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Pandemics and Public Policy

To what extent does war exacerbate or reduce the impact of major historical events such as a global pandemic or economic de-pression?
Grade Level
9-12
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Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… In this lesson, students will explore two major themes of U.S. … will be able to use these historical lenses to evaluate past and current public policy responses to pandemics to evaluate their successes and failures. This lesson is aligned with the NCSS standards and would work for …

The Long, Long Struggle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan

… had very recently joined forces with the celebrated Tajik commander Ahmad Shah Massoud to establish the "Northern … against the advancing Taliban. Crossing the bridge, we had passed from a relatively peaceful post-Soviet republic into … nearby refugee camps shoveled dirt into some of the potholes, hoping to earn a bit of money from the few Iranian …
man with a gun in a holster

Top Ten Origins: Gun Regulation

… in Florida. In the aftermath, states around the country passed 50 new laws regulating guns. Meanwhile, gun-rights … the British military. Yet, they also inherited the English common law tradition of regulating arms. English statutes … In 1792, Congress gave the president power to select two sites for the nation’s federal armories. George Washington …
BJP rally in India

The Politics of India

… Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy as they explore the past and present of India . ( Image Source ) … religious communities in India, and maybe breaking with past political traditions.   Patrick Potyondy   Today, we … both of those countries in 1947. So that's another ongoing site of tension. A lot of that is around, the around the …
Female governors left to right, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Ella T. Grasso, Kay Orr, and Gretchen Whitmer.

A Century of Elected Woman Governors in the United States, 1924-2024

… office. Their elections were four years after the passage of  the Nineteenth Amendment , which removed sex as … years later, the Supreme Court upheld that amendment in  Leser v. Garnett (1922).  While it is essential to note … William B. Ross died while governor in October 1924 from complications following an emergency appendectomy. The …

An Enemy Until You Need A Friend: The Role of "Big Government" in American History

… – and I could have chosen any of a dozen others from the past few years – demonstrate that there has never been more … merely create a postal system, the most important means of communication at the turn of the 19 th century. It … years later, William McKinley was repaid handsomely for his service to big business when they funded his presidential …
Habana Lions Baseball Players 1946-47

Baseball Without Borders

Review of Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson, and the Cuban League, by Cesar Brioso (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2015).
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Early Encounters with Penguins

… Join Ellen Arnold to learn about the many different roles that penguins took on as Europeans first began to … Delaware, Miami, Peoria, Seneca, Wyandotte, Ojibwe and Cherokee peoples. Specifically the university resides on … peoples of this land. Now, without further ado, let me pass you over to Professor Arnold. Over to you, Ellen.  …

Fear and Loathing Around the World: The Rise of the New Populism

… the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, delivering sharp comic material about his recently released long-form birth … in his public message , “Thirty-one years have swiftly passed … and perhaps, now is the opportune time to ask … and Samar Islands in November 2013, then-Mayor Duterte visited within days and coordinated his own aid effort, while …

Toxic Treatment: Fluoride's Transformation from Industrial Waste to Public Health Miracle

… supply global agriculture with one of its most important commodities: synthetic fertilizer. In the process, the … During the 1960s, however, complaints by farmers and ranchers eventually forced reluctant manufacturers to invest in … It is in such tanks that fluorosilicic acid has for the past half century been transported from Florida fertilizer …
Robert Smalls pictured between 1870-1880.

The Remarkable Life of Robert Smalls

… maneuvered the ship through the Charleston harbor, past Confederate fortifications, and to the Union fleet … half of the appraised value of the Planter , now in federal service, be divided among Smalls and the other Black crew … the state of Confederate fortifications there. Union Naval commanders acted quickly and successfully on this …
View of Tbilisi as seen from Narikala, the city's medieval citadel.

A Postcard from Georgia and Azerbaijan

… indicating various locations in Georgia and Azerbaijan visited. Georgia My first stop was Georgia, a small country … only after St. Nino spent an entire night praying for it to come back. From its bark, once it was grounded, flowed holy … Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, whose career-long passion has been tracing the family backgrounds of Georgian …
a highway with lots of cars on it

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: American Infrastructure

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
… nongovernmental contexts. D2.Civ.2.6-8. Explain specific roles played by citizens (such as voters, jurors, taxpayers, … article that I chose to use was an article that dealt with past and current funding of America’s infrastructure, giving … spending to build its infrastructure, asking its readers to come to their conclusion of what works best. I chose to use …

Big-time Bureaucratic Brouhaha

… This lesson plan helps students recognize how the government … being used as a derogatory term. The article connects examples of government regulations throughout history from the … thing. A rock paper scissors activity engages students in competition, while showing them the differences between a …
sign that reads First Amendment Permit Area

Does Profit Trump the Truth? The 1st Amendment in the 21st Century

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Science & Technology
… This lesson plan focuses on the news and media in America today … analyzed the media’s heavy focus on the Trump campaign compared to the rest of the candidates (Trump received an … to convince other students to join their side. To close the lesson, students will participate in a 3-minute essay to …
cars on a highway

Sweet Fuel: The Remarkable Story of Brazilian Ethanol

… search for clean and affordable alternate energies has become an increasing priority in the twenty-first century. … questions as we can. And now without further ado, let me pass you over to Professor Jennifer Eaglin, who will take us … in the 1920s. And the research that these Brazilian researchers found was that ethanol could be mixed in cars, mixed …
Plate of enchiladas at a Mexican restaurant.

Mexican Food in the United States

… meals nationwide.  Today, brands such as Ortega and Old El Paso market salsa, refried beans, and other such products in … a military town with transient servicemen and as a tourist site based on a fantasy heritage of the Alamo brought in … who have obtained more support and capital to open loncheras (taco trucks) and, in turn, restaurants.  South …
Native woman with her back to the camera

Reclaiming My Family's Story: Cultural Trauma & Indigenous Ways of Knowing

… Delaware, Miami, Peoria, Seneca, Wyandot, Ojibwe, and Cherokee peoples. Specifically, the university resides on … of your screen on zoom. Now, without further ado, let me pass you over to Dr. Melissa Beard Jacob, who will take us … and even in the missionary, so, you know, the opposite side with the missionary schools, those were funded by …
Cover of Mother of Invention by Robert I. Field

Government Fingers in the Health Care Jar?

Review of Mother of Invention: How the Government Created "Free Market Health Care", by Robert I. Field (Oxford University Press, 2013)
… on the nature of United States health care in the past couple decades, you have undoubtedly heard this … Congress had authorized the creation of a Marine Hospital Service to build hospitals to treat ill sailors. The rise of … that translates to the future of American health care comes in his final chapter. “Health care cannot function,” …
Exterior view of the Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India,

The Bhopal Chemical Gas Disaster

… to be sacrificed on the altar of profit - we are flames, committed to conquering darkness, and we will continue the … two decades.  They came to tell their story: how for the past 40 years the survivors have persisted with their fight … poisoning, discovering severe contamination of the factory site, surrounding land and groundwater. Levels of mercury in …
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Fight For Your Right to Freedom of Expression

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… This lesson uses Robertson’s article “50 Years Ago: the Beatles, Rock, and Race in America” to investigate how music … by white audiences. Later, in the 1960s, bands like the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones further popularized, and …