The strategy behind the Mellon Plan, introduced by the Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, was to lower taxes to free up money that could be then be invested in business to create jobs and improve the economy ensuring financial...

Provides detailed facts and interesting information about the 2008 Financial Crisis (Credit Crunch) that triggered recession and depression across global economies.

On this webpage, students can learn about the Geography of Zambia. The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population.

Study the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of the West Bank.

Kids learn about the Geography of Wallis and Futuna. The history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population.

Find the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and the population of Algeria on this website.

This chart summarizes communication facts of Bangladesh including data on telephones, televisions, radios and internet usage.

Meet an activist who works to help the struggling farmers of rural India, in this video from Wide Angle. [2:30]

Created for the high school student who is taking classes in European history.

This website explains why Virginia needed laborers, why it led to the use of African labor and how it was justified by Christians. Hyperlinks to related topics on the site.

Students will compare and contrast different methods of attaining the everyday items they need. Using the Akan people of Africa as an example of bartering, students will understand three different ways of paying for goods. Discussion...

A very brief overview of the decade between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.

Site provides an overview of the Tokugawa era in China, its political system, and its conclusion.

This website has links for the history, places of interest, churches, museums, and a visit to Riga at Christmas

The USA unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high in August 2009 even though the jobless rate improved. These rates are based on a survey of households while the payroll estimate comes from a survey of employers. This may explain why...

This slideshow explains what the debt ceiling is and how it impacts the government of the United States.

Use the Internet to search for news stories about the Modern Revolution and discuss the provided questions. Helpful links are provided to get you started.

This profile of Milton Friedman includes a short biography plus hyperlinks to his works and theories.

Interactive map from CNN showing the current unemployment rate for each state.

In the final essay of a four-part series, David Christian explains how advances in communication and transportation accelerated collective learning.

Obama's plan to direct TARP funds to aid struggling homeowners in the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan and Nevada is announced in this article. Homeowners in these states faced the biggest drops in housing prices and a...

Briefly summarizes the career of Irving Fisher and provides links to his works and theories at the bottom of the page.