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A photo of Helmut Kohl in1987.

Germany After Kohl

… sad watching a powerful political figure overstay his welcome. Helmut Kohl, German chancellor for sixteen years, has done just that. On Sept. 27, German voters opted for Gerhard … few years? Let’s review Adenauer’s record first. Adenauer, one of the few German politicians with experience in German …
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5/22/14: The Best in History Online - "Active History.ca"

… In this post, we feature   Active History.ca ,  a website connecting historians work to the wider public with … makes an intervention and is transformative to both practitioners and communities." We highly recommend you check out this site, …
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An End to Interventionism in Venezuela

… 3 presidential election in oil-rich Venezuela, the time has come for an overhaul of the Bush administration’s … coup, U.S. policymakers met with the plotters and funneled money to the opposition through the U.S. taxpayer-funded … for Democracy. Chavez has accused his electoral opponent, Manuel Rosales, the governor of the western state of …
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The Theological Third Way in Latin America

Review of A Gospel for the Poor: Global Social Christianity and the Latin American Evangelical Left, by David C. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019)
The 2011 edition of Austin Pride.

Gay Rights: Separate but Equal?

… giant leap forward for their cause. Both activists and news commentators have compared this ruling to Brown v. Board of … is this a valid comparison? The Brown ruling of 1954 was one of the truly great Supreme Court decisions of the last … again? Stephen A. Allen is a doctoral candidate in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame and a …
Soldiers marching at the Champs Elysee

Recovering the History of the French Far-Right

Review of Assassination in Vichy: Marx Dormoy and the Struggle for the Soul of France , by Gayle K. Brunelle and Annette Finley-Croswhite (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2020)
… former French Minister of the Interior and staunch opponent of France’s far right movements. That right-wing … hardly in question. The mystery was how high the plot went. Commissioner Charles Chenevier and Superintendent Georges … Popular Front that governed France from 1936. German soldiers parade on the Champs Élysées on June 14, 1940. Less …
woman with futuristic facial wear

Afrofuturism: Constructing a Better Future

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… The term Afrofuturism was coined by Mark Dery in 1993, but encompasses a long history of African American and African … diaspora through technoculture and science fiction, encompassing a range of media and artists with a shared …
bus with sign on side reading Soybean Powered, This bus runs on soybean bio-diesel

The Bottom of the Barrel: The Long Transition of Energy in America

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
… raw materials drastically decreasing. The students will become aware of the possibility that they will experience a … to guide their learning. After two of the stations are completed, the teacher will do a brief check for … used during the activity. Lastly, the students will answer one final question on the last page of the graphic organizer …
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Best in History Online: WNYU News

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that–much like Origins –seek to bring history into … the New York region at 89.1 FM, and stream online to everyone else at wnyu.org. Their programming includes interviews …
a researcher looking at a test tube of liquid

Pandemics Now, Then, and Again

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
Science & Technology
… 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: - …
US Marines fight rebellious Boxers outside Beijing Legation Quarter, 1900 – copy of painting by Sergeant John Clymer

The Boxer Rebellion

… powers had de facto sovereignty over Chinese territory, was one of the most degrading aspects of Western imperialism in … to foreign rather than Qing law.  These extraterritorial zones served as bases for  Christian  missionaries, who were … northern China. Amid this misery, a mysterious group that combined traditional Chinese folk culture, including martial …
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Best in History Online: Dan Snow's History Hit

… fantastic history sites from around the web. These are websites that – much like Origins – seek to bring history … Online highlights an award-winning podcast that brings audiences in touch with the wide world of history. History Hit … (From iTunes ) Covering topics from politics to religion, Stonehenge to Star Wars, the Romanovs to the Tudors, History …
Juan and Evita Perón standing in a car waving, a soldier on horseback is beside the car

The Birth of Peronism

On October 17, 1945, hundreds of thousands of Juan Perón's supporters clogged the streets of Buenos Aires marking a consequential moment in Argentina’s history and the birth of Peronism.
… the dramatic images of the descamisados , or shirtless ones, marching through the streets and hundreds of thousands … became known as Peronism and the Justicialist Party embodied it. Perón’s program “New Argentina,” advocating social … for nothing less than a total redefinition of the social compact. Written by Steven Hyland. Narration by Dr. Nicholas …
Vietnamese Children

Voices of the Vietnam War

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
War & Peace
… 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 …
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: American Infrastructure

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
… 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 …
Medical examination photo of Gordon showing his scourged back, widely distributed by Abolitionists to expose the brutality of slavery. From at least the 1860s onwards, photography was a powerful tool in the abolitionist movement.

Can Reparations Heal the Wounds of Slavery?

… elsewhere indicate that the slavery lawsuit could become an invaluable tool for bridging the racial divide in … since 1865. Some people object to the court filing because none of the potential beneficiaries of any reparations that … system, and perhaps even reaches the stage of exploring remedies, public discussion is likely to provide momentum for a …
Capture of the Pirate Blackbeard, 1718 depicting the battle between Blackbeard and Robert Maynard in Ocracoke Bay; romanticized depiction by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris from 1920.

Why Piracy Remains a Threat

… the Obama administration. Why should the world’s greatest superpower worry about small groups of pirates? Because, … substantial profits by ransoming American and European prisoners.   Then, as now, the United States was coming out of a long and costly war (with England). Then, …
James Garfield and the U.S. Flag

President James Garfield's Assassination

President James A. Garfield was shot on July 2, 1881, by Charles Guiteau, a disgruntled political hopeful.
… Guiteau, a disgruntled political hopeful. Garfield later died from an infection which ravaged his body for two and …
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Redefining Strategy in 20th Century Britain

Review of The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy by Andrew Lambert (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2021)
… strategic priorities. Corbett disavowed continental commitment and mass armies, believing Britain should instead … role in developing that strategy. It is relevant to anyone interested in British military history and students of … Lambert’s work is exceptional and will appeal to a wide audience. …

The Ukrainian Crisis: In Russia's Long Shadow

… of Ukraine: Russia cannot be an empire without Ukraine and coming to terms with Ukraine’s separate nationhood is a … Both Russians and Ukrainians look back to the mighty medieval empire of Kyivan Rus′, which accepted Christianity in … Kyiv (Kiev in Russian). Moscow, by contrast, is first mentioned in the historical Hypatian Chronicle only in 1147 as a …