Teaching
History Online
Number
61: 24th November, 2002
Introduction
1.
Looking
at Buildings
2.
Learn
History
3.
Black
Panthers
4.
Schools
History Project
5.
Conspiracy
Centre
6.
Chronology
of the European Union
7. EU
History
8. Teachers'
Virtual School: History Department
8. Friends
of the People
Introduction
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Looking
at Buildings: This website is the latest venture from Pevsner
Architectural Guides and the Buildings Books Trust. It includes Understanding
Buildings (an introduction to architecture), Reference (research tools
including glossary, links and architects index) and Exploring Buildings
(architecture in detail). Each section is supported by images and
interactive features, with suggestions for further reading, links
to related pages within Looking at Buildings and other sites of interest.
Learn
History is a
recently launched website by Dafydd Humphreys, Head of Humanities
at Stanley Technical School in London. It features a full revision
guide for the USA - A Divided Union, and exercises to revision notes
for Nazi Germany and Superpower Relations linked to Spartacus Educational
and History Learning Site. Revision guides to the American West and
Crime and Punishment are planned for the future.
Black
Panthers: In October 1966 Bobby Seale and Huey Newton formed the
Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Initially
formed to protect local communities from police brutality and racism,
the Black Panthers eventually developed into a Marxist
revolutionary
group. The group also ran medical clinics and provided free food to
school children. This
website looks at the history of the Black Panther movement and includes
biographies of leading figures such as Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, Fred
Hampton, Eldridge Cleaver, H. Rap Brown and Bobby Hutton.
Schools
History Project: The present Schools History Project is the successor
to the project funded by the Schools Council in 1972 for "History
13-16". The project suggested that: "Many teachers would
find helpful a project which would provide stimulus, support and materials
to help them revitalise their own practice in general and more particularly
help them to encourage more pupil participation in their study of
History." The Project began initially at the University of Leeds
and transferred to Trinity & All Saints College in 1979, where
it has been based ever since. The SHP website includes resources for
an in-depth study of the American west and the US Cavalry.
Conspiracy
Centre: From September 1938 to July 20, 1944, the German conspirators
plotted 17 assassination attempts against Adolf Hitler. This website
is dedicated to those German involved in the six-year effort to overthrow
Hitler and the Nazi regime. The material includes a timeline, several
articles on German plots and short biographies of 70 of the conspirators.
Chronology
of the European Union: This website presents the chronology of
important accomplishments of the EU and its institutions. The material
is updated on a monthly basis. From Robert Schuman's declaration of
1950 to the first enlargement waves in the 70's and the 80's, from
the establishment of the Single Market in 1993 to the introduction
of the euro notes and coins on January 1st, 2002, and the opening
of enlargement negotiations with the countries of Eastern and Central
Europe.
EU
History: This website, maintained by the history department of
Leiden University, provides a directory of resources on the history
of European Integration. The material is organized under the headings:
Archives, Historical Documents, Bibliographies, Brussels, Journals,
Cold War, Timelines, EU-Institutions, Non-EU Institutions, Discussion
Groups, Oral Histories, Statistical Sources, Eurospeak and Federalism.
Teachers'
Virtual School: History Department: The Teachers' Virtual School
History Department provides lessons for those teaching history in
the classroom. Lessons are listed under Key Stage and Topic. Teachers
are invited to send in details of any online history lessons they
have produced for their students. The website also includes sections
on History Online Resources, History Quizzes, Timelines, History Forums
and History Journals.
Book
Section
Friends
of the People: Democracy and social progress was the Chartist
cause in nineteenth century Britain. But what was the role of middle-class
leaders in a movement for working-class rights? This book sketches
in the historical context and explores the development of dissent,
the nature of class and the politics of radicalism, through studies
of six Chartist leaders: Peter McDouall, Henry Solly, James Scholefield,
Richard Bagnall Reed, William Villiers Sankey and Benjamin Parsons.
.
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