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… history. The debate over the ERA has been going on for decades. Have the arguments for and against it changed over time? Students will take on … around the ERA by working in rotating station groups. As a team, they will have the opportunity to discuss the …

… a documentary biography about Woodrow Wilson that, for all its many positive qualities, was ultimately a disappointment. Like the vast majority of … beautifully produced. Vivid photographs and footage were combined with informative and entertaining commentary by …

… Imperialism on the Democratic Republic of the Congo through comparing past-Congo with present-day Congo. Students will … through a 5-3-1 activity and then review background information on the Congo. Students will then practice … unpack the sources and content. Students goals will be to ultimately compare how far present-day Congo has come from …

… Academic Technology Services. The Origins ' editorial team includes Editors Nicholas Breyfogle, Steven Conn and … Park and Kristin Osborne We thank the Stanton Foundation for their funding of this and other Origins projects. …

… • A.H. 33. Focusing on foreign policy, the United States faces ongoing economic, … with Christian missionaries following the arrival of oil companies in the early 20th century. The article continues … in the region through economic and military control which ultimately leads to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. Focusing on …

… When George W. Bush’s advisers brief him for his October trip to Beijing, they may be tempted to only … spy-plane crisis. And the Japanese Prime Minister’s plan to visit a shrine honoring soldiers who died for his country … of more than $30 million (then an astronomical amount) as compensation to foreign powers for the damage caused by the …

… March 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the impeachment of former President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea (Republic of … much by his fellow liberals as it was by conservatives. Roh ultimately remained in office after the Constitutional Court … different parties have gained the 20 seats necessary to become a “negotiation group”—a parliamentary caucus that holds …

… These medieval machines included mechanical water and steam powered clocks, mechanical knights and archers, bronze … heads that revealed the future, and automated gardens complete with metallic singing birds. In this book, E.R. … the cultural associations of modern robots,” she is ultimately arguing that the idea of creating machines that …

… In 1831, when Gustave de Beaumont and I left France to visit the United States to examine first hand this … strife between Sunnis and Shiites within your great community of Islam weakened the entire civic and social … Both men were determined to prevent a continuation of this form of religious tyranny, so injurious to the …

… The Clansman portrays the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) as an avenging force, hooded heroes saving the South from newly freed and empowered black citizens. For example, the African American Silas Lynch is a scheming, power-hungry, and morally corrupt figure who ultimately attempts to establish a “Black Empire” in the …

… capable of reaching the United States, and that therefore Kim’s threat against the U.S. is an obvious bluff. … the Korean peninsula. Nixon learned this first hand when he visited South Korea in 1953 as vice president. An … that I may start some action is a constant check on the Communists,” Rhee told Nixon. Nixon thought so highly of …

… legacies that acts of violence leave on individuals and communities, and the importance of remembering and … Academic Technology Services. The Origins' editorial team includes Editors Nicholas Breyfogle, Steven Conn and … Editor: Kristin Osborne We thank the Stanton Foundation for their funding of this and other Origins projects. …

… the spirits that burn in the Baghdad sky Insist there’s a price we must pay A soldier returns from the war in the Gulf … A soldier named Tim McVeigh . . . ―Charlie King, The War is Coming Home , 1996 On April 19, 1995, a date fraught with meaning for American white supremacists, former soldier Timothy …

… During the last four weeks, the Election Assistance Commission, the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security have considered asking Congress for authority to delay this year’s election if a terrorist … Dissenting Tradition" (1998) and a writer for the History News Service. …

… after the Democratic convention. The Massachusetts senator ultimately rejected the idea, but his even considering it … voting their conscience, often went through many ballots before choosing a nominee. They thrashed out other important … of money and momentum. This year, conventions were almost completely removed from the selection of a nominee. For all …

… Comparing COVID-19 to HIV is, in many ways, like comparing … issues afflicting the social worlds in which we live. For example, HIV and COVID-19 have both laid bare that … Academic Technology Services. The Origins' editorial team includes Editors Nicholas Breyfogle, Steven Conn and …

… discovered since the mid-1960s (four of which just cause a common cold in humans). Written by Dr. Jim Harris. Narration … Academic Technology Services. The Origins ' editorial team includes Editors Nicholas Breyfogle, Steven Conn and … Park and Kristin Osborne. We thank the Stanton Foundation for their funding of this and other Origins projects.   This …

… Academic Technology Services. The Origins' editorial team includes Editors Nicholas Breyfogle, Steven Conn and … Layout: Kristin Osborne We thank the Stanton Foundation for their funding of this and other Origins projects. …

… History can be instructive and often inspiring. Take, for example, the case of the nation’s sixth president, John … immortalized on screen in “Amistad,” Steven Spielberg’s latest effort at cinematic history-telling. The film ought … all, to effect mental, moral, and national improvement. Commitment to improvement of self and nation motivated …

… Academic Technology Services. The Origins ' editorial team includes Editors Nicholas Breyfogle, Steven Conn and … Park and Kristin Osborne We thank the Stanton Foundation for their funding of this and other Origins projects. This … for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily …

… nun is abducted, stripped, threatened with rape, and forced to drink her captors’ urine. This is the latest in a series of attacks on Christians in that nation … of the early martyrs are wildly exaggerated, if not completely fictional. But later, better documented deaths …