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Cover of "Our Hemisphere"? The United States in Latin America, from 1776 to the Twenty-First Century by Britta H. Crandall and Russell C. Crandall.

Episodes of Ambivalent Empire

Review of “Our Hemisphere”? The United States in Latin America, from 1776 to the Twenty-First Century by : Britta H. Crandall and Russell C. Crandall (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2021)
… executive branch of the U.S. government. But despite their past bureaucratic posts, the Crandalls aim for a balanced … century, officials sometimes demonstrated a broad commitment to republican and democratic principles. For example, as revolution swept across the Spanish …
Person on horseback faces line of police and military vehicles

Native Sovereignty and the Dakota Access Pipeline

… Brenna Miller   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … Rock who organized a walk, a relay race actually from the site to Nebraska in May of 2016, and really energized the … because it speaks to many, many groups that have had in the past and even presently, still separate fights. My goodness, …
students wearing masks sitting at desks in a classroom writing

Pandemic Pedagogies (Classroom Activities)

An Interdisciplinary Model for Teaching about the Human Impacts of Pandemics
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World History to 1500
World History since 1500
US History to 1877
US History since 1877
… and Philosophy, and a Bexley High School master history teacher. The curriculum they have designed is intended to … empathy and awareness of the complexities of a pandemic (past or present). 3. Introduce students to an … past or present). Visit the  Pandemic Pedagogies  website at  https://pandemicpedagogiesproject.wordpress.com/ …
HyperCities Website Header with logo.

5/18/2015: Best in History Online: Hypercities

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … This month, our BOH (Best in History Online) pick comes in the form of a website dedicated to reinventing the …
Frankenstein's Monster

The Origins of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"

On January 1st, 1818, Mary Shelley, at age nineteen, published the gothic novel Frankenstein.
… reason and science and the Romantic age that celebrated passion and art. Our video highlights how Mary Shelley's … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. …
Depiction of the Battle of Bosworth Field by the eighteenth-century painter, Philip James de Loutherbourg.

The Battle of Bosworth Field

… (r. 1485-1509).   This battle was one of the last major battles of the Wars of the Roses, a decades-long conflict … the battle occurred, although a recent study places the site of Richard’s death at  Fenn Lane Farm , about 2 miles … death.  It is easy to see Henry and Richard as polar opposites, especially when the literature after the battle …
Louis XVI

What Happened to Louis XVI? A Swift Public Execution

On January 20, 1793, the deputies decreed Louis’ guilt and his punishment by death.
… where he was imprisoned, to the Place de la Révolution, the site of his execution.  Written by Dr. Elizabeth Bond. … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. Video production by Laura Seeger, Dr. Nicholas B. …
cover of The American Historian

Best in History Online: The American Historian

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … college and university professors, high school teachers, students, archivists, public historians, and others who value the study of the American past. Membership in the OAH is open to anyone interested in …
Gavrilo Princip with Archduke Ferdinand and Sophie in background

Gavrilo Princip and the Beginning of World War I

On June 28, 1914, one event changed the world.
… the Austrian throne, and his wife Sophie as their motorcade passed by on the streets of Sarajevo. Written by Brenna … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services.  We thank the Stanton Foundation for their funding …
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
… dealt with federalism on a different level. The article compared the history of alcohol prohibition back in the … rights. The article also does a great job of comparing the past prohibition of alcohol with that of marijuana today. … or not federalism actually works or does it do the opposite, and make the government more complicated. Again …
General MacArthur Memorial

The Philippines “A Sea of Troubles”

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… This lesson plan introduces the meeting that occurred on July 7, … Obama and Nguyen Phu Trong, the leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, at the White House. Using the Origins … but also get the opportunity to explore the long and complicated relationship between the Philippines and the …
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2/9/14: Russia, Gay Rights, and the Sochi Olympics

… by re-sharing Origins  content focused both on Russia and past Olympic games. Please find links to these articles below, and also keep an eye out for David Stone's … 2) The Olympics " Playing Politics: Olympic Controversies Past and Present ," by Alfred Senn …
Insects on white flowers

4/22/14: An Earth Day Round Up

… you with a few of our favorite environment related articles from  Origins. Enjoy the following: " Feast and Famine: … Human Population, and Human Survival: What the Deep Past Tells Us about the Future, " by John Brooke " Dry Days …
Cover of Motherland in Danger: Soviet Propaganda during World War II by Karel C. Berkhoff

Long Live the Soviet Motherland?

Review of Motherland in Danger: Soviet Propaganda during World War II, by Karel C. Berkhoff (Harvard University Press, 2012)
… – herself born sometime in the seventies – began to speak passionately about the Soviet experience of war and to … forces highlighting Jewish suffering would have meant combatting anti-Semitism among their own population. … emotion of the war period was hatred. Famous poems and articles by Ilya Ehrenburg and Konstantin Simonov, among others, …
“The great financier, or British economy for the years 1763, 1764, 1765.” This British cartoon depicts the American colonies as a Native American woman, as juxtaposed to British officials and Britannia (far right), demonstrating the disconnect between the colonies and the metropole even though the colonists thought of themselves as full British subjects.

The Old Informing the New

Review of Rethinking America: From Empire to Republic, by John M. Murrin (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018)
… American Revolution , and the Early American Republic. This compilation gathers together some of his important essays … is his discussion of “Anglicization.” Rather than becoming less and less British as the 17th and 18th centuries …
a crowd of people holding signs. some signs read "Black Lives Matter" and "End Police Brutality" and Defund the Police"

Still Striving for a More Perfect Union in the Age of Black Lives Matter

What does Ralph Ellison see as stumbling blocks hindering Black Americans from entering the middle class? Have these stumbling blocks changed throughout time?
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9-12
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African American History
US History since 1877
… This lesson seeks to explore the contemporary stumbling blocks … explore the achievements of African Americans in the past 45 years, and view a groundbreaking speech on race …
George W. Bush

Moral Issues in Elections

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
… This lesson will be a look at the role morality plays in presidential elections. The lesson will require students to view different candidates … for them.  File for download: Moral-Issues-in-Elections-Lesson-Plan (PDF File) …
Photo of William Colby

Casting the Long Shadow of the CIA

Review of Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA, by Randall B. Woods (New York: Basic Books, 2013)
… William Colby has become a more or less forgotten figure in the turbulent history of the 1960s … WWII, Colby was reassigned to the Office of Strategic Services and dropped into France prior to the Normandy …
photo of Dan Snow

Best in History Online: Dan Snow's History Hit

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … College, Oxford, and often conducts his interviews on site. Snow began on BBC with popular history programs …
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Best in History Online: Public History Commons

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history into … historians alike to share their ideas, the Public History Commons ! The Public His tory Commons is a project of the …
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Best in History Online: Sexing History Podcast

… we like to take a moment to highlight fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much … in the field of sexuality to tell stories about the past that illuminate our present. Topics such as LGBTQ … of upcoming shows on the program's website , on Stitcher , SoundCloud , and iTunes , and connect with them on …

Learning to Love the Nuclear Pariah: From China to North Korea

… An estimate compiled by the nation’s intelligence services reaches the … National security officials weigh their options: to pass resolutions in the United Nations, to buoy nervous … Republic of China in 1949 ( left ). President Nixon visited China in 1972, but the U.S. did not formally recognize …
Unification council of Orthodox Church in Ukraine, 2018.

The Religious Roots of the War in Ukraine

… histories of Ukraine and Russia.  The Eastern Slavic peoples (Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians) trace their … Prince Volodymyr of Kyiv was baptized by the Greeks at Chersonesus in Crimea before returning to his capital to … in the Ukrainian Republic . By 1992, there were three competing Orthodox churches in Ukraine: the UOC-MP, a new …
Syria

Syrian Crisis & American Government

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
War & Peace
… Within this lesson plan students work with the current Syrian Civil War crisis and look at the intricacies of the roles of government in foreign affairs. This lesson is meant …   Syrian-Civil-War-Presentation.pptx Picture-Pass-Syrian-Civil-War-Materials.pdf   …