Teaching
History Online
Number
48: 25th August, 2002
Introduction
1.
Native
North Americans
2.
In
Search of Scotland
3.
Electronic
Scotland
4.
Civil
War Surgical Antiques
5.
Vietnam Veterans Against
the War
6.
Villiers
Park Educational Trust
7.
Behind
the Lines
8.
Lion's Court
Introduction
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Native
North Americans: In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in what
Europeans called the 'New World'. Columbus 'found' a land with around
two million inhabitants. He thought he had found a new route to the
East, so he mistakenly called these people 'Indians'. These people,
correctly known as Native North Americans, must have been shocked
at the arrival of Columbus. Within a hundred years, Europeans were
trying to settle in America. This website examines what happened between
these early European settlers and the Native Americans. Using primary
source evidence students can investigate what the early contact was
like.
In
Search of Scotland: This website was produced as a companion to
a ten part BBC series on the history of Scotland. Sections include:
Mysterious Ancestors, Birth of a Nation, Impact of the Monk, Wars
of Independence, Renaissance & Information, The European Lifeline,
Making of the Union, The Enlightenment, The Victorian Achievement
and Modern Scotland.
Electronic
Scotland: This website attempts to bring together Scots and Scots
descendants from around the world. There are links to thousands of
web pages on Scottish history and clans as well as people and places
of Scots descent. It also includes stories in Real Audio to listen
to, travel information on Scotland and a Web Board community in which
you can message and chat with other visitors.
Civil
War Surgical Antiques:
The heyday of American-made surgical instruments was from the 1840's
to the 1890's and centered in the New York and Philadelphia areas.
Prior to that time, most surgical instruments were made in Europe
and imported to this country. Pre-1870 instruments were typically
presented and sold in wood cases which were lined with velvet or a
similar material. 1870 is when sterilization began and cased sets
changed drastically afterwards to allow for sterilization of the various
parts of the instruments. After 1880, the handles of the instruments
were in general no longer made of ivory, wood, or other porous materials
that could not stand chemical and heat treatments, thus the trend
to use all metal instruments after that point. This website displayed
are examples of amputation and surgical sets by some of the most famous
American makers of the time. Of particular interest are those used
in the Civil War.
Vietnam
Veterans Against the War
is a national veterans' organization that was founded in New York
City in 1967 after six Vietnam vets marched together in a peace demonstration.
It was organized to voice the growing opposition among returning servicemen
and women to the still-raging war in Indochina, and grew rapidly to
a membership of over 30,000 throughout the United States as well as
active duty soldiers stationed in Vietnam. The organization's website
includes a history of the Vietnam War, the Veteran newspaper and an
image gallery.
Villiers
Park Educational Trust runs subject-based courses at their conference
centre in the village of Foxton, about 8 miles from Cambridge. The
organization plans two courses for History teachers in the Autumn.
One focusing on the Early Modern period and the other on 19th and
20th Century. The 3 day courses are residential and cost £275
which includes all accommodation and tuition. They are developed and
led by a two tutor partnership - one a classroom practitioner and
one a university lecturer. The courses provide some subject updating
on the latest research at University and the opportunity to look at
teaching and learning strategies with the more able students in mind
as well as to share classroom best practice with colleagues from all
over the country.
Book
Section
ISBN 0 436 20534 3
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Compiled
from interviews, diaries, letters and contemporaneous first-person
accounts - many unpublished until now - this oral history
follows the adventures of the courageous men and women who
volunteered for service with Britain's Special Operations
Executive and the United States' Office of Strategic Services.
They parachuted behind enemy lines, often alone, with orders
to cause mayhem. Arrest almost resulted in torture and sometimes
in execution. The special agents of World War Two really were
a breed apart. This is their extraordinary story, in their
own words.
Author:
Russell Miller
Publisher:
Secker & Warburg
Price:
£16.99
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