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- The Mary Rose 16th Century Warship 8-99
- World Wars I and II (Quaboag)
Provides comprehensive, yet carefully selected resources by time period, including the period between the wars.
- Warsaw Ghetto Revolt (Wiesenthal Center)
Describes the revolt by Jews in Warsaw during World War II. 11-01
- -Essay - Amos Oz Sees Two Wars in the Middle East (Guardian Unlimited - Oz)
Provides a view from the Jewish novelist, Amos Oz, that we must be clear to distinguish two wars. "Two Palestinian-Israeli wars have erupted in this region. One is the Palestinian nation's war for its freedom from occupation and for its right to independent statehood. Any decent person ought to support this cause. The second war is waged by fanatical Islam, from Iran to Gaza and from Lebanon to Ramallah, to destroy Israel and drive the Jews out of their land. Any decent person ought to abhor this cause."
He concludes that Israel must withdraw from Palestinian territories for moral reasons. If withdrawal does not end the war with fanatics, then he argues that Israel can continue to fight the second war with full moral authority. 4-02
- Military Conflicts and Wars
- -Editorial - Global Terror, Local Wars (Christian Science Monitor - Grier and Bowers)
"In 2003, there were 175 significant global terror events - only 1.5 percent of those casualties were US citizens."
"Indeed, this struggle may not be global, or even best described as 'war,' at all. The main fronts might instead be seen as separate hot spots, each on its own time cycle, each roiled by its own clashes of power and religion, each perhaps better fought in different ways. 'The bottom line is they are not connected,' says Bruce Hoffman, a terror expert at the RAND Corp. in Washington."
"Terrorism, after all, is not an ideology, such as communism. It is a technique - a tool that employs fear as a means of political coercion." 9-04
- -05-21-05 Iraq and Iran Blame Saddam for 1980 and 1990 Wars (CNN News)
"Iraq and Iran have issued a joint statement blaming Saddam Hussein and his henchmen for being the aggressors in the 1980-88 war between the two countries and Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait." 5-05
- Editorial: Our Role in Fundamentalist Wars (CommonDreams.org - Moyers)
"To save the American Dream, 'we desperately need to reaffirm the principle that it is possible to carry out an analysis of social life which rational human beings will recognize as being true, regardless of whether they happen to be women or men, whites or black, straights or gays, employers or employees, Jews or born-again Christians. The alternative is to stand by helplessly as special interest groups tear the United States apart in the name of their "separate realities" or to wait until one of them grows strong enough to force its irrational and subjective brand of reality on all the rest.' "
"That was written 25 years ago, just as the radical Christian right was setting out on their long march to political supremacy. The forces [Marvin Harris] warned against have gained strength ever since and now control much of the United States government and are on the verge of having it all."
"It has to be said that their success has come in no small part because of our acquiescence and timidity." 9-05
- Iraq vs. U.S. Wars (USNews.com)
"Bush I and II each launched a war with Iraq. That's where the similarities end." 1-06
- -11-21-06 Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: $1/2 Trillion (Christian Science Monitor)
"The cost of combat in Iraq has now surpassed $300 billion, according to government estimates. Add in activities in Afghanistan, and the total price of the global war on terror is about $500 billion, making it one of the most monetarily costly conflicts in which the nation has ever engaged."
Also provides the total cost (in today's dollars) and cost per person of past U.S. conflicts and wars. The cost of the Iraq/Afghanistan conflict is estimated to be $1,829 per person in the United States. 11-06
- -10-01-07 Senate Authorizes More Funding for Wars (CBS News)
"Thwarted in efforts to bring troops home from Iraq, Senate Democrats on Monday helped pass a defense policy bill authorizing another $150 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
"The 92-3 vote comes as the House planned to approve separate legislation Tuesday that requires President Bush to give Congress a plan for eventual troop withdrawals." 10-07
- Study: New Estimates on Deaths from Wars (ABC News)
"The researchers estimate that 5.4 million people died from 1955 to 2002 as a result of wars in 13 countries. These deaths range from 7,000 in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 3.8 million in Vietnam."
"According to Obermeyer, the estimates are three times higher than those of previous reports. Data from this new study also suggests that 378,000 people worldwide died a violent death in war each year between 1985 and 1994, compared with 137,000 estimated at the time." 06-08
- News from Poland (The Warsaw Voice)
Provides news in English. 02-06
- Baha'i (Stockman)
Provides basic beliefs of the Baha'i religious tradition. "Religious strife has caused numerous wars, has been a major blight to progress, and is increasingly abhorrent to the people of all faiths and of no faith."
- Vietnam - War in Vietnam (Asia Society)
Provides a history of the war between the U.S. and Vietnam.
- Vietnam - Teaching About the War in Vietnam (Wittman)
Provides a bibliography (without links) to help teach about the war between the U.S. and Vietnam.
- Women Who Served in Vietnam (Litt)
Describes how women from the United States served in the military during the Vietnam war. Provides many stories.
- Napoleon - Battlefields by Year (NapoleonSeries.com)
Provides information on key battles and battlefields of Napoleonic wars. 9-00
- Rumsfeld - Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States (Rumsfeld, et. al.)
Provides a summary of the findings of a commission to determine the level of threat from ballistic missiles. 1-01
- Vietnam - 25 Years After the War in Vietnam (Asia Society)
Provides news stories and essays about the war between the United States and Vietnam. 4-01
- Vietnam War Lessons (TeachVietnam.org)
Provides lessons, resources, and timelines related to the war between Vietnam and the United States. 4-01
- National Missile Defense (PBS NewsHour)
Provides different perspectives on the USA missile defense strategies, including the ABM Treaty. 7-01
- Crusades - Asserts That Pope Urban II Started the War Against Muslims (Dowling)
Provides the events that resulted in the "Holy Wars" between Christians and Muslims for Jerusalem. 10-01
- Ballard, Robert (EDS - Jason Project)
"Dr. Ballard has led or participated in more than 100 deep sea expeditions including the use of the deep-diving submersibles ALVIN, ARCHIMEDE, TRIESTE II, TURTLE, BEN FRANKLIN, CYANA and NR-1. These expeditions included the first manned exploration of the Mid-Ocean Ridge, the discovery of warm water springs and their unusual animal communities in the Galapagos Rift, the first discovery of polymetallic sulfides, the discovery of high temperature "black smokers," the discovery of R.M.S. Titanic, the discovery of the German battleship Bismarck, 11 warships from the lost fleet of Guadalcanal, The U.S.S Yorktown and exploration of the luxury liner Lusitania." 5-02
- Military History
- Lin, Maya Ying (Gale Group)
Provides a biography of the artist who created the controversial Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The article includes a picture of her. 6-00
- Vietnam
- Civil War in the USA
- Revolutionary War in Colonial America
- World War I
- World War II
- Terrorism
- National Missile Defense - Global Nuclear Arsenel (BBC News)
Describes how many nuclear warheads each country has and the distance it can deliver them. 7-01
- National Missile Defense - Death of the ABM Treaty (BBC News)
Provides a short statement against the Bush administration's proposal to break the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. 7-01
- Bay of Pigs (ThinkQuest 11046)
Reports on why the USA backed exiles to attack Cuba and how the attack failed. 8-02
- Cuban Missile Crisis (ThinkQuest 11046)
"The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded."
"If you want to know everything about the Crisis, however, go to the Crisis Center where the tension begins. The site is also filled with tons of other goodies including the Recon Room, dossiers on the Major Players, and a Situation Room. Before leaving the site be sure to stop by the Debriefing Room to post your thoughts and questions on the message board and take a quiz to test your knowledge on the events of October 1962." 8-02
- Cuban Missile Crisis (U.S. National Security Agency)
Reports on the Cuban missile crisis. Includes a timeline. 8-02
- Cuban Missile Crisis - Key Players (ThinkQuest 11046)
Provides profiles of key players in the Cuban missile crisis, including Nikita Khrushchev, Anatoly Dobrynin, Fidel Castro, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, McGeorge Bundy, Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk, Maxwell Taylor, Theodore Sorensen, George Ball, Douglas Dillon, Paul Nitze, and Adlai Stevenson. 8-02
- Key Stories and Facts Related to War with Iraq (CBC News)
Provides in-depth articles from a Canadian perspective. 10-02
- National Missile Defense - Bush to Deploy Missile Defense System in 2004 (Bloomberg - Cappacio)
"President George W. Bush ordered the Pentagon to begin deploying the first elements of a missile defense system by 2004." 12-02
- Hussein, Saddam - Profile (BBC News)
"Saddam Hussein has risen from an impoverished youth to a ruthless ruler. His turbulent history has seen him transformed from the West's ally to one of its most demonised and feared enemies. With a war against Iraq looking increasingly likely, BBC News Online traces the Iraqi leader's rise to power, his rule and wars with his neighbours." 1-03
- Fueling War - Oil and Iraq (Christian Science Monitor - Francis)
"With the cold war over, more global conflicts are being spurred by a scramble for natural resources rather than by geopolitics, and poor countries rich in mineral deposits are the new focal point." "Altogether, about a quarter of the roughly 50 wars and armed conflicts active in 2001 had 'a strong resource dimension,' says Michael Renner, a senior researcher with Worldwatch Institute in Washington." 1-03
- Fueling War - Oil and Iraq (MSNBC News)
"Behind the debate over Iraq’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, its fraternization with terrorist groups and defiance of the United Nations is a fact that colors every decision about war and peace in the Persian Gulf: Iraq sits atop the world’s second largest reserve of oil. How is that affecting American policy toward Iraq? Are France and Russia protecting Saddam Hussein to ensure their access to oil? Who stands to gain most from a post-Saddam world?" 1-03
- Iraq Conflict - Exploration for Students (PBS Newshour)
Provides activities, such as role play and debate, for students to explore the issues of conflict with Iraq. Includes resource materials. 2-03
- Iraq Conflict - Debating Iraq (PBS Newshour)
Provides a variety of role play activities to help students understand different perspectives on the Iraq conflict. 2-03
- Fueling War - Oil and Iraq (TargetOil.com from Washington Post - Morgan and Ottaway)
"A U.S.-led ouster of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could open a bonanza for American oil companies long banished from Iraq, scuttling oil deals between Baghdad and Russia, France and other countries, and reshuffling world petroleum markets, according to industry officials and leaders of the Iraqi opposition."
"The importance of Iraq's oil has made it potentially one of the administration's biggest bargaining chips in negotiations to win backing from the U.N. Security Council and Western allies for President Bush's call for tough international action against Hussein." 2-03
- Fueling War - Oil and Iraq (TargetOil.com from Newsday - Royce)
"Officially, the White House agrees that oil revenue would play an important role during an occupation period, but only for the benefit of Iraqis, according to a National Security Council spokesman."
"Yet there are strong advocates inside the administration, including in the White House, for appropriating the oil funds as 'spoils of war,' according to a source who has been briefed by participants in the dialogue."
"Using Iraqi oil to fund an occupation would reinforce a prevalent belief in the Mideast that the conflict is all about control of oil, not rooting out weapons of mass destruction, according to Halim Barakat, a recently retired professor of Arab studies at Georgetown University." 2-03
- Iraq Conflict - News (IraqCrisisBulletin.com)
Provides news related to Iraq. 3-03
- -How to Talk to Children About War (CBC News - Oldershaw)
"As much as possible, be honest with your child when providing information about war." 3-03
- War in Iraq (Massachusetts Teachers Association)
Provides lessons, articles, and aids to assist teachers to teach students about war in Iraq. 3-03
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