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Casualties of the War on Terror

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Resources

Iraq, Afghanistan and The War on Terror
A collection of PBS Frontline reporting from September 11, 2001 to present.
Persion Gulf War: History.com
Articles and videos from History.com
Visualize war: 10 years and $1 trillion of Iraq War data
A series of infographics collected by 83.9 KPCC public radio from a variety of sources, including The Guardian, the AP, and NPR about 10 years of the Iraq War.
War in Afghanistan: History.com
Articles and videos from History.com.
What Teachers Need to Know: The Middle East
Short podcast series from Primary Source.

Primary Sources

Attacks on American Soil: Pearl Harbor and September 11
A collection of primary sources from the Digital Public Library of America.
Iraq War 2003 Web Archive
This collection from the Library of Congress provides a variety of archived websites from 2003 expressing support for or opposition to military action in Iraq.
September 11, 2001, Documentary Project
Collection of reactions and eyewitness accounts of the September 11, 2001 attacks from the Library of Congress.
Visual Image Web Archive
This collection from the Library of Congress includes web and digital images from 2006 which represent different viewpoints on Kurdistan and the Iraq War.
War on Terrorism Frequently Asked Questions
Archived version of the Frequently Asked Questions page on the War on Terrorism from the White House under George W. Bush.
Yale's Avalon Project - 21st Century Documents
Contains many important documents from conflicts from the 21st Century including the 9/11 Commission Report, the Executive Order Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council, and others.

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