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The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic vs. the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic

What political, economic, and ecological effects did the 1918 Spanish Flu have on the United States and the British Commonwealth?
Grade Level
9-12
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Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… a primary goal of educating the next generation in history is to equip young adults with the knowledge and … States … U.S. Laws and Legislation … 20th Century … US History since 1877 … The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic vs. the …
people holding banner that reads ACT UP Shreveport AIDS coalition to unleash power

ACT UP, Ball Culture, and the AIDS Crisis

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
Gender & Sexuality
… the origins of HIV, where it stands today, and its complex history. We used this article to explore social change … Instruction Document-Based Questions Lesson Materials: … US History since 1877 … Gender & Sexuality … ACT UP, Ball …
Pioneers Palace in Kiev, Ukraine

Ukrainian Architecture at War

Architecture is a way of understanding the world: recording its history, sharing its culture, and connecting with people.
… is a way of understanding the world: recording its history, sharing its culture, and connecting with people. We … is a way of understanding the world: recording its history, sharing its culture, and connecting with people. … …
cracks in the ground due to drought

Paris, and Existential Global Challenges

… Existential Global Challenges." A world leader in climate history, Brooke has written  Climate, Human Population and … other  Origins  articles on the environment! … Connecting History … Climate Change … Global/Transnational … …
Phyllis Schlafly with fellow opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Are Women People?!

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Gender & Sexuality
… Amendment (ERA) and how it has been viewed throughout history. The debate over the ERA has been going on for … Stations Document with materials, Laptops or Chromebooks Files for download:  Lesson Plan Stations Graphic … Organizer Station Sources Are Women People.pptx … US History since 1877 … American Government … Gender & …
Etching of Theodore Roosevelt.

Our Federal Government: Still for Sale

… knows but will not admit. For a long time in the nation’s history — from the 1860s to the 1910s — the selling of the … at Bowling Green State University. … Andrew M. Schocket … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
A tractor purchased through the Marshall Plan for France.

Grand Fenwick, Afghanistan and Iraq

… what to do with those countries by taking a break from big books and watching a funny movie. Not any funny movie, but … at Bowling Green State University. … Andrew M. Schocket … History News Service … South Asia … Afghanistan … …
Betty Friedan

Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique"

Friedan’s book encouraged women to break free of what she called “the feminine mystique,” a concept insisting that women’s true fulfillment was to be found through dedication to household labor and their roles as wives and mothers.
Women suffragists marching on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C., March 3, 1913.

The First Time Women Marched on Washington

… to vote. It remains the largest suffrage event in U.S. history. These women hoped to attain the vote during … after January 21st. … Kimberly A. Hamlin … Connecting History … United States … U.S. Politics … Women & Gender … …
Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, signs the tomos (January 5, 2019) that officially established the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and granted it autocephaly.

The Religious Roots of the War in Ukraine

Many observers have been surprised that this war has a religious dimension. Yet its roots lie in the intertwined but separate religious histories of Ukraine and Russia.
Cover of The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union by Serhii Plokhy

"The Greatest Geopolitical Catastrophe of the Century"

Review of The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union, by Serhii Plokhy (New York: Basic Books, 2014)
… would do well to read The Last Empire, Serhii Plokhy’s new history of the demise of the Soviet Union. Ultimately, the … of the Soviet Union , by Serhii Plokhy (New York: Basic Books, 2014) … Steven M. Higley … Reviews … Soviet Union … …
Engraving of Roman plague doctor, Schnabel c.1656.

Quarantino: Plague and the Origins of Social Distancing

… large social gatherings, these measures have a long history. Quarantine as a response to epidemics first emerged … for the Humanities. … Sarah K. Douglas … Connecting History … Europe … Pandemics & COVID-19 … Public Health, …
marijuana label - orgo blackberry 3.7 g For medical use only

Government Smackdown: Federalism

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
… federalism on a different level. The article compared the history of alcohol prohibition back in the early 1900’s to … States … U.S. Politics … Drugs/Drug Policy … Education … US History since 1877 … American Government … Government …
180-degree view of Tiananmen Square in 2004 (Photo by Saad Akhtar)

Commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre

… University, “ Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History ” (text, including historical documents) … Connecting History … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … …
glass vaccine vials with labels that read "vaccine"

You Might Feel a Pinch: Vaccination Laws in the Era of COVID-19

What is the purpose of vaccinations in ensuring public health and the safety of our students? What types of vaccinations are required for public school students, and which individuals ensure all students meet these requirements?
Grade Level
9-12
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12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… This lesson seeks to explore the history of vaccines, encourages an intellectual discussion … Laws and Legislation … 20th Century … U.S. Politics … US History since 1877 … You Might Feel a Pinch: Vaccination …
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
… of the news media. The article also traces the history of the news and how ratings and revenue became their … learned. Lesson Materials: Nearpod Presentation/Polls … US History since 1877 … American Government … Science & …

The Question of Immigration

Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… … Syria … Middle East … Education … World History since 1500 … The Question of Immigration …
Grover Cleveland-Benjamin Harrison presidential (1888) campaign poster about the trade policy of the two candidates

Reform: The Long-Term Winner in Close Elections

… election of 2000. Frank Towers is an assistant professor of history at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo., and a writer for the History News Service. … Frank Towers … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … Class …
Margaret Gorman, winner of the first Miss America Pageant in 1922.

Beauty Pageants and American Politics

… and politics have been linked together by the strange history of the Miss America Pageant. As early as the 1880s, … in America ought to be. … Kimberly A. Hamlin … Connecting History … United States … U.S. Politics … Women & Gender … …
Immigrant rights march for amnesty in downtown Los Angeles, California on May Day, 2006.

Make Residency, Not Just Working, Legal

… is an independent historian in Houston and a writer for the History News Service. … John H. Barnhill … History News Service … United States … Borderlands … …
A view of New York City behind Secretary Gale Norton in a lower Manhattan office space in 2006.

Downsizing Becomes Normal

… security. Clark Davis is assistant professor of history at La Sierra University in Riverside, Calif., and a writer for the History News Service. … Clark Davis … History News Service … United States … …