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… Historians have come to love the milestone anniversaries of significant … Kupperman makes clear that the Jamestown project was only one among many that were proposed at the opening of the …

… the dramatic images of the descamisados , or shirtless ones, marching through the streets and hundreds of thousands … for nothing less than a total redefinition of the social compact. Written by Steven Hyland. Narration by Dr. Nicholas …

… This years Veterans Day comes in the wake of fierce political campaigning over which … drove this fall’s march of troops through dueling political commercials. But history and tradition both suggest more … of wreathes, the parading of flags, the firing of twenty-one guns, and the solemn march past the …

… stay the course in that conflict have taken on a desperate tone. The president and his supporters frequently cite the … still. This analogy may be appealing, but it’s a false one. The problem with the Vietnam analogy is not so much the difficulty of drawing comparisons between two different situations. The problem is …

… What can and should members of the international community do to honor 1989’s Beijing martyrs? Not … ago. There are, however, two other things, less often mentioned, that can and should be done to show respect for the martyrs. First, work to dispel …

… all, has a college named after him there. Yale is not alone here. Profits from the harsh slave plantations of the … chair. The family that founded Brown made much of its money on the slave trade. Slaves worked on the Princeton … it difficult to break free from the constraints of their communities, for many churches, political parties and laws …

… reflect on the various intervention plans and select one plan the Colombian government should have taken in the …

… In 1938, one year after Amelia Earhart disappeared in an attempt to … miles in a straight line).  Plans for the women’s flight commenced three months earlier in August 1938. Valeriy … enlist. In October of that year, Raskova successfully petitioned Stalin to create three all-women’s air regiments, …

… from the high-profile case studies of Cuba and Nicaragua, one region of the Global South has remained conspicuously … and development. Latin America is a vast region comprising 33 individual countries in the southern half of … otherwise “tepid” approach to a third way never truly abandoned its “strong, consistent pro-United States strategic and …

… be creating a political cartoon about a topic featured at one of the stations. Instructional Strategies: Bell Ringer …

… as the Republic. While the topic of immigration reform is one that deserves candid discussion, all serious dialogue … figures such as Henry Adams and Theodore Roosevelt questioned whether the United States, built on its Anglo-Saxon heritage, could accommodate large numbers of Slavs and Italians whose …

… policy advice? After all, the bewigged fellow on the one-dollar bill lived a long time ago. His last communication – the "Farewell Address" of 1796 – was really … with al-Qiada. Yet in 2003, the United States abandoned its distinct containment posture and launched an …

… with a Think Pair Share activity that asks students to compare what they know about the COVID-19 response to a … governments at the time, instead focusing on World War One. Station 2 is designed to show the varied responses to … to reflect on how they think the United States have done responding to COVID-19. Instructional Strategies: - …

… the standard and article by highlighting the importance of Communism, one key aspect of the Cold War, and also analyzing the … trying to prevent the spread of Communism, and the damage done through bombings and Agent Orange on Vietnamese …

… with collaborationist neighborhoods, areas of union and communist strength, and the German headquarters district. As … leaders such as de Gaulle and Philippe Leclerc, the commander of the first French division to land with the … became anxious about the slow pace of the Allied advance. One wrote in his journal, "What will be left of France if …

… along with the text, “Happy Women’s Day.” To be honest, I was a bit baffled. The following day another e-card arrived, this one featuring a photo of a hot-pink box filled with matching … break with socialist tradition. Though ideologically committed to human equality, socialists had long argued that …

… jurors, taxpayers, members of the armed forces, petitioners, protesters, and office-holders) This lesson plan … spending to build its infrastructure, asking its readers to come to their conclusion of what works best. I chose to use … the most recent “grade” the United States has received for one facet of its infrastructure. Students will collaborate …

… the party. In July, when the 186 members of the platform committee meet, they’ll have to write a plank on the war in … that stirs powerful passions. A more cautious war position, one that respects the power of symbolism, could be the … say, that led so many who opposed the Vietnam war to vote nonetheless against the antiwar candidate in 1972. But in …

… based in northeastern Syria and northwestern  Iraq . It is one of the rebel groups fighting to topple  the Syrian … . The surge of U.S. forces to Iraq in 2007-2008 and the accompanying counterinsurgency strategy along with a Sunni … the Shi’a believe that the ruler of Islam should be someone in the blood line of the Prophet. Ever since the Battle …

… next day. Hamilton’s premature death transformed him from one of the last stalwarts of the fading Federalist Party to …

… of the University’s eminent imperial historians. It comprises of one of the largest groups of imperial and global historians …

… nation must choose between alternative ways of life, “communist or free,” Truman declared. Truman shook off fears … that the present war is between two ways of life, only one of which is free, with no neutrality allowed. If Bush’s … taught the nation that in a cold war the only possible outcome is stalemate, not permanent safety. As dreams of …

… Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence will, once again, command center stage. It will be quoted and read in its … picnics and dedication ceremonies across the nation. But one truth that is not so self-evident to the American people … taverns and coffeehouses of Philadelphia, buttonholing anyone with an opinion. By the autumn of 1775, Paine’s writings …