Teaching
History Online
Number
74: 23rd February, 2003
Introduction
1.
General
Pinochet
2.
World
War Two Veterans
3.
European
Unity WebQuest
4.
Olympic
Games
5.
Online
Lessons
6.
Conquistadors
On-line Learning Adventure
7. History
for Kids
8. Teaching
Islam and Arabic
Introduction
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General
Pinochet: In an interview last week, U.S. Secretary of State Colin
Powell was asked why Washington considers itself "the moral superior"
in the Iraq conflict. The interviewer cited the Chilean coup as an
example of the United States government acting against the wishes
of a local population. Powell admitted that the United States was
"not proud" of its role in the 1973 coup that brought dictator
General Augusto Pinochet to power and insisted that "we now have
a more accountable way of handling such matters." This Guardian
website provides a large collection of articles on Chile under Pinochet.
World
War Two Veterans: Understanding what life was like during World
War Two is a challenging task. People in different countries, of different
ages and with different jobs had very different experiences. In this
investigation, you can read first-hand accounts of what life was like
for a selection of people interviewed by students at Wolverhampton
Grammar School. A worksheet is provided which allows you to compare
their responses and, in so doing, will get a clearer picture of what
World War Two meant for those people who lived through it.
European
Unity WebQuest: In 1693 William Penn published
his 'Essay on the Present and Future Peace of Europe'. In this pamphlet
Penn called for the establishment of a European Parliament. He argued
that the voting system should be based on the demographic and economic
importance of the various countries. This WebQuest looks at the history
of the European Unity movement and explores the contribution made
to this debate by Immanuel
Kant, Jeremy Bentham, Claude-Henri
Saint-Simon, Victor Hugo,
Pierre
Joseph Proudhon,
Giovanni
Agnelli, Leon Trotsky, Richard
Coudenhove-Kalergi,
Aristide
Briand,
Edouard Herriot, Jean
Monnet and
Robert Schuman.
Olympic
Games: On 6 April 1896, the American James Connolly won the triple
jump in Athens to become the first Olympic champion in more than 1,500
years. The revival of the ancient Olympics attracted athletes from
14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany
and France. Winners were awarded a silver medal and a crown of olive
branches. The people of Athens greeted the Games with great enthusiasm.
Their support was rewarded when a Greek shepherd, Spiridon Louis,
won the most popular event, the marathon. This BBC website provides
an excellent history of the Olympic Games since 1896.
Online
Lessons: A collection of online lessons archived by Andrew Field
of Neale-Wade Community College. The resources are organized into
four sections: Full Lessons, ICT Applications, Mini Lessons and Revision
Activities. Subjects covered include the Battle of Hastings, Norman
Conquest, Henry II and Becket, Spanish Armada, Tudor Religion, Cromwell,
Schlieffen Plan, 1932 Presidential Election, Native Americans, Rise
of Hitler, Propaganda and the Second World War.
Conquistadors
On-line Learning Adventure: PBS has created this innovative educational
resource for middle and high school classrooms to learn about the
Spanish Conquistadors in the New World – and the legacy of their
contact with Native Americans. There are extensive lesson plans for
teachers and in-depth online content for students available in both
English and Spanish.
History
for Kids: This website began in 1995 as a community service learning
project at Portland State University. Since 2000, however, it has
been entirely organized and run by Karen Carr. Dr. Carr holds a PhD
in Classical Art and Archaeology from the University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, and is an associate professor of History at Portland State
University. Her interests lie especially in the Greek and Roman worlds
but has been gradually expanding into other periods in response to
audience demand.
Teaching
Islam and Arabic: Chaim Nissim lectures in the Arabic Department
of Levinsky College. He teaches two courses, Introduction to the History
of the Middle East in the Modern World, and Arabic Sources in the
Internet. In both courses, the students are an approximately equal
mixture of Jews and Arabs. During the lessons, Chaim Nissim deals
with actual Middle Eastern issues with historical backround, in order
to make the linkage between the historical material covered and actual
events. On his website he points out: "When we learned about
the Muslim Brothers movement in Egypt, it was natural to deal with
the Hamas movement in the disputed territories. If there was a tension
between Arab and Jewish students, or an empathy to one of the sides,
I would use a mediation technique to bridge the gap."
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