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Empire, Republic, Democracy: A History of Turkey
Students use primary source documents, readings, and new media sources as they consider the questions and challenges facing people in Turkey today.
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Digital Curriculum
We now offer digital curriculum materials in multiple formats including iBooks Textbooks and eText Classroom Editions.
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The Limits of Power: The United States in Vietnam
Using maps, cartoons, and primary sources, students evaluate how successive U.S. administrations perceived the situation in Vietnam, and implemented policy.
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The United Nations: Challenges and Change
Using primary sources, charts, case studies, and simulations, students examine the historical origins of the UN and consider its role in the world today.
teaching with the news
Unrest in Ukraine
This lesson provides a background to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, has students analyze political cartoons, and asks them to monitor the Ukrainian crisis in the news.
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The United States in Afghanistan
Students use primary source documents, readings, and new media sources as they consider the future of U.S. policy in Afghanistan.
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Colonization and Independence in Africa
Students explore Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and consider the changes colonialism imposed on African governments, economies, and societies.
Teaching with the News
The Egyptian Revolution: An Interactive Timeline
Using an interactive timeline with videos, images, and text, students explore the Egyptian Revolution from 2011 to today.
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Indian Independence and the Question of Partition
Students explore the era of British colonialism, Indian campaigns for independence, and the legacies of the 1947 partition.
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Dilemmas of Foreign Aid: Debating U.S. Policies
Students explore the history of U.S. foreign assistance and the institutions that distribute aid today.
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The Middle East in Transition: Questions for U.S. Policy
Students explore the Arab-Israeli conflict, the significance of oil, the Arab Spring, and other issues that shape U.S. ties to the Middle East.
Teaching with the News
The Costs of War
In this lesson students explore the human, economic, social, and political costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.