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… 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 …

… of the intergalactic wars of the Star Trek TV series become as important as the Civil War. An example of how … follows the ratings marketplace can be seen in the commercial cable network, the History Channel, which liberal … historians. Yet it certainly reaches a much larger audience through a more powerful medium than scholars' books …

… potential as a force for world peace has been paralyzed by superpower rivalry. Even with the end of the Cold War, the …

… Every commentator in America is drawing the parallel between the … pointed to America’s growing vulnerabilities. The U.S. Commission on National Security/21st century, a task force … Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a senior fellow for strategic studies at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the …

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history …

… and religious images get out of hand: ‘he must be for all companies, and all men’s money.’” To the lay and scholastics … In Part One, Marshall gives a broad overview of the Medieval Church . Marshall grounds the reader in important … “Mass,” “purgatory,” and “the Eucharist.” He then places Medieval theology in the context of late 15th and early 16th …

… 1st, 1914, Martha, the last known example of her species, died in her cage at the Cincinanti Zoo.   Martha and her … they often darkened the day-time sky.       Martha has become a cautionary tale of the human ability to extinguish … to clone and resurrect the bird.    Here at Origins, we've compiled a few links to help you learn all you need to know …

… Ever since Watergate, campaign finance reformers have come to expect great legislative victories in the wake of … For 25 years, parties, candidates, and other political committees have had to report their campaign contributions … and expenditures to an agency — the Federal Election Commission — that was established to publicize that …

… is collected, debated, and passed on.   Shortly before she died, I interviewed my monolingual Spanish-speaking … With a sense of betraying la causa, I carried out mom's command. My mother was equally adamant that I was not to … and preservation. It will also use the suggestions of the community to evaluate how best to promote the public's …

… in order to secure my doctorate. Only those who are truly committed to their religious faith can understand the pain … a lasting work of art and engender serious thought among audiences of diverse faith backgrounds.” Indeed, films, as … like filmmakers respect the intelligence of their audiences enough to know that their work is, indeed, an …

… holocaust in which hundreds of millions of people would die horribly. Even the much smaller nuclear arsenals of the … Treaties (START I, in 1991 and START II, in 1993), and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT, in 1996). These … “unequivocal undertaking by the nuclear-weapon states to accomplish the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals.” …

… The next activity allows students to work in groups to compare and contrast media from today to media of the past. … media through a political cartoon. Finally, students will complete an exit ticket based on a scenario regarding what …

… Daniel Walker Howe wrought? The answer is a sweeping and commanding synthesis of the political and economic history … the bases. It is also in the nature of such big overview studies that they often devolve, text-book like, into tedious … that is dark here, and that darkness, for Howe, was embodied in the figure of Andrew Jackson. Jackson emerges from …

… moderates who were against the government. Students will complete a document-based question activity in small groups. … assess their learning with a check for understanding. Once completed with the assessment, the students will continue …

… 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 …

… earth throughout time. All of this is based on an article compiled and introduced by Frank Uekötter, entitled, " What …

… it difficult to break free from the constraints of their communities, for many churches, political parties and laws … And it educated others to follow in those steps. It should come as no surprise that its students accepted slavery. … are free from moral guilt. Maybe we can learn from Yale’s complicity in slavery.  Perhaps we can remember Emerson’s …

… chapter two by the motivations and actions that led to the coming of the Ten Years' War. In chapter three, Lendon … in the political dimension. If one Greek state gave a command to another, this usually implied that the commanded … and a grand reinterpretation into this extensively studied war. …

… going forward." [Podcast description from WOSU's website ]    More of  Peter Mansoor's work with Origins : …

… urban renewal this hour." [Podcast description from WOSU's website ]    More of Steven Conn's work with Origins : The …