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Teaching Decolonization Resources
Annabel LaBrecque | Jun 21, 2018
The NHC's Teaching Decolonization Resource Collection provides materials for teachers to create a comprehensive unit on women and the Algerian War of Independence. -
Were Soviet Tanks Deployed in Egypt 50 Years Ago?
Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez | Jun 11, 2018
Did the Soviet Union send Egypt an entire tank division during the War of Attrition against Israel in 1969-70? Isabella... -
Demolishing “Participatory Dictatorship”
Andrew Demshuk | May 21, 2018
The destruction of Leipzig's University Church in 1968 revealed the insincerity of the German Democratic Republic's rhetoric of "people's democracy," writes Andrew Demshuk. -
“Our Biggest Mistake Is That We Trusted You Too Much”
Jeffrey A. Engel | May 10, 2018
Jeffrey Engel, founding director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University, explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin... -
“We Came Here to Take the Bastille”
John Lawrence | Apr 30, 2018
The candidacies of the Class of '74, a group of 76 Democrats who rode a wave of public disenchantment into... -
The National History Center’s New Teaching Decolonization Resource Collection
Annabel LaBrecque | Mar 19, 2018
The National History Center's new Teaching Decolonization Resource Collection provides resources for instructors at any level to teach about decolonization. -
How the Feds Reshaped Higher Education
Dane Kennedy | Mar 1, 2018
The paradox of American higher education is that it is at once so successful and so controversial. O... -
Encouraging Nuance in Holocaust History
Rebecca Erbelding | Feb 26, 2018
The story of the Holocaust is generally told with a great deal of certitude. Beyond white supremacis... -
Will Robots Rule the World?
Dane Kennedy | Dec 11, 2017
What impact will robots and automation have on the workplace? Panelists at a recent National History Center briefing looked to history for clues. -
What Should We Do with Confederate Monuments?
Dane Kennedy | Oct 30, 2017
The current controversy over Confederate monuments is about how we remember the past and interpret i...
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