from a time when the U.S. dollar was declining in relation...
Digital History
Digital History: The u.s. Canadian Border
The border between the United States and Canada in the east and Midwest was still not settled in the 1840s. See what happened that precipitated a final decision.
US Navy
Naval Historical Center: Quasi War With France
A brief explanation of the role the newly developed Navy played in the Quasi-War.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: A Role Playing Debate About Globalization (Lesson Plan)
An instructional plan that asks students to consider how sweatshop factory labor impacts living conditions in China and to determine how U.S. corporations and consumers contribute to their continued existence. The plan requires students...
Other
The Descendants of Henry Doude: Perspectives: The Pequot War
A brief description of the Pequot War, a conflict between the Pequots and the English colonists from the Massachusetts Bay colony. There are two maps showing the location of Indian tribes in 1636 and again in 1639.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Barbary States, 1802 1805
A map of the Mediterranean Sea region showing the Barbary States and southern Europe at the time of the Tripolitan War (First Barbary War - 1801-1804) between the United States and the North African Ottoman Empire regencies. The map...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Economic Map of Africa, 1915
A map from 1915 of Africa and Madagascar showing the principal economic products of the area. The map is keyed to show areas of production for rubber, gum arabic, dates, cotton, gold, ivory, and cattle breeding. Other products are named...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Economic Activity in India, 1915
A map from 1915 of British India, showing principal economic products of the region at the time. The map is color-coded to show areas where tea, wheat, rice, opium, tobacco, jute, and cotton are grown, and areas of coal extraction....