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… in Silicon Valley (where even people with six-figure incomes may qualify for housing subsidies) have attracted media attention, but they are only the … once a Roman fortress and by the Middle Ages an important commercial center. As the city grew, so did its population …

… This lesson plan focuses on comparing the spread of information due to both railroads … article “What the Internet Will Bring Us.” This article comes from 1999, prior to the internet’s mass spread. It … impacted the world they were created in. Students will compare and contrast the railroads and internet by looking …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … This month, our Best in History Online highlights a website that allows scholars, students, teachers, and the … 7,500 works of art from the Met’s extensive collection. The website “is a reference, research, and teaching tool …

… and Russia. It uses the Origins article “The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the USSR brought … the Ohio American History standard, “The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the USSR brought … that the Cold War never really ended and is in fact becoming more heated. This lesson is designed for a classroom …

… Imperialism on the Democratic Republic of the Congo through comparing past-Congo with present-day Congo. Students will … where students will be identifying, explaining, and then comparing Imperialist actions done in the Congo. Students … sources and content. Students goals will be to ultimately compare how far present-day Congo has come from past-Congo …

… different countries throughout the world. Students will be comparing the Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall to the … by various countries. Throughout the lesson, students will complete a paired text activity in which they will compare their assigned wall (either Great Wall of China or …

… Obama and Nguyen Phu Trong, the leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, at the White House. Using the Origins … but also get the opportunity to explore the long and complicated relationship between the Philippines and the … will analyze a political cartoon to begin to understand the complex history between the United States, Philippines, and …

… Autopsy.”  New Left Review  197 (1993): 3–28. Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, “Report of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department,” (Los Angeles: The Commission, 1991) Stevenson, Brenda.  The Contested Murder …

… dealt with federalism on a different level. The article compared the history of alcohol prohibition back in the … and federal rights. The article also does a great job of comparing the past prohibition of alcohol with that of … After researching and learning about Issue 3 they will complete a handout called, “Is It Legal?” They will have to …

… as the voice of prudence, the realpolitik strategic thinker compelled to inform the naive, idealistic newcomers from the South about national interests and … conduct ignorant and misplaced. Instead of opposing the commander in chief directly, Brzezinski cited administrative …

… Although the United States has often wavered from that commitment, the tragic events of Sept. 11 compel us to return to it, more today than ever before. Few … 11. William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money Pitcher: The Tragedy …

… the country at the cost of approximately 155 U.S. soldiers killed. Yet, despite this initial military success, … with a willful misleading of the public, and a war that committed a democratic nation’s armed forces to a … emotionally satisfying, but it oversimplifies a much more complicated picture. All three branches of the U.S. …

… and La Follette are legion. Despite La Follette's long service in the Senate and a previous bid for the presidency … in a sea of political corruption, a caring man genuinely committed to protecting consumers, promoting peace and … this vote will be a real blow against corruption and complacency and a powerful statement for the environment and …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … uses interviews, oral histories, archival sound clips, and commentary and analysis by scholars in the field of … scholars and a unique perspective on history for popular audiences. The show is hosted by historians Gillian Frank and …

… consequences to explain how individual ambition served the common good. It’s not from the benevolence of the butcher, … unintended consequence of their self interest, mediated by competition, was better and cheaper meat, beer and bread. … consequences RCA’s reactions to the decree gave a new company, Sony, its opening in consumer electronics.   …

… King. Jury selection began November 15. The case hardly comes as a surprise. In recent years, the King family has … the Vietnam War. Later that year, the Bureau launched COINTELPRO, an elaborate counter-intelligence program meant … at Columbia University, and a writer for the History News Service. He has interned at the Martin Luther King, Jr., …

… Further away from the city center, a sprawling memorial complex known as Victory Park pays homage to Russia’s wars … Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin driving out winged Polish soldiers. From their base in Nizhnii Novgorod, Pozharsky and … war. Russia’s obsession with past triumphs and tragedies in combat has nurtured its sense of “military exceptionalism,” …

… through the city of Paris from the Temple, the fortified medieval monastery where he was imprisoned, to the Place de la … and Navarre, c. 1779. He traveled in the mayor's coach accompanied by his confessor, Henry Essex Edgeworth de … death was made a national day of mourning. At such memorial services, Louis’ will and testament was read aloud from the …

… The 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education has come and gone. But in celebrating its achievements we have … throughout the country intend to do more than pay lip service to the idea of racial equality, they’ll be well … old problem and that parents do not stop fighting when it comes to their children’s education. Children’s real needs …

… Both were born on February 12, 1809 — Darwin into a comfortable family in Shropshire, England, Lincoln into … political and moral actions.   Both revolutions share a commitment to the same proposition: that all human beings … are all created equal.   For his part, Darwin was a deeply committed abolitionist from a family of deeply committed …

… 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 … in a group discussion. Students will have to understand the complexity of the Vietnam War through both sides and then …

… By September 1862 the Battle of Antietam provided the bloodiest day in American history, rewriting "the rules for … 24,000 casualties, yet religious leaders only became more committed to their crusades and more strident in their … In Stout's hands the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 becomes the tool of a "total war," a war brought home to …

… During the last four weeks, the Election Assistance Commission, the Justice Department and the Department of … to delay this year’s election if a terrorist attack were to coincide with the November vote. Members of Congress from … Tradition" (1998) and a writer for the History News Service. …