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Aurangzeb in a pavilion with courtiers below.

Aurangzeb: Mughal Emperor

… communal violence that plagues South Asia today.  To Hindu nationalists, he is the ultimate villain: an oppressive …
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a press conference in Holland in 1964.

Asking Martin Luther King…

… transformed by the end of traditional colonialism and international communism, and domestically by the end of legalized …
Refugees eating lunch outside the barracks.

Waiting in Limbo: Life as a Refugee in Serbia

… he left everything behind and departed for the European Union. All that stands in his way is the border fence … Save the Children, UNHCR, Praxis, Oxfam and the International Rescue Committee all operate out of their building … Immigration, & Refugees … Civil/Human Rights … International Organizations … Waiting in Limbo: Life as a Refugee …
Idi Amin addresses troops during a visit to border regions

Idi Amin's Uganda

When Idi Amin, commander of the Ugandan Army, seized power in Uganda on 25 January 1971, there was hope among many Ugandans that a new beginning beckoned.
… the culmination of Uganda’s tumultuous decolonization. Nationalist politics in the 1950s had been ferociously …
soldiers patrolling in Iraq

The U.S. Invasion of Iraq, 10 Years Later

… despite flagging U.N. support and deteriorating international popular opinion . In the late evening of March 19, … nightmare, effectively squandering post-9/11 international sympathy and support. A far more deleterious effect …
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Best in History Online: Public History Commons

… Commons ! The Public His tory Commons is a project of the National Council on Public History, “designed to serve the … in full! … Connecting History … Education … Global/Transnational … Best in History Online: Public History Commons …
President Woodrow Wilson with his wife, Edith, in June 1920.

Making it into the White House

Review of Fit for the Presidency? Winners, Losers, What-Ifs, and Also-Rans, by Seymour Morris Jr. (Lincoln: Potomac Books, 2017)
graveyard at memorial to Srebrenica

Srebrenica

In July 1995, over 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men and boys were killed in the Srebrenica massacre.
… reminder of the dynamics and consequences of extreme nationalism, the long legacies that acts of violence leave … and Herzegovina … Military/War/Peace … Genocide … International Organizations … Srebrenica …
Dome of the Rock

Religions of the Middle East

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… in the Middle East are more a result of religion or nationalism. Conflicts in the Middle East dominate current …
The Dalai Lama speaking in front of Tibet's flag.

A New Chance for Peace in Tibet

… remains China’s greatest challenge, domestically and internationally. Instead of the peace, stability and economic … Despite increased repression, public expressions of Tibetan nationalism continue–even terrorism, with a few bombs … the Tibetan spiritual and lay leader, has successfully internationalized the question of Tibet, resulting in universal …
Strangers Nowhere in the World: The Rise of Cosmopolitanism in Early Modern Europe , by Margaret Jacobs book cover.

Strangers Nowhere in the World: The Rise of Cosmopolitanism in Early Modern Europe

Review of Strangers Nowhere in the World: The Rise of Cosmopolitanism in Early Modern Europe , by Margaret Jacobs (Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006)
… readers to cultivate in order to prevent against militant nationalism and fundamentalist sentiment.  Opening the book … the limits of cosmopolite sentiment in the busy international city. During the eighteenth century Avignon was a … was so crucial in the English Civil war and in forming international social circles of scientific and even alchemic …
Someone's hand holding a paper strip up to a Guatemalan woman's arm. The woman's arm has a white strip on it.

The Guatemala Inoculation Experiments

Between 1946-1948, around 1,500 people in Guatemala—including prisoners, soldiers, prostitutes, psychiatric patients, and children—were enrolled without consent in unethical studies related to the testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
… the dangers involved in allowing scientific knowledge and national security to justify what the  New York Times  …
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Foreign Assistance and Democratic Reform

… American taxpayers. A recent survey by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland … … Francis Adams … History News Service … Global/Transnational … Diplomacy/International Relations … Democracy/Elections/Voting Rights … …