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Yale University

Yale Law School: Avalon Project: British American Diplomacy: Paris Peace Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary documents related to the signing of the Peace of Paris Treaty in 1783 between Britain, France, and America. This treaty ended the American Revolutionary War.
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Handout
Other

Kids' Peace Station: From Hiroshima

For Students 9th - 10th
The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima had lasting and far reaching effects on all mankind! Learn about a young girl, Sadako, and her paper cranes as well as the Kids Peace Movement and building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for...
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Article
Other

Us Institute of Peace: Iraq in the Obama Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
The Institute outlines plans for how Obama should continue and eventually end the Iraq War in a peaceful manner. December, 2008
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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Iraq After War: Securing the Peace

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Interactive instructional activity places learners in the role of decision-makers as they explore divergent policy alternatives concerning how the post-war period in Iraq should be handled, who should be in charge, and what the goals...
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Primary
University of Oklahoma

Univ. Of Oklahoma: The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 with Britain accepting the independence of the United States and ending The Revolutionary War.
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Website
US Department of State

U.s. Dept of State: The Dayton Peace Accords

For Students 9th - 10th
A full-text page of the Dayton Peace Accords agreement concerning conflict in the Balkans. This meeting took place between heads of state in Dayton, Ohio.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: America and the Vietnam War

For Students 11th
America's involvement in the Vietnam War is examined in this tutorial, the anti-war movement, and the impact of the war. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: The Hundred Years War

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hundred Years' War was fought between 1337-1453 between England and France. The war had many brief pauses where a treaty led to a short-lived peace until one side broke the pact and war resumed. This in-depth analysis covers the...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: World History: The Years Between the Wars (1919 1939)

For Students 9th - 10th
World History unit on the years between the two world wars, 1919-1939. Comprehensive multi-media resources, assignments, activities and assessment.
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Handout
Civil War Home

Home of the American Civil War: Copperheads (Peace Democrats)

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Peace Democrats, also known by their detractors as Copperheads. Information is from "Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War."
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Vietnam Passage: Journeys From War to Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
Lots of information put together to accompany a film of the same name. Learn about the last twenty five years in Vietnam from the perspective of seven people whose lives epitomize the ongoing struggle of those whose lives were affected...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Barack Obama's Nobel Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. In 2009, Obama was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work strengthening international relations. In his acceptance speech, Obama discusses the...
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Leo Tolstoy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Leo Tolstoy featuring links to his biography, and the full text of eight novels and one short story. These works include Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilych.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: A Troubled Peace by l.m. Elliott

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A Troubled Peace, the sequel to L. M. Elliott's award-winning Under a War-Torn Sky, chronicles nineteen-year-old U.S. Air Force pilot Henry Forester's adventures in France from March through July 1945. Although Henry safely returned from...
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Interactive
Council of Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations: Nato: Keeping the Peace in Afghanistan

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the necessary conditions to exist in order for NATO to be successfully able to keep the peace in Afghanistan.(October 17, 2003)
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: What Caused the Korean War and Why Did the Us Get Involved?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first military action of the Cold War. It was sparked by the June 25, 1950 invasion of South Korea by 75,000 members of the North Korean People's Army. The line they crossed, the 38th parallel, was...
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The 1967 Six Day War

For Students 9th - 10th
An archive of articles and documents relevant to the Six-Day War's causes, events, and results.
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Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze how the conclusion of WWI led to an unstable peace which resulted in WWII. included on this site are short films, photographs, artifacts, and an extensive bibliography for further research.
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Handout
Other

North Carolina Dept. Of Natural and Cultural Resources: French and Indian War

For Students 9th - 10th
Armed conflict left homes destroyed and casualties on all sides of the French and Indian war, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. Includes links to excellent resources for further information.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and American Entry Into Ww I

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan explores the ways President Woodrow Wilson tried to keep America out of war as World War I raged in Europe. Examine documents, speeches, and other primary sources to follow America's path from neutrality to war.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Monument for Peace

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages discusses the Battle of Nashville and the the peace monument that was built to commemorate those who fought in that war, along with others who have fought in other wars. This...
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Lesson Plan
Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Lesson Plans: World War I

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site, which is a personal site from the teachers Don and Lin Donn, find lesson ideas regarding World War I. There are a variety of lessons that should peak learners' curiosity.
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Handout
Other

World Report International: Second Anniversary of the Peace Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the African country of Angola two years after a peace treaty ended years of war. Find out about the people, their standard of living, economy, and challenges faced. Were they still struggling? What then were the prospects for...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Tales of the Home Folks in Peace and War

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Tales of the Home Folks in Peace and War by Joel Chandler Harris, a fiction book for children.

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