Strategic Assessment 1995: Chapter Fifteen - Nationalism

http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Strategic%20Assessments/sa95/sach1501.html

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This is an excellent chapter in a report issued by the U.S. National Defense University. Discusses how Nationalism has offset the decline in totalitarian governments in the 1990s. Standard 11.9.4

Comments: Chapter summary appears first, so click on the sub-topics for full-text.

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2865

Suez Canal

http://www.mrdowling.com/607-suez.html

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This teacher developed site provides an excellent article about the Canal which includes a great map. Standards 10.10.1 and 11.9.6

Comments: National Geogrphy Standards: lUnderstands that culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

Resource Type: Compilation of Links.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2875

Timeline and Maps of Chinese History

http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/timeline.htm

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This timeline of Chinese history has maps showing the changes in Chinese boundaries. The topic entries on the timeline link to further information and images. Standards 6.6.1, 6.6.8, 7.31, 7.3.5, and 10.9.4

Resource Type: Maps.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3764

Understanding Islam and Muslims

http://www.islamicity.com/Mosque/uiatm/un_islam.htm

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Description: This page is organized oround a series of questions and answers including: What is Islam? Who are the Muslims? What do Muslims believe? How does someone become a Muslim? What does 'Islam' mean? Why does Islam often seem strange? Do Islam and Christianity have different origins? What is the Ka'ba? Who is Muhammad? How did Muhammad become a prophet and a messenger of God? How did the spread of Islam affect the world? What is the Quran? What is the Quran about? Are there any other sacred sources? Examples of the Prophet's sayings What are the 'Five Pillars' of Islam ? Standards 7.2.2, 7.2.3, and 10.10.2

Comments: This site has been recommended by scholars of Middle Eastern culture and of Islamic studies.

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3276

United Nations Environment Program Homepage

http://www.unep.ch/

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: The United Nation's Environment homepage has conventions/treaties on the aspects of the environment. It has a wealth of data on global resources and international trade aspects of these resources. Standards 10.9.8 and 11.11.5

Comments: This site has application also to international trade issues.

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3290

United Nations Sustainable Human Development Program

http://www.undp.org/

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This UN web site has information and statistics on human development, which relate to the problems of scarcity and allocation of resources. Focus areas include poverty, environment and gender issues. Standards 12.1.1 and 12.1.4 economics

Comments: Excellent teacher and student resource especially for international/Model United Nations issues.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3293

Visions of China

http://cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/china.50/flash.html

Rating: 1, Awesome!

Description: This CNN web site takes a close look at the People's Republic of China at fifty. Excellent graphics and an easy to use site map makes it possible to find information on China's past, present and future expectations. Excellent articles inculde the controversy about the Three Gorges Dam project, Chinese-U.S. Relations, and inventions of dynastic China. Standard 10.10.1, 10.10.2, and 10.10.3

Comments: The introduction has excellent graphics, but it is time consuming. You can bypass it by clicking on the icon.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3383

20/20 Vision

http://www.2020vision.org/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This is a political interest group homepage where activists can interact with business, government and political leaders on environmental, social and political issues. Standards 11.11.5, 11.11.6, and 11.11.7

Comments: Issues here are viewed mostly from a liberal perspective. This might be a good site to help students investigate the political bias of various gourps involved in environmental and other social issues.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 19

Accion Zapatista

http://www.eco.utexas.edu/faculty/Cleaver/zapsincyber.html

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Accion Zapatista gathers and redistributes information about the Zapatistas and the struggle for democracy in Mexico. Includes the communiques of the rebels, plus related resources on the issues. Some information a bit old, but useful. Standards 10.10.3 and 12.9.8 civics

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 71

Aerial Photograph of Missiles in Cuba (1962)

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=94

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Throughout 1962, in the midst of the Cold War, the movement of Soviet personnel and equipment to Cuba had aroused suspicions in the American intelligence community. In response, U.S. ships and planes began photographing every Cuba-bound Soviet vessel, and U-2 spy planes began regular reconnaissance flights over Cuba. On September 13, Kennedy warned Soviet Premier Khrushchev: "If at any time the Communist build-up in Cuba were to endanger or interfere with our security in any way . . . or if Cuba should ever . . . become an offensive military base of significant capacity for the Soviet Union, then this country will do whatever must be done to protect its own security and that of its allies." These photographs showed that the Soviet Union was amassing offensive ballistic missiles in Cuba and precipitated the Cuban Missile Crisis. Standards 10.9.3 and 11.9.3

Comments: This Our Documents site has a facsimile of the original document, a transcription of it, and background information to help the reader put the document in context.

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 88