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US History to 1877, US History since 1877, African American History
The Significance of Black History
The opium ships at Lintin, China, 1824 - painting by William John Huggins
World History since 1500
The Second Opium War: A Secret History
Diagram of the Federal Government and American Union
US History to 1877, American Government
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists: A Debate that Rages On

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a military drone in the air over a desert

Military Drones: Terror Weapon or Military Tool?

Grade Level
9-12
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World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
War & Peace
Vietnamese Children

Voices of the Vietnam War

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
War & Peace
The statue of Saddam Hussein topples in Baghdad's Firdos Square on April 9, 2003.

Breaking the Trust: Relation Tensions Between Iraq and the US

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
American Government
War & Peace
a protest in Iran - armed military hold guns on citizens

The Iran-U.S. History of Turmoil

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
War & Peace
decorative element on a building

Karbala and the Sunni-Shia Split

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4-8
Teaching Area
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
War & Peace
map

Imperialist Roots for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
War & Peace
photos of people who died during Rwandan genocide

The Extermination of a Nation: The Genocide in Rwanda

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
War & Peace
illustration of assassination by Gavrilo Princip

Gavrilo Princip: Puppet Assassin or Hero of the People

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
European History
War & Peace
William Jennings Bryan is pictured as a snake devouring the Democratic Party in this Judge cartoon from 1896.

The Rise of New Populism

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
War & Peace
Putin and Trump meeting

Twitter Cold War

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
War & Peace
flag of the FARC

The FARC: A Road to Rebellion

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
War & Peace
Middle East

Foreign Policy and the 3 Branches of Government

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
War & Peace
Syria

Syrian Crisis & American Government

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
War & Peace
Hiroshima Memorial

A Postcard from Hiroshima

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
War & Peace

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