In this activity, students use color coding and then create a map key to show which countries belonged to the Allied Powers and which belonged to the Central Powers.

In this activity, students match the given key figures who played a role in WWI to their corresponding country on the map.

In this activity, students work with a series of maps related to the Middle East during World War I.

In this lesson students will learn how the countries of the Middle East were created by examining the Middle East/South Asia both before and after World War I (WWI). They will understand the influence of various political and geographic factors in their creation.

In this lesson, students explore the history of the development and implementation of the Marshall Plan. Discussion questions are provided. In an associated activity, students consider the war on terror in the world today and determine what the priorities of the United States should be in providing foreign aid.

In this lesson, students will compare and contrast textual evidence provided by primary and secondary sources. The second learning objective is for students to evaluate the influence and importance of the media's role in public opinion of Hiroshima.

In this lesson, students will use political cartoons to become familiar with the issues of nativism and protectionism, specifically in regard to the era of the Red Scare.

In this lesson, students will examine the major events and significance of hte Korean War, including U.S. involvement in the war. Students will read primary source materials to understand the political, social, emotional, and cultural costs of the Korean War.

This simulation focuses on a U.S-led effort to bring together many elements of both Israeli and Palestinian society to hold discussions about the needs and interests of both sides before entering into formal negotiations. The simulation provides an opportunity to view this longstanding conflict from the perspectives of those immediately impacted by it: in particular, the communities of ordinary Israelis and Palestinians who have yet to see much benefit in their own lives from the peace process.

This module covering Poland's Solidarity movement up to the fall of Communism includes teaching strategies, primary sources, a lesson plan, discussion questions, and a writing prompt.

In this activity, students study political cartoons and answer a series of questions. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.

In this activity, students use a set of primary source documents and background knowledge about WWI to answer questions.

This guide is meant to completed as students view the video Stalemate. The video can be accessed at: http://macarthurmemorial.org/404/World-War-I-Resources

In this lesson, students assume the role of historians analyzing primary source material - investigating archival New York Times articles for evidence about the causes and consequences of the atrocities against Armenians. Following, there are opportunities to explore related contemporary issues, including laws prohibiting discussion or denial of historical events and current United States policy refusing to officially recognize the Armenian genocide.

This lesson aims to take advantage of The New York Times as a living textbook - a source that chronicled the Vietnam War as it took place and that continues to look back with the benefit of hindsight. The page offers a curated selection of three types of primary sources: photographs, original articles, and first-person accounts. Scroll down to find accompanying teaching activities that build students' analytical skills while encouraging inquiry.

This lesson pairs a Times article about the historical resonance of Europe's refugee crisis with an excerpt from "Defying the Nazis" that chronicles the Sharp's relief and rescue mission in 1939. Together, these texts raise important questions about whether there are "lessons" of history and invite reflection on how individuals and governments choose to respond to those in need.

This lesson compares the moment of euphoria when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 with today's Berlin, a transformed city in which many do not remember the oppressive divisions of the past. In follow-up activities, students can evaluate the choices made since 1989 and decide if the Cold War is really over.

This guide is meant to completed as students view the video Trench Warfare. The video can be accessed at: http://macarthurmemorial.org/404/World-War-I-Resources

The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand the issues that have created two Koreas and have kept them apart for more than 50 years. Students will analyze the issue of reunification and develop their own position paper on how reunification might occur.

This unit brings together multimedia resources describing the Great War and the Russian Revolution. Multiple documents are available for evaluating conditions and events that led to international conflict and a troubled resolution in the West as well as major regime change in Russia.