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Zelensky and Trump

Trump’s Foreign Policy in Historical Perspective

… faculty experts hold a conversation that puts American foreign policy changes during the first 100 days of the … The Ohio State University  Christopher McKnight Nichols, Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair in National Security Studies and … Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Studies    …
Tommie Smith and John Carlos at 1963 Olympics raising fists in protest - Photo by Bettmann Collection/Getty Images

The Black Fists Protest

Are Black Athlete protests effective at accomplishing social change?
Grade Level
9
10
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
African American History
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International Ripples of the Civil Rights Movement

How has the Civil Rights movement impacted people outside the United States?
Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
African American History
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L to R - Nat King Cole and Orestes “Minnie” Minoso - Photo by Bettmann Collection/Getty Images

Players and Runs for Homeplate

How did Black athletes resist racial discrimination and racial violence while playing their sport?
Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
African American History
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Charlayne Hunter’s (now Hunter-Gault) admittance to the University of Georgia  -Photo by Bettmann Collection/Getty Images

Black Women Breaking Barriers

What was the impact of Lucy, Hunter, and Malone on higher education?
Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
African American History
US History since 1877
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Cover of Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer by Wendell E. Pritchett.

Invisible Man

Review of Robert Clifton Weaver and the American City: The Life and Times of an Urban Reformer , by Wendell E. Pritchett (University of Chicago Press, 2008)
… the idea of a color-blind America. Media pundits and social commentators nationwide claimed that Obama's election signified a shift in the way Americans conceptualize race and that there is no longer … to achieve more, and how his particular strategy might be revisited to meet the continuing problems of urban decline and …
Refugees eating lunch outside the barracks.

Waiting in Limbo: Life as a Refugee in Serbia

… Swat, Pakistan, where he was pursuing a graduate degree in computer engineering. He left seven months ago because he … and departed for the European Union. All that stands in his way is the border fence spanning 109 miles along the … poor boys, Jawed and his friends were perfect targets for Taliban recruitment. From their perspective, …
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The Significance of Black History

Why are discussions centered around racism and Black history important?
Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
US History to 1877
US History since 1877
African American History
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Barack Obama was inaugurated at the United States Capitol on January 20, 2009.

The Strong Wind at His Back

… how the American people’s attitudes have been taking shape for decades.   Polls released in October suggest that … asked said that whites and blacks have an equal chance of getting ahead in today’s society (a dramatic increase over … and hear Obama and learn more about him, they became more comfortable with the notion of his leadership in the White …
Launching of the USS RALPH JOHNSON in Mississippi.

A New Cold War in the Caribbean?

… language, but he's onto something with his nutty words: the way the Bush administration has compromised American foreign policy and jeopardized world … tends to bring countries like Venezuela and Russia together. To his credit, Barack Obama has been less bellicose. …
Rio's Ipanema Beach

A Postcard from Brazil: The Old Struggle for a Better Future

… a man running for his life, I immediately knew the answer. "COME IN!" someone was yelling. I need not have been told; the gunshots must have gone off 60 feet away from me. Without thinking, I had already made my way … political system. Yet, travails like these are not altogether unprecedented. Brazil, the “giant of the South,” has …
American Jewish Loss after the Holocaust, by Laura Levitt Book Cover

American Jewish Loss after the Holocaust

Review of American Jewish Loss after the Holocaust, by Laura Levitt (New York: New York University Press, 2007)
… to describe the legacy of loss. Although the Holocaust has come to be widely commemorated in the United States, and … with feminist and cultural analyses. This is, in some ways, a deeply personal book. She begins with an intimate … of family history prompts her to seek commemorative space for such "ordinary" losses within contemporary Jewish …
This photo shows Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR), which was transported from bases in the U.S. and air dropped to regions of Afghanistan where the displaced people are at risk of starvation.

Democracy’s Vital Ingredient — Food

… stomachs." Marshall's words ring true today as a lesson for the fledgling democracy of Afghanistan, where over eight … wise to heed Marshall's warning and rally the international community to increase food aid to the Afghan government. … an integral aspect of the Marshall Plan. By helping Europe get back on its feet, the United States was strengthening an …
Children at Play: An American History, by Howard Chudacoff Book Cover

Children at Play: An American History

Review of Children at Play: An American History, by Howard Chudacoff (New York: New York University Press, 2007)
… play, adults' efforts to provide protective spaces indoor (community centers, YMCA) and outdoor (playgrounds, sports … been rejected by children or co-opted for use in unintended ways. The growth of consumer society and proliferation of … most likely to prevent readers from reaching the golden nuggets found in the final chapter. The division of the …
a ceremony in Ukraine

Soviet Ukraine in a Nutshell

When the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917 during World War I, the lands of today’s Ukraine became a battleground of violence and instability until 1922.
… of violence and instability until 1922. Multiple communities of former tsarist imperial subjects imagined the future in radically different ways. Written by Mayhill Fowler. Narration by Dr. Nicholas … Former Soviet Union …
Hillary Clinton

Representations of Women in Politics in Modern Media

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Gender & Sexuality
… through various media formats over time. The article compared representations of women who have been major … activity was inspired by the article because of the way it discusses the representation of women in the media. … is effective in persuading public opinion. Students work together to answer these questions in groups and then each …
Mary Mallon and other women sitting outside in chairs at a hospital. The women have blankets wrapped around them.

Who was Typhoid Mary?

In the early 1900s, Mary Mallon, a domestic cook, was unknowingly a healthy carrier of Typhoid fever.
… channel to receive updates about our videos and podcasts. For more information about Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective , please visit origins.osu.edu . Learn More: Ashurst, John V., … was arrested for refusing treatment is finally cured,”  NBC News,  July 23, 2024,  …

Big-time Bureaucratic Brouhaha

… history from the building of the railroads to the Affordable Care Act. This history calls into question the idea … thing. A rock paper scissors activity engages students in competition, while showing them the differences between a … an exit ticket where students will think of five different ways that the government and its regulations impact their …
Chinese nuclear bomb on display in China.

A Danger Shared by All

… its own nuclear stockpile. Nuclear proliferation is a runaway train. Yet while the prospect of more nations with … Lyndon Johnson ordered a task force, the Gilpatric Committee (named after its chairman, former deputy defense … proliferation. According to the Gilpatric Committee, “Energetic and comprehensive steps must be taken in the near …
A Soviet junior political officer urges Soviet troops forward against German positions, 1942

Operation Barbarossa

… socialist anthem . Molotov and his party were then whisked away in Mercedes limousines down empty streets to meetings … their meeting in November, 1940. By the time of Molotov’s visit, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany had been partners … Japan along very broad lines,” which would mean working together to partition the British Empire. Molotov responded by …
A Day in a Medieval City, by Chiara Frugoni Book Cover

A Day in a Medieval City

Review of A Day in a Medieval City, by Chiara Frugoni (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007)
… The result is a descriptive account that, like a new visitor to a city, meanders as it explores one interesting … had written two short articles on urban life. Frugoni combined the two articles, included her own notes, and has … on the themes found in the introduction. The impetus for the book thus creates certain limitations, since the …
male nurse holding syringe over small baby

Feast and Famine: Exploring Differences in Global Food Cultures

… This lesson plan compares the growing trend of obesity that exists in the … students will discuss their findings from the stations before moving on to their exit ticket. For this, students will reflect on the simple question “Who gets to eat?” Instructional Strategies: Image Frontloading …
Melvyn Bragg

Best in History Online: BBC's In Our Time

… public conversation. This month, our Best in History online comes in the form of a podcast.   In Our Time is one of the … any intellectual rigor. After 42 minutes, you will come away with a very useful introduction to the major debates … Guernica . Find In Our Time on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. …
decorative element on a building

Karbala and the Sunni-Shia Split

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History to 1500
World History since 1500
War & Peace
… 21st century, and is written at a level which is not easily comprehensible to 7th graders. I decided to create this … consider how the perspective of those who made the video informs its content. After, the students complete a short … a variety of documents which explain the split in different ways – as a political, religious, cultural, and semantic …