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Singapore at Fifty

… On August 9, 2015, Singapore celebrated its 50th year as an independent … From a meagre population of 150 when the British East India Company first set up a factory and trading post on the … has attained the world’s second highest per-capita income. It has the planet’s second busiest port, its …

Singapore at Fifty

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… an article that focuses on the modern economic emergence of Singapore in an era characterized by the globalization of … This lesson is designed to develop students’ abilities to comprehend, synthesize, and analyze a complex text. Students will identify and define key …
An image showing slaves working on a plantation on the island of Antigua in the early 1800s.

After Abolition: Britain and the Slave Trade Since 1807

Review of After Abolition: Britain and the Slave Trade Since 1807, by Marika Sherwood (I.B. Tauris, 2007)
… slave trade. While the anniversary passed without too much comment in the United States, it was commemorated widely in Britain. Out of that cultural moment … ships operating under the Spanish or Portuguese flag, since neither country had yet outlawed the trade. While …
France and Its Empire Since 1870 Second Edition  Alice L. Conklin, Sarah Fishman, and Robert Zaretsky

Hot off the Presses: France and Its Empire Since 1870

… France and Its Empire Since 1870, Second Edition Recently updated edition of book … in myths, many of its own making-- France and Its Empire Since 1870 seeks both to understand these myths and to uncover the complicated and often contradictory realities that underpin …
W.E.B. Du Bois c. 1911

150 Years Since the Birth of W. E. B. Du Bois

… Although he died more than 50 years ago, his life and work command more attention now than ever before. Many of his … and exquisite poetry. In all of his work, he called for a commitment to the truth as far as it could be determined, to … show the economic and social progress of African Americans since emancipation. "Income and expenditure of 150 Negro …

South Africa: Twenty-Five Years Since Apartheid

… been lifted, and negotiations for a new constitution had commenced. While political violence between the ANC and … voted in the country’s first democratic elections , choosing Mandela as their first black president. The inhumane … governance, and hold together the ANC when it seems to be coming apart at the seams. Some of these problems go back to …
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon in 1969 with the American flag behind them.

Thirty Years since Apollo 11

… Apollo 11 before the flights halted. No one has been back since. The success of Apollo and subsequent lack of action … economic system. Apollo was also a stunning technological accomplishment. NASA moved in eight years from launching a man … last year, six American rockets, three military and three commercial, have failed, with a loss of more than $3 …

Frenemies: Iran and America since 1900

… relations between the United States and Iran have been complicated and edgy as long as anyone can remember. … rugs. Then in 1901, the British-owned Anglo-Persian Oil Company secured an exclusive concession from Shah Mozaffar … vulnerable to Soviet subversion. With Eisenhower's blessing, the Dulles brothers resurrected the dormant plot to …
BJP rally in India

The Politics of India

… in everyday Indian politics? And how does India—with a rising population and facing serious environmental issues—view … on the world stage? Join guests Mytheli Sreenivas and Wendy Singer and hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy as … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone. I'm …
students wearing masks sitting at desks in a classroom writing

Pandemic Pedagogies (Classroom Activities)

An Interdisciplinary Model for Teaching about the Human Impacts of Pandemics
Grade Level
4-8
6
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9-12
9
10
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12
Teaching Area
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
US History to 1877
US History since 1877
… material. 2. Increase student empathy and awareness of the complexities of a pandemic (past or present). 3. Introduce …  website at  https://pandemicpedagogiesproject.wordpress.com/ … World History since 1500 … US History since 1877 …
The statue of Saddam Hussein topples in Baghdad's Firdos Square on April 9, 2003.

Breaking the Trust: Relation Tensions Between Iraq and the US

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
American Government
War & Peace
… • A.H. 33. Focusing on foreign policy, the United States faces ongoing … with Christian missionaries following the arrival of oil companies in the early 20th century. The article continues … and Iraqi governments. For this lesson, students will complete a document-based question activity in small groups. …
a military drone in the air over a desert

Military Drones: Terror Weapon or Military Tool?

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
War & Peace
… The lesson plan focuses and grapples the long, changing, and complex history of military drones.  The Origin article that … from being flimsy wood and canvas devises that were more common in science fiction novels than the military to the terror weapons of World War II, and now their complex role in today’s society.  I made the decision to use …
Hiroshima Memorial

A Postcard from Hiroshima

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
War & Peace
… was designed to tie in history to several eighth grade Common Core State Standards. First, students will compare and contrast textual evidence provided by primary … in a PowerPoint, it may be uploaded to VoiceThread.com in order to create an online and interactive learning …
Putin and Trump meeting

Twitter Cold War

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
War & Peace
bus with sign on side reading Soybean Powered, This bus runs on soybean bio-diesel

The Bottom of the Barrel: The Long Transition of Energy in America

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
… world, with the supply of raw materials drastically decreasing. The students will become aware of the possibility that they will experience a … to guide their learning. After two of the stations are completed, the teacher will do a brief check for … World History since 1500 …
a protest in Iran - armed military hold guns on citizens

The Iran-U.S. History of Turmoil

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
War & Peace
… will have read an article from the BBC detailing the complex history between the two powers. Students will be introduced to the lesson’s compelling question: The US-Iran Standoff: How has America … gotten Iran wrong? Students will use these articles and the compelling question to guide their analysis of primary …
Vietnamese Children

Voices of the Vietnam War

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
War & Peace
… the standard and article by highlighting the importance of Communism, one key aspect of the Cold War, and also … had in the Vietnam War, trying to prevent the spread of Communism, and the damage done through bombings and Agent … answering questions about each source to allow deeper processing of the content and have time to unpack the meaning of …
A pen, ink and watercolor painting done of Cuba's Havana Bay in 1639.

U.S. and Cuban Relations

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
American Government
…  These viewpoints can be seen as a culmination of the opposing historical interactions between the United States and … World History since 1500 … US History since 1877 …
The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi Book Cover

Clashing Shades of Red

Review of The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008)
… much of the world's manufacturing-core and acts increasingly as the capitalist-system's primary creditor.  That … in the Cold War — it drove decision-making within the communist bloc through the 1950s.  For Lüthi, alternative … war in Vietnam, the military partnership between the two communist giants was irreparably broken.      Lüthi frames …
Painting of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Memories of the Great War

… bring us first-hand stories of how the Great War is being commemorated across the globe. Brenna Miller joined us from Sarajevo (Bosnia), where Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke , the famous spark that set off the … wars of the past 25 years . And Keshia Lai reported from Singapore, then an important colony in Britain’s Asian …

Baptized in the Jordan: Restoring a Holy River

… the shelter of a reed-covered platform – no visitors had come to visit their side of the river yet that day. As the … many bends in the river.” Her audience nodded and one girl complained it was too hot. The Russian baptism ritual … and cascades, the Jordan has been extensively developed since the 1950s, with dams, diversion canals, and …
Cover of Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750 by Odd Arne Westad.

Putting the Middle Kingdom in the Middle

Review of Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750, by Odd Arne Westad (New York: Basic Books, 2012)
… interest in China's future place in the international community has grown. Odd Arne Westad explores China's … groups, such as diplomats, revolutionaries, missionaries, businessmen, students, and workers, are examined and considered as the crucial components of historical heritage that shape the views and …
Trump Baby Statue

Dirty Water, Dirty Government

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
… that are aimed at protecting water or the environment, using information from the stations to understand what those … US History since 1877 …
Ferry Derry Corner in Northern Ireland. Text on side of building reads You are now entering Free Derry hands up don't shoot

The Provisional Irish Republican Army

Fifty years ago, in December 1969, the Provisional IRA was born from the widespread religious violence that had wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland since the preceding August.
… that had wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland since the preceding August. From modest beginnings, the … that had wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland since the preceding August. …