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Union for Reform Judaism: Jewish Holidays
Explore and learn about the Jewish holidays and their traditions from the point of view of Reform Judaism. Includes a holiday calendar.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Cold War Erupts
World War II ended in 1945 and the Cold War began immediately. Read about the mistrust Western Europe and the United States felt towards the Soviet Union and Joseph Stalin. Learn how the Soviets expanded their realm of influence and...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Fort Donelson Natl Battlefield: The Battle of Fort Donelson
A description of the Battle of Fort Donelson from the National Park Service. It was in this battle that Grant received the nickname, "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Book of One Hundred Pictures by American Sunday School
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Book of One Hundred Pictures by The American Sunday-School Union (c1884), features 100 pictures with a passage explaining each.
Other
Military History Encyclopedia on the Web: Battle of Ball's Bluff
Read a description of the relatively minor Battle of Ball's Bluff and find out the political ramifications of the battle. Included is a battle map.
University of Massachusetts
Aesop's Fables: The Bundle of Sticks
Read this beautifully illustrated fable of Aesop, "The Bundle of Sticks." Illustrated by college student, Michael Chan, the story progresses to its moral and meaning, "union gives strength". Also find the history of Aesop and his fables,...
US National Archives
Our Documents: Northwest Ordinance (1787)
Learn about this document that charted a government for the Northwest Territory. View the complete text and images of the original document.
Other
Kansas Heritage: Pullman Strike, Chicago, 1894
This detailed and informative site explains how the Pullman Strike, which began as a peaceful protest about rent in the company town of Pullman, spread across the country and brought railroad traffic to a halt.
Library of Congress
Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives: Secret Police
This site from the Library of Congress is a brief description of the history of the secret police in the Soviet Union. Its origins are found during the time of the revolution.
Curated OER
President George Bush Delivers His 2006 State of the Union Speech.
NPR takes a look at President George W. Bush's 2006 State of the Union address and offers its analysis of key themes. Provides excerpts, reactions, and links to other NPR articles on this topic.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The 1950s: Happy Days
A brief look at American life and politics in the 1950s with an increase in consumerism and fear of the Soviet Union.
San Jose State University
Sjsu: The Regions of Venezuela and Their Economic History
A short account of the history of Venezuela, starting in the late 19th century. The article discusses the formation of the two major political parties-- the Democratic Action Party (AD) and the Social Christian Party (COPEI).
Other
Ukraine: Rights Are Not Given, They Are Taken
Stories of Ukrainian workers and their struggles to fight for good working conditions as the country tries to break away from its communist past. (Date of Article: March 2004)
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.
NOAA
Noaa: National Weather Service: Regional Climate Maps Former Soviet Union
Find weekly, monthly, and 3-month climate maps for Russia and the Former Soviet Union. Includes total precipitation and minimum and maximum temperature.
Other
Military History Encyclopedia on the Web: Naval Battle of Memphis, 6 June 1862
An interesting account of the battle between Union and Confederate gunboats which resulted in the surrender of Memphis and the opening of the Mississippi River south to Vicksburg.
United Nations
Refworld: Freedom in the World Niger (2007)
Resource discusses the attempt by the Nigerian Government, in 2006, to improve the country's social infrastructure and the protests from unions and other civic groups.
Other
Choate Rosemary Hall: Trade Unions
A brief description of how labor unions emerged from the Industrial Revolution.
Other
Genealogy Trails History Group: Delaware and Slavery
A brief look at slavery in Delaware and the state's decision to remain in the Union during the Civil War.
Digital History
Digital History: Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the Soviet Union and the United States went eyeball-to-eyeball and were on the brink of nuclear war. Surveillance photographs taken by a U-2 spy plane over Cuba revealed that the Soviet Union was installing...
San Diego State University
World History for Us All: Two Big Powers and Their Cold War 1945 1990 [Pdf]
After completing this unit, young scholars will be able to describe major differences in the political ideologies of the United States and the Soviet Union, explain the causes of the Korean War and the Cuban Missile Crisis, and explain...
US National Archives
Our Documents: Pacific Railway Act (1862)
Contains images of the original document and a transcript of the complete text of the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 in an easy to read format. Also contains a brief overview on the background behind this act.
Other
Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge hinged on which side had the best commanders. Find out who was involved in this battle for control of the Trans-Mississippi West and the results of the bitter fighting. Included are biographies and pictures of the...
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: Archive: Inf Treaty of 1987
Copy of the INF Treaty made by the US and the USSR in December of 1987.