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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Kellogg Briand Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with interesting facts and information on the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact that aimed to abolish war.
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Rwanda: The First Genocide Conviction

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the genocide of the Tutsi population in Rwanda and the prosecution of Jean-Paul Akayesu for genocide.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Defiant Saddam Rejects Court & Charges

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of Saddam Hussein's first appearance in court on July 1, 2004 to fact his accusers. He claimed that he is still the legal president of Iraq and believes the court has no authority to try him.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Reactions of an American Journalist

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by a CNN reporter on her reactions to Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in court on July 1, 2004.
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Website
Other

A Short Summary of Criminal Procedures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the legal actions taken against the Chilean Military under rule of General Pinochet and the Argentinian Military for kidnapping, torture, murder, and genocide. There are also links to actual information on the cases.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Canada Expels Holocaust Denier

For Students 9th - 10th
Do your students think that white supremacy groups still exist? This news story from March 2005 can be used as a tool for discussion and debate.
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Curated OER

Charles Taylor (Photo: Special Court for Sierra Leone)

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the beginning of Charles Taylor's trial for war crimes. It also chronicles what happened during the Liberian civil war and how Taylor was brought to justice.
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Curated OER

Radovan Karadzic (L) and Ratko Mladic

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the backdrop for basic understanding of the 2005 trial of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic on war crimes charges stemming from the incidents in the war in Bosnia- Hercegovina.
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Curated OER

Ratko Mladic File Pic

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the backdrop for basic understanding of the 2005 trial of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic on war crimes charges stemming from the incidents in the war in Bosnia- Hercegovina.
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Curated OER

Saddam Hussein

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with Salam Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, which is trying Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other charges. The article also gives details on Saddam Hussein's first court appearance on July 1, 2004.
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Curated OER

Saddam Hussein Pictured in January 2002

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of the Iraqi court which has been established to try former officials of Saddam Hussein's government for war crimes. Those accused include Saddam Hussein himself and other top leaders such as "Chemical Ali".
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Curated OER

Charles Taylor With a Traditional Dancer During a Ceremony in Monrovia

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, now on trial for war crimes.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Coping With Genocide in Cambodia (History Teaching Activity)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A history lesson that takes students through an exploration of the genocide of the Cambodian people led by Pol Pot's rebel forces in the late twentieth century. Consider what should be done to help Cambodians cope with this memory....
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Curated OER

Sudanese Police

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion about crimes against humanity in the Darfur region of the Sudan. Update on what is going on in the region as of June 2006.
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Website
University of Victoria (Canada)

Shakespeare's Life and Times: History and Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
This section on the life and times of Shakespeare addresses the stories behind his 'histories'.
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Adolf Eichmann: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow a chronology of Adolf Eichmann's life and his participation in the "Final Solution" of the Nazis.
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Unit Plan
Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Antenna: Nanotechnology: Small Science, Big Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of how nanotechnology can manipulate tiny particles and have applications in sports, clothing, foods, electronics, pollution control, alternative fuels, crime fighting, wars, and healthcare.
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Website
Other

Mary Ferrell Foundation: Kennedy Domestic Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A short essay about the domestic policies of the Kennedy Administration.
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Article
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Trial of the Nazi Saboteurs (1942)

For Students 9th - 10th
The eight Germans who landed on beaches were all graduates of a training school for saboteurs. The idea for a sabotage effort in America developed in late 1941, soon after a German spy network in the United States imploded when one of...
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Curated OER

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the crimes that Charles Ghankay Taylor, former president of Liberia, committed during the civil war in Liberia. Outlines what the crimes were. Click on the links on the right for more information on Taylor and the crimes.

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