This U.S. Census Bureau Web site has two population clocks with notes available. One clock shows the population increase for the United States. The other shows the world population increase.
Series of projections for different years.
Visual representations of population distribution by age and sex for any country.
See the original copy of the United States Constitution! This interactive page lets you point to the part you would like to see. Along with background information, you can also link to larger images, a typed transcript, and downloadable. PDF files. Parts of this site require an updated flash player.
As part of the antitrust division manual of the United States Department of Justice, this document provides the full text of the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Wilson Tariff Act, the Clayton Act, the amended Antitrust Civil Process Act, and the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994.
Features the original text of the "Roadmap" to a permanent solution to the ongoing conflict as released by the U.S. State Department in April 2003.
The government directory for making current and past bills accessible to the public. Very useful for finding bills pertinent to classes. Will require teacher direction at the elementary levels.
Read this text of the 16th Amendment, followed by the history of the Amendment and an analysis. (PDF)
This is a collection of American flags in color with a description of their reason for existence. Very appealing site.
The complete text of the English edition of Thomas Paine's "The Rights of Man" in a series of links including an introductory letter to President Washington.
A detailed article covering the establishment of the euthanasia program initiated by Adolf Hitler's regime.
Site created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to explain the Final Solution, the Nazi plan to exterminate all Jewish people. Site provides extensive information about the plan and the method by using pictures and written descriptions. Also includes a glossary for difficult words.
Article describes the various organized and individual resistance movements and actions taken by Jews in Germany and throughout Europe during World War II.
An overview of the various resistance and partisan groups who fought against or sabotaged the Nazis throughout Europe during World War II.
Article about the Nazi movement to annihilate as much of the Polish population as possible during World War II. This article focuses particularly on the non-Jewish portion of the Polish populaton.
An explanation of the term "racism" and how it impacted the rise of Nazism and World War II.
This lesson plan discusses the American initiative to open Japan to western trade. It also features a biography of Commodore Perry, an exploration of the Japanese class system, and various learning activities.
Video and transcript of the remarks made by President Johnson upon signing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty of July, 1968. [13:14]
Entire text of Pascal's 1660 Pensees essay(s).
This collection uses primary sources to explore Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.