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William Jennings Bryan is pictured as a snake devouring the Democratic Party in this Judge cartoon from 1896.

The Rise of New Populism

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
War & Peace
… This lesson uses the Origins article, “Fear and Loathing Around … trend towards populist and authoritarian leaders. The lesson looks at the United States, the Philippines, and … article. In addition, it considers Poland. Students will complete a stations activity to delve into specific aspects …

The Question of Immigration

Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… In this lesson students will begin to understand the deep … to politicians to help them make educated decisions in complex issues around the globe. To study the issue of the …
a protest in Iran - armed military hold guns on citizens

The Iran-U.S. History of Turmoil

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
War & Peace
… This lesson plan examines the tense history between Iran and the … will have read an article from the BBC detailing the complex history between the two powers. Students will be introduced to the lesson’s compelling question: The US-Iran Standoff: How has America …
Dome of the Rock

Religions of the Middle East

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… Origins Articles: 1.      “ Tradition vs. Charisma: The Sunni-Shi’I … Movement and the 2011-2012 Uprising” By Fred Lawson In this lesson, student will analyze differences and similarities … them about current events and show the impact that the past has on the present.    …
man looking out a window

The Creation of Student Loan Debt in the United States

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… This lesson addresses the concept of student loans, specially how … loans and increased need for higher education, and will complete a timeline based off what they learn. They will then look at different sources that compare and contrast the different perspectives on the …
Cartoon - Bosses of the Senate by Joseph Keppler

Voting Restrictions in a “Democratic” United States

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
US History to 1877
US History since 1877
African American History
American Government
… This lesson is for 8 th grade student who have completed their … units on the Civil War and Reconstruction. The goal of this lesson is for students to analyze the historical context of …
coast of Maine

Environment: Today and Yesterday

… from our very first steps on this planet, humans have ceaselessly been required to work with, adapt to, and often … Current Events in Historical Perspective  — explores the past and present of human-nature interactions:  from water, … the mutual embeddedness of humans and environment in the past may well save us today. …
An Aboriginal leader at the 13th Annual Canadian Aboriginal Festival in 2006.

Westward Expansion & Imperialism: Horse of a Different Color?

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History to 1877
… This lesson plan grapples with the concepts of European Imperialism and European … similarities to European Imperialism around the world.  The lesson begins by having students present their prior … from America, Canada, and Australia in which they will compare the three sources.  From here students will be …
a woman at a witch trial. she is wearing white and has her arms up in air with lightening bolts coming out of them. A judge, lawyer and an audience of people look on.

What was Wrong with the Judges at the Salem Witch Trials?

… Speaker's Note: Matt Goldish would like to add a more complete response to one of the questions asked him after … Potawatomi Delaware Miami Peoria Seneca Wyandot Ojibwe and Cherokee Peoples. Specifically the university resides on … peoples of this land. Now without further ado let me pass you over to Professor Matt Goldish. Over to you Matt.  …
Iceberg, St. Lunaire.

A Postcard from Newfoundland

… people in harvesting sea life off the banks of what would become Canada’s eastern shore. Cod—so synonymous with fishing … singularity of the stories Newfoundlanders tell about their past reveals its discrepancy with their lived landscape in a … rocks, Birchy Cove (bottom). Bench at World Heritage site, L'Ans aux Meadow (top); Church, Duntara (bottom). …
These false killer whales were part of an MSE in Flinders Bay, Australia, July of 1986.

Washed Ashore: Marine Mammals from Medieval Times to Today

… rose, a great multitude of the fish that are called marsuppas (harbor porpoises) found themselves in the river. When … by changing tides, especially in strong tidal rivers and at sites where beaches, sand bars, and other topographic … been met with celebration, and often a group effort to butcher and preserve the animals. Today, such an event would …
Cover of Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, by Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster.

Babylon Revisited

Review of Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, by Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. pp. xii, 297)
… some ten thousand years ago to the seventh century of the common era. They tell the stories of successive … language) epic. Chapter six details the rule of the Kassites, who in many ways continued the practices established … authors are careful to note that this process did not erase past identities, especially in the case of Babylonia, which …

Who's not to Blame in the South Korea-Japan Spat?

… Korean President Moon Jae-in on August 2, 2019. “We have come this far today by overcoming countless hardships. Just as we have always done in the past, we will in fact turn adversities into opportunities to … States occupied the south. Korea became perhaps the first site of confrontation in the new Cold War. In 1948, …
A photograph from the tumultuous German-Czech border in 1938 during World War II. The Sudetenland had long been a hotspot of contact between the two groups.

The Space In Between

Review of Cleansing the Czechoslovak Borderlands: Migration, Environment, and Health in the Former Sudetenland, by Eagle Glassheim (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016)
 Mapping the Nation: History and Cartography in Nineteenth-Century America, by Susan Schulten Book cover.

From Sea to Shining Sea

Review of Mapping the Nation: History and Cartography in Nineteenth-Century America, by Susan Schulten (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012)
… Spend a few minutes browsing news websites or blogs and you will see a barrage of infographics … maps used to prop up tendentious headlines. Now, imagine a past where maps were simply two-dimensional representations … the pedagogy and publishing of Emma Willard. Willard, a teacher turned atlas maker, framed history as a geography-based …

Colombia: Al Borde de la Paz con las FARC?

… Moon, el presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, y el comandante supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de … de Colombia. El siglo XIX fue una época de guerras civiles sobre las reglas básicas de la actividad política en … hoy en día junto con las FARC y están el las primeras etapas de un proceso de paz con el gobierno colombiano. Una …
Moskvitch 3 vehicles roll off the assembly line at JSC Moscow Automobile Plant Moskvitch, 2022.

Sanctions on Russia: Impact and Efficacy

… damaging sanctions against the Russian state, its companies, and its citizens. The sanctions were intended to … the world’s largest steel works and an entire city on a site located in an unsettled location on the steppe, miles … to service and fly their fleets of Airbus and Boeing passenger jets. The nation has refused to return hundreds of …
Statue and Ukrainian Flag

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

… the Russia didn't try to take over Ukraine before in the past. But this time, just like in 2014, Ukrainians responded … type of political reforms. Whereas Ukraine sees the opposite, says get rid of these rebels with guns, take their … I know of a young man who was studying to be a preacher in Moscow, and they have to receive basically …
Minaret Islam Khoja in Khiva

A Postcard from Khiva, Uzbekistan

… Valley in the southeastern corner of the country. Horses pasture off in the distance, and the train rushes through a … disappears into a distant memory. The desert seems endless, but it is not. Eventually, and gradually, patches of … history. The train stops in Urgench, a quiet and comparatively modern city of about 150,000 people. Exiting …
Cover of The Baron's Cloak by William Sunderland.

An Imperial Person

Review of The Baron’s Cloak: A History of the Russian Empire in War and Revolution, by Willard Sunderland (Cornell University Press, 2014).
… During the past year, Russia’s legacy as an imperial power has suddenly become the stuff of current affairs. As Russian leaders assert … affinity for eastern cultures acquired during his military service on the frontiers of Siberia and the Russian Far …
Cover of A Decade of Upheaval: The Cultural Revolution in Rural China by Dong Guoqiang and Andrew G. Walder.

The View from the Countryside

Review of A Decade of Upheaval: The Cultural Revolution in Rural China, by Dong Guoqiang & Andrew G. Walder (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021)
American Flag with 15 stars

Best in History Online: The Washington Post's "Made By History"

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … and discuss the parallels between current events and the past. The section aims to root today's experiences in a … the consequences of historical events have been. To aid teachers, Made by History even includes a guide for using their …