Disillusionment after World War I
Description
This iCue Mini-Documentary describes American questions about U.S. involvement in World War I, following the war, in which nine million people died.
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Immigration and Assimilation
Description
This iCue Mini-Documentary describes how, in the late 19th century, America's largest cities were dominated by immigrants torn between honoring the traditions of their homeland and embracing American culture.
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Online Seminar: Holocaust and Human Behavior
Description
From the Facing History and Ourselves website:
"Using Facing History's principal resource book, Holocaust and Human Behavior, as well as video, primary sources, and presentations by survivors and leading scholars of the Holocaust, participants will experience a rigorous encounter with this powerful history. During the Seminar, a wide range of innovative teaching strategies are used to help teachers confront the Holocaust. At the conclusion of the Seminar, participants leave with a thorough grounding on how to incorporate these teaching tools into their classrooms in ways that will help students connect the history of the Holocaust to the ethical choices they face today."
Contact name
Tanya_Lubicz-Nawrocka
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$325
Course Credit
For $480, participants may register for 3 credits from Lesley University, MA; for $400, they may register for 3 credits from Northeaster College of Professional Studies, MA
Duration
Nine weeks
End Date
The Platt Amendment
Description
This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the Platt Amendment, which allowed the U.S. to interfere in the affairs of Cuba.
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Immigration and the Rise of Nativism
Description
This iCue Mini-Documentary describes "Nativism," or the resentment of foreigners, which revived in the late 19th century as greater numbers of new immigrant groups arrived in America.
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The United States at War: 1845-1865
Description
This course examines American strategy and operational art during the middle part of the 19th century. During the first part of the course, participants will look at the development of American grand strategy during the era of the early Republic, based on an understanding of America's place in the world, the genesis of the war with Mexico, the strategy and major campaigns of the Mexican War, and the way that Mexico prepared the generation of officers who led the armies of both the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War. During the second part, participants will examine the strategy and campaigns of the Civil War. Civil-military relations in a republic is a major thread that runs throughout the course.
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Teachingamericanhistory.org
Phone number
419-289-5411
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free; $500 stipend
Course Credit
Teachers may choose to receive two hours of Master's degree credit from Ashland University. This credit can be used toward the new Master of American History and Government offered by Ashland University or may be transfered to another institution. The two credits will cost $468.
Duration
Six days
End Date
Judge 1891 Immigrant Cartoon
Description
Anti-immigration feelings are captured in an 1891 cartoon that highlights Jewish and Italian immigration. Cartoon historian Josh Brown of the American Social History Project explains.
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The Transatlantic Cable
Description
This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the story of the laying of the Transatlantic Cable, asserting that it is really the story of one man's determination to change the world.
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The First Wave of Immigration
Description
This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces immigration to America, which began in the Colonial Period but took off following the War of 1812, and the arrival of a giant stream of refugees on American shores.
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The War of 1812
Description
This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the War of 1812, which started when England tried to restrict American shipping.
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