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News & Advocacy
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AHA Advocacy
- Guiding Principles on Taking a Public Stance
- Policies and Procedures for Considering Amicus Brief Requests
- AHA Letter to Alabama Senate Opposing “Divisive Concepts” Bill (May 2023)
- AHA Statement Opposing Exclusion of LGBTQ+ History in Florida (May 2023)
- AHA Signs CIE Letter Urging Title VI Funding for FY 2024 (May 2023)
- AHA Testimony Opposing Ohio Learning Standards Legislation (May 2023)
- AHA Letter to North Carolina House of Representatives Opposing Bill to Eliminate Tenure (May 2023)
- AHA Letter to Florida Senate Opposing Restrictive Education Bill (May 2023)
- AHA Letter to SFSU President Regarding “Investigation” of History Professor (April 2023)
- AHA Sends Letter to Texas House of Representatives Opposing Legislation to Eliminate Tenure (April 2023)
- AHA Letter Opposing Proposed South Dakota Social Studies Standards (April 2023)
- AHA Letter to Ohio Senate Opposing Higher Education Bill (April 2023)
- AHA Signs On to ACLS Statement Opposing Florida House Bill 999 (March 2023)
- AHA Statement Opposing Florida House Bill 999 (March 2023)
- AHA Letter Expressing Concern for US Citizen and History Teacher Imprisoned in Russia (March 2023)
- AHA Sends Letter to Marymount University Opposing Proposed Elimination of History Major (February 2023)
- AHA Signs On to ACLS Statement in Support of Academic Freedom and New College of Florida (February 2023)
- Manager of Teaching and Learning Testifies before Virginia Board of Education (February 2023)
- AHA Letter to US Secretary of State Urging Assistance with Safe Return of Pierre Buteau (January 2023)
- AHA Sends Letters Opposing Proposed Elimination of History Major at Marymount University (January 2023)
- AHA Signs On to American Anthropological Association Letter Opposing Appointees to New College of Florida Governing Board (January 2023)
- AHA Signs On to CIE Letter Urging Title VI Funding for 2023 (January 2023)
- AHA Collaboration on Proposed Virginia History and Social Science Draft Standards (December 2022)
- AHA Letter to Virginia Board of Education Urging Adoption of Proposed History Standards (October 2022)
- AHA Supports Nomination of Colleen Shogan as Archivist of the United States (September 2022)
- AHA Sends Letter to South Dakota Board of Education Opposing Social Studies Standards Revision Process (September 2022)
- AHA Amicus Curiae Brief in Haaland v. Brackeen (August 2022)
- AHA Letter to Virginia Governor Regarding Board of Historic Resources Appointments and Confederate Monuments (August 2022)
- History, the Supreme Court, and Dobbs v. Jackson: Joint Statement from the AHA & the OAH (July 2022)
- AHA Endorses the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act (June 2022)
- AHA Signs ASEH Letter Opposing Closure of EPA Digital Archive (June 2022)
- AHA Signs Letter Advocating for Title VI Funding (May 2022)
- AHA Signs On to Joint Statement of Opposition to Banning Scholars Based on Citizenship (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letter to Kansas Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letters to South Carolina Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Letter to Iowa State University Urging Reconsideration of Planned Budget Cuts (March 2022)
- AHA Signs On to Coalition for International Education Letter Urging Reauthorization of Key Title IV Programs (March 2022)
- AHA Signs On to African Studies Association Statement on Discriminatory Treatment of Africans Fleeing War in Ukraine (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letter to Nebraska Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letters to Oklahoma Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letters to Alaska Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letters to Alabama Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letter to Ohio Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letter to Maryland Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letter to West Virginia Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letter to Kentucky Legislature Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letters to Tennessee Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (March 2022)
- AHA Sends Letter to Indiana Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (February 2022)
- AHA Statement Condemning Russian Invasion of Ukraine (February 2022)
- Bomb Threats against HBCUs: A History of Domestic Terrorism (February 2022)
- AHA Sends Letters to Arizona Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (February 2022)
- AHA Sends Letters to Florida Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (February 2022)
- AHA Sends Letters to Georgia Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (February 2022)
- AHA Sends Letter to Missouri Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (February 2022)
- AHA Sends Letters to South Dakota Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (February 2022)
- AHA Statement Condemning Violations of Presidential Records Act (February 2022)
- AHA Letter to Collin College President Regarding Nonrenewal of History Faculty (February 2022)
- AHA Signs Statement Urging State Department to Protect Afghan Students and Scholars (February 2022)
- AHA Letter Opposing Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Resolution (January 2022)
- AHA Announcements
- AHA in the News
- Members Making News
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Everything Has a History
- Ukraine, Russia, and the Cold War and its Legacies: Resources from the American Historical Association
- The History of Racist Violence in the United States: Resources from the American Historical Association
- A Bibliography of Historians' Responses to COVID-19
- The Assault on the Capitol in Historical Perspective: Resources for Educators
- History Behind the Headlines
- Historians on the Confederate Monument Debate
- Everything Has a History Video Library
- America Inside Out Welcome Page
- Teaching History with Integrity
- Calendar
- News and Advocacy Archives
- Press Resources
- Coalitions
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AHA Advocacy
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Research & Publications
- American Historical Review
- Perspectives on History
- Remote Teaching Resources
- History in Focus
- Where Historians Work
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History, the Past, and Public Culture: Results from a National Survey
- Introduction
- 1. How Does the Public Define “History”?
- 2. Why Does the Public Care about the Past (If It Cares at All)?
- 3. Where Do People Get Their History?
- 4. Which Sources of the Past Are Viewed as Trustworthy?
- 5. How Does the Public Want to Learn about the Past?
- 6. What Have the Public’s History Education Experiences Been Like?
- 7. What Aspects of the Past Does the Public Want to Learn More About?
- 8. How Much Does the Public Value the Field of History and Historians’ Work?
- 9. What Are the Public’s Attitudes toward a Changing and Uncomfortable Past?
- 10. Is There a Link between Historical Outlooks and Civic Engagement?
- Appendix A: Survey Development and Methodology
- Appendix B: Survey Instrument and Topline Results
- Appendix C: Project Advisers
- About the Survey
- Project Leadership
- Acknowledgments
- Directories
- AHA Reads
- Booklet Orders
- Advertising
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Teaching & Learning
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Why Study History?
- Department Advocacy Toolkit
- Questionnaire: Why Study History?
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Careers for History Majors
- Introduction
- What Can You Do with That History Degree?
- History Discipline Core
- Taking Charge of Your Education
- Talking to Employers about Your Degree
- Many Paths, One Degree Introduction
- An Education to Last a Lifetime
- Opening Doors to Life in a Global Economy
- Connecting Past to Present
- The Landscape after College
- What Employers Want
- The Well-Rounded History Graduate
- Contributors
- History Major Testimonials
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Teaching Resources for Historians
- Classroom Materials
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Approaches to Teaching
- Other Perspectives Articles on Assessment and Outcomes
- Resources on K-16 Teaching
- Training Teachers to Teach History in K-12 Schools
- New State Guidance to Improve the Rigor of Teaching in Civics, Economics, Geography, and History
- Internationalizing Student Learning Outcomes in History
- Other Resources on Teaching History to Undergraduates
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Power Tools for Teaching and Learning at an Urban-Access University
- Author's Preface and Introduction
- 1. From Retention to Empowerment
- 2. I Must Want a University Education
- 3. The Fundamentals for Studying a Liberal Arts Subject
- 4. When the University Becomes a Jungle Full of Stress
- 5. A Student Code for Academic Success
- 6. Do You Want to Go Higher? Empowering Yourself
- Appendix: The CBS Student-Parent Contract
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The AHA Guide to Teaching and Learning with New Media
- Preface
- From Scarcity to Abundance
- Abundance
- Multiple Points of Entry
- Cognitive Flexibility
- Making Mental Links across Time and Among Diverse Materials
- Conclusion
- Western Civ. Examples
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Some Very Detailed Examples
- Renaissance Humanism: Machiavelli and More
- Renaissance Art: Vasari's Lives of the Artists
- Conquest of Mexico
- Life at Versailles in the Reign of Louis XIV
- An Age of Reason: The Encyclopedic Century
- The Five Points Neighborhood and the New York City Draft Riots
- The Crisis at Fort Sumter
- The Dramas of Haymarket
- World War I as a Turning Point
- The Seattle General Strike and the "Great Red Scare"
- Living through the Great Depression
- Reprise: A New Domesticity and a New Feminism
- How Do I Find the Good Stuff?
- Helping Students Use Bibliographic Tools
- Using E-Mail, Blogs, Bulletin Boards
- A Conversation with Richard E. Bond
- Advice to History Departments on NCATE Review of Teacher Preparation Programs
- Video Resources for K-12 History Teachers
- Teaching and Learning Video Resources
- The Teaching History Conference
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Teaching with DigHist
- Resources for Globalizing the US History Survey
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Resources for Tuning the History Discipline
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Two-Year/Community Colleges
- Degree Specification Profile for the AA, Bergen Community College
- Alumni Survey for Students Graduating with an AA in Liberal Arts, Bergen Community College
- Going Beyond General Education at the Associate’s Level, Bergen Community College
- Degree Specification Profile for the AA in History, Central New Mexico Community College
- Sample Course Syllabus for Recent American History, Delta College
- Degree Specification Profile for the AA (History Pre-Major), Delta College
- Basic Requirements for AA Degree, Delta College
- Course Outcomes and Objectives: A Survey of Early Western Civilization (Delta College)
- Course Outcomes and Objectives: A Survey of Later Western Civilization (Delta College)
- Course Outcomes and Objectives: Early American History (Delta College)
- Course Outcomes and Objectives: Recent American History (Delta College)
- Degree Specification for AA in History, Fullerton College
- Degree Specification Profile for Transfer Students, Fullerton College
- Degree Specification Profile for the AA and AS in History, North Seattle Community College
- What Do You Learn from Taking History Classes? (North Seattle Community College)
- Degree Specification Profile for the History Pre-Major, Portland Community College
- Degree Specification Profile for the AS in Social Science, Tidewater Community College
- Proposal for AA in Social Sciences, Tidewater Community College
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Four-Year Private Universities
- Saint Vincent College History Department Goals and Assessment
- General Education Learning Goals and Outcomes, Southern Hew Hampshire University
- History Teaching at an AAUP-LEAP Campus
- Degree Specification Profile, Alverno College
- Ability Based Learning Program, Alverno College
- Tuning Research Description, Alverno College
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, Augsburg College
- Alumni Survey, Augsburg College
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, Augustana College
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, Carleton College
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, Millsaps College
- Major Requirements for the BA in History, Regis University
- History Rubric, Regis University
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, Southern New Hampshire University
- Tuning Project Summary, Southern New Hampshire University
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, St. Francis College
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, Willamette University
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, Wingate University
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, York College of Pennsylvania
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Four-Year Public Universities
- Degree Specification Profile, CSU Long Beach
- History Quick Guide, CSU Long Beach
- Teaching U.S. Environmental History to STEM (and History) Majors at CSULB
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA/BS in History, Florida A&M University
- Degree Specification Profile for the Masters of Applied Social Sciences, Florida A&M University
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, Georgia State University
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, James Madison University
- Degree Specification Profile for the MA in History, James Madison University
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, Marshall University
- Core Competencies/Learning Outcomes Matrix, Morgan State University
- Degree Specification Profile, New College of Florida
- Requirements for Selecting an Area of Concentration, New College of Florida
- Student Progress Evaluation Worksheet, New College of Florida
- Sample Rubric, New College of Florida
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, SUNY Fredonia
- Degree Specification Profile for BA/BS in History, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Student Learning Outcomes, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Degree Specification Profile for MA in History, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Degree Specification for the MA in History, University of Maine
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, University of Maine
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA in History, University of Florida
- Degree Specification Profile for the PhD in History, University of Maine
- Degree Specification Profile for the BS in History, Technology and Society, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Degree Specification Profile for the BA/BS in History, Utah State University
- Degree Specification Profile for the MA/MS in History, Utah State University
- Degree Specification Profiles
- Tuning: Further Reading
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Two-Year/Community Colleges
- The Decision to Secede and Establish the Confederacy: A Selection of Primary Sources
- Plagiarism: Curricular Materials for History Instructors
- How to Detect and Demonstrate Plagiarism
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Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
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The History of the Americas
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The Conquest of Mexico
- Biography
- Reflective Essay
- Abstract
- For Teachers
- For Students
- Maps
- Timeline
- Narrative Overviews
- Contrast and Comparison Exercises
- Image Exercises
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Florentine Codex
- Omens Predicting Catastrophe
- Moctezuma Learns of Strange Visitors
- Moctezuma Sends Messengers to the Strangers
- Moctezuma's Messengers Greet Cortes
- Moctezuma Learns about the Spaniards
- Moctezuma Sends Emissaries to the Spaniards
- Moctezuma Learns of Malinche
- Mexica Account of Cholula Massacre
- Moctezuma Sends Sorcerers to Stop the Spaniards
- Mexica Accounts of Moctezuma Meeting Cortes
- Cortes Puts Moctezuma under House Arrest
- Malinche Begs Mexicas to Help Spaniards
- Mexicas Prepare to Celebrate the Festival of Toxcatl
- The Festival of Toxcatl
- The Death of Moctezuma
- Spaniards Flee Tenochtitlan
- Plague Strikes Tenochtitlan
- Spaniards Besiege Tenochtitlan with Brigantines
- Mexicas Defend Themselves against the Spanish Catapult
- Mexica Receive Omens Predicting Defeat
- Mexica Capture and Sacrifice Spaniards and Their Horses
- Cuauhtemoc Surrenders
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Letters from Hernan Cortes
- Cortes Describes the Country
- The Spaniards Describe Indigenous Religion
- Cortes Defends His Decision to Conquer Mexico
- Cortes Defends His Expedition
- Cortes Receives Gold from Caciques
- Cortes Meets Xicotencatl, Tlaxcala Chief
- Moctezuma Sends Gold to the Spaniards
- Cortes Thrilled to Learn of Divisions and Conflicts in Mexico
- Tlaxcalans Urge Cortes to Visit Cholula
- Cortes Meets Cholulans
- Moctezuma Asks Spaniards to Stay Put
- The Spaniards Investigate the Volcano Popocatepetl
- Cortes on Meeting Moctezuma
- Cortes Decides to Imprison Moctezuma
- Cortes Forces Moctezuma to Tell Mexicas to Obey King of Spain
- Cortes Describes Tenochtitlan
- Cortes Describes Mexica Temples and Rituals
- Cortes Decides to Fight Panfilo Narvaez
- Cortes Defeats Narvaez
- Cortes Learns of Revolt in Tenochtitlan
- Cortes Returns to Tenochtitlan
- Moctezuma Killed
- Cortes on La Noche Triste or The Night of Sorrows
- Spaniards Fight Their Way Back to Tlaxcala
- Xicotencatl and Other Tlaxcalan Leaders Promise to Help Spaniards
- Cortes Constructs Brigantines as Crucial Weapon
- Cortes Begins to Retake Tenochtitlan with Brigantines
- Spaniards Assault Tenochtitlan
- Cortes Wins New Indian Allies and Strategizes How Best to Deploy the Brigantines
- Cortes Decides to Destroy Tenochtitlan
- Cortes Explains Why Spaniards Can't Stay in Tenochtitlan Overnight
- Cortes Gains More Indian Allies
- Mexicas Force Pedro de Alvarado to Retreat from the Marketplace
- Mexicas Inflict Casualties on the Spaniards
- Mexicas Sacrifice Spaniards
- Cortés Tries to Take Tenochtitlan
- Spaniards Construct Catapult (Battering Ram)
- Cortes Begs Mexicas to Surrender
- Cuauhtemoc Taken Prisoner
- Conqueror of Mexico
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Historia Verdadera
- Diaz del Castillo Describes How the Spaniards Found Geronimo de Aguilar
- Spaniards Given Gifts of Women after Defeating Tabascans
- Diaz del Castillo Explains the Significance of Dona Marina
- Diaz del Castillo Reports on Usefulness of Dona Marina
- Spaniards Attempt to Convert Tlaxcalans
- Tlaxcalan Leaders Tell Cortes about the Mexicas and Their History
- Spaniards Learn about Myth of Quetzalcoatl
- Cholulans Agree to Talk To Spaniards, but Not Tlaxcalans
- Cholulans and Mexicas Plot to Defeat Spaniards
- Cortes Wants Cholulans To Destroy Idols
- An Old Woman Warns Dona Marina of the Plot to Kill the Spaniards
- Spaniards Attack Cholulans
- Spaniards Send Message to Moctezuma
- Spaniards Take the Blocked Road
- Cortes Meets Moctezuma
- Spaniards Want to Visit a Temple
- Diaz del Castillo Describes Moctezuma and His Customs
- Spaniards Put Moctezuma under House Arrest
- Cortes and Moctezuma Clash Over Religion and Other Values
- Spaniards Demand Gold
- Cortes Rallies His Small Army to Take Narvaez
- Cortes Defeats Narvaez
- Spaniards Destroy Idols and Set Fire to the Great Temple
- The Death of Moctezuma
- Spaniards Learn That the Tlaxcalans Continue to Support Them
- La Noche Triste or The Night of Sorrows
- Online Course in American Indian History
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Migration and the American South
- Biography
- Reflective Essay
- Project Summary
- How to Use This Case Study: A Guide for Students and Teachers
- Migration and the Twentieth-Century South: An Overview
- Study Questions
- Population Statistics
- Agricultural Statistics
- Images of Farming
- Business, Industry, and Government
- Interviews
- Annotated Bibliography of Primary Sources
- Acknowledgements
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Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World
- Reflective Essay
- Project Summary
- Overview
- Life on the Land: Introduction
- Life on the Land: Images
- Life on the Land: Interviews
- Life on the Land: Teaching
- Mill Village and Factory: Introduction
- Mill Village and Factory: Images
- Mill Village and Factory: Interviews
- Mill Village and Factory: Teaching
- Work and Protest: Introduction
- Work and Protest: Images
- Work and Protest: Interviews
- Work and Protest: Teaching
- Links
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Web Modules for Teaching American History
- Introduction to Individual Web Projects for the US Survey
- The United States from the Colombian Exchange to the Civil War Syllabus
- Web Modules for the First Semester
- First Semester Assessment
- The United States 1865 to the Present Syllabus
- Web Modules for the Second Semester
- Second Semester Assessment
- The United States since the Civil War
- American Religions through the Civil War
- Discovering American Social History on the Web
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Teaching Difficult Legal or Political Concepts
- Biography
- Reflective Essay
- Project Summary
- United States History through the Civil War Syllabus
- United States History from the Civil War to the Present Syllabus
- The National Security Archive
- Truman Presidential Library Digital Archives, Project WhistleStop
- The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
- Western Civilization to the Renaissance Syllabus
- Western Civilization since the Renaissance Syllabus
- Hanover Historical Texts Project
- Tudor England
- 17th Century Reenacting and Living History Resources Site
- The World War I Document Archive
- The Versailles Treaty
- Annotated Bibliography of Primary Sources
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The Conquest of Mexico
- World History
- Imperialism: European, American, and Japanese
- Creation Stories and Epics
- Social Science Laboratories via the Web: Active Learning with Data
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The World History Survey: Visual Literacy and Associative Thought
- Reflective Essay
- Teaching Visual Literacy
- Comparing Visual with Textual Primary Sources
- Teaching Associative Thought
- How to Prepare Visual Primary Sources
- How to Prepare Textual Primary Sources
- Examples of Islamic Medieval Art
- Examples of European Medieval Art
- Visual Primary Sources, Exercise 1
- Visual Primary Sources, Exercise 2
- Keywords
- History 110B-01: World Civilizations II Syllabus
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World Civilizations: The Ancient Period to 500 CE
- Biography
- Reflective Essay
- Project Summary
- History of World Civilizations: Ancient Period Syllabus
- Teaching and Assessing the 'Doing World History' Method in the World History Survey
- Introduction to Doing World History
- Suggestions for Preparing Notebook Entries Using 'Doing World History'
- Student Work: Common Phenomena
- Directed Reading Questions: Odyssey, Ramayana, and Analects
- Annotated Bibliography
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Through the Lens of History: Biafra, Nigeria, the West and the World
- Biography
- Reflective Essay
- Annotated Bibliography
- Annotated Listing of Site Materials
- Why Study about Biafra?
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The Republic of Biafra
- Biafra: From First Coup to Final Defeat
- Current City Map of Nigeria
- Location of Nigerian Ethnic Groups
- Nigeria: Four Regions at the Time of Independence
- Map of Nigeria, 1996
- Oil Revenue in Nigeria
- The Biafran National Anthem
- Letters to the Editor on the Biafran Question
- Biafran Declaration of Independence
- "The Dawn of National Reconciliation"
- Global Concerns about Biafran Secession
- A Pro-Biafra Statement of Causes
- The First Nigerian Republic: Formation and Operation
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The Colonial and Pre-Colonial Eras in Nigeria
- The Pan-African Movement
- Indirect Rule in Theory and Practice
- England's Indirect Rule in Its African Colonies
- The French Argument for Direct Rule
- The Womens Market Rebellion of 1929
- The Corrupting Influences of the West
- Igbo Village Democracy
- An Outsider's View of the Igbo People (1840)
- Slavery among the Igbo
- "The White Man's Burden"
- Slavery--The European Impact
- Echoes of the Biafran Era in Nigeria Today
- The Structure and Operation of This Unit
- Unit Goals and Suggestions for Evaluation
- Why Was This Unit Created?
- Biafra on the Internet
- Background Readings
- Images of Power: Art as an Historiographic Tool
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Linking Family History and World History
- Biography
- Bridging the Digital Divide
- Project Summary
- Note to Instructors
- Photoanalysis of a Family Photograph
- Finding the Historical Context for the Family Photograph
- Sephardic Jews and Their History
- Monastir
- The Ladino Language
- Sara's Story
- Jacob's Story
- Morris's Story
- Clara's Story
- Photoanalysis of the Marriage Photograph
- How This Family History Project Has Been Researched
- Connections to World History
- Did the Sans-Culottes Wear Nikes? The Impact of Electronic Media on the Understanding and Teaching of History
- Links for the AHA Teaching and Learning Project
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The History of the Americas
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Sixteen Months to Sumter
- Chronology
- Location Index
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Newspaper Index
- Akron Summit County Beacon
- Albany Atlas and Argus
- Albany Evening Journal
- Allentown Democrat
- Augusta Daily Chronicle and Sentinel
- Augusta Daily Constitutionalist
- Augusta Kennebec Journal
- Aurora Beacon
- Bangor Daily Evening Times
- Bangor Daily Union
- Bedford Gazette
- Bellefontaine Republican
- Boston Daily Advertiser
- Boston Daily Atlas and Bee
- Boston Daily Courier
- Boston Daily Journal
- Boston Daily Post
- Boston Daily Traveller
- Boston Evening Transcript
- Boston Herald
- Boston and New York Pine and Palm
- Boston Saturday Evening Gazette
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle
- Bucyrus Weekly Journal
- Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
- Buffalo Daily Courier
- Buffalo Morning Express
- Burlington Daily Hawk-Eye
- Burlington Daily Times
- Burlington Weekly Sentinel
- Camden Democrat
- Cannelton Reporter
- Canton Stark County Democrat
- Charleston Kanawha Valley Star
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Charleston Mercury
- The Territorial Rights of the South "Barren Abstractions"--No Territory
- Virginia Refuses to Confer with Her Southern Sister States
- South and North
- The Democratic Party
- The New Compromise--Grand "Ultimatum of the South"
- The Richmond Enquirer and the Richmond Convention
- National Conventions
- The Union
- The Presidential Election and Union Savers
- The Terrors of Submission
- What Shall the South Carolina Legislature Do?
- Delay
- Charlestown Advertiser
- Charlottesville Review
- Chatfield Republican
- Chicago Daily Democrat
- Chicago Daily Journal
- Chicago Daily Post
- Chicago Daily Tribune
- Chicago Times
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Cincinnati Daily Commercial
- The South and a Republican Administration
- Shall We Govern Ourselves?
- The Right of Secession
- America, or Austria?
- The Mouth of the Mississippi
- The Course of Western Commerce
- The Niggerism of the Secession Movement
- The State of the Country
- A Few Words to the Opponents of "Coercion"
- What We Have at Stake in the Struggle
- The Western Virginia Convention--The Result and the Prospect
- Cincinnati Daily Enquirer
- Cincinnati Daily Gazette
- Cincinnati Daily Press
- Cincinnati Daily Times
- Circleville Watchman
- Cleveland Daily National Democrat
- Cleveland Daily Plain Dealer
- Cleveland Morning Leader
- Columbia Daily South Carolinian
- Columbus Crisis
- Columbus Daily Capital City Fact
- Columbus Daily Ohio State Journal
- Columbus Daily Ohio Statesman
- Columbus Gazette
- Concord Democratic Standard
- Constantine Weekly Mercury and St. Joseph County Advertiser
- Davenport Daily Gazette
- Davenport Democrat and News
- Dawson's Fort Wayne Daily Times
- Dayton Daily Journal
- Des Moines Iowa State Journal
- Des Moines Iowa State Register
- Detroit Daily Advertiser
- Detroit Daily Tribune
- Detroit Free Press
- Dubuque Daily Times
- Dubuque Herald
- Easton Argus
- Easton Daily Evening Express
- Elkhorn Independent
- Erie Weekly Gazette
- Evansville Daily Journal
- Florence Gazette
- Gallatin Examiner
- Grand Rapids Daily Enquirer
- Greenfield Gazette and Courier
- Guttenberg Mississippi Valley Register
- Hamilton Telegraph
- Harrisburg Daily Patriot and Union
- Harrisburg Daily Telegraph
- Hartford Daily Courant
- Hartford Daily Times
- Hartford Evening Press
- Henderson Weekly Democrat
- Indianapolis Daily Journal
- Indianapolis Indiana American
- Indianapolis Daily State Sentinel
- Ithaca American Citizen
- Jersey City American Standard
- Jersey City Daily Courier and Advertiser
- Joliet Signal
- Kenosha Democrat
- Kentucky Statesman
- Lancaster Daily Evening Express
- Lancaster Examiner and Herald
- Lancaster Intelligencer
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Leavenworth Daily Times
- Congress
- The Census--Admission of Kansas
- Democracy?
- The Power of Congress over the Internal Affairs of Territories
- The Charleston Convention
- Ready for the Conflict
- A Break Up--Adjournment to Baltimore
- The Constitutional Union Convention
- Lincoln Nominated!
- The Democratic Nominations
- The Wrongs of Kansas
- The Antagonism of Parties
- Wide-Awake
- Mr. Douglas--The Homestead Bill
- The Victory Is Ours!
- Disunion--Is There Danger of It?
- A New "Compromise"
- Hostilities Commenced
- The Washington Convention
- Give Thanks
- Appointments in the South
- Virginia
- Louisville Daily Courier
- Louisville Daily Journal
- Lowell Daily Journal and Courier
- Lynn Weekly Reporter
- Madison Daily Argus and Democrat
- Madison Wisconsin Daily Patriot
- Madison Wisconsin Daily State Journal
- Manchester Union Democrat
- Manhattan City Western Kansas Express
- Martinsburg Virginia Republican
- Milwaukee Daily People's Press
- Milwaukee Daily Press and News
- Milwaukee Daily Sentinel
- Milwaukee Daily Wisconsin
- Montgomery Daily Post
- Montgomery Weekly Confederation
- Montgomery Weekly Post
- Montpelier Daily Green Mountain Freeman
- Montpelier Vermont Watchman and State Journal
- Muscatine Daily Review
- Muncie Eastern Indiana Courant
- Nashville Daily Patriot
- Nashville Republican Banner
- Nashville Union and American
- New Albany Daily Ledger
- New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette
- New Haven Daily Palladium
- New Haven Daily Register
- New Haven Morning Journal and Courier
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New Orleans Bee
- A Bad Sign
- Causes and Effects
- Theory and Practice
- The Chicago Nomination
- Political Probabilities
- Disappointed
- What Shall Be Done?
- The True Policy
- Signs of the Times
- Are They Blind?
- The Reason Why
- The President and the Union
- Vain Hopes
- Public Sentiment
- A Possible Future
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Retrieving the Master's Degree from the Dustbin of History (2005)
- Introduction
- I. A (Very) Brief History of the Master's Degree
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- III. Destinations and Desires
- IV. Where Is the Mastery in the Master's Degree?
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Report of the AHA Committee on the Status of Women (1970)
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- On the Education of Historians in the United States (1963)
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The Education of Historians in the United States (1962)
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- Introduction: As Seen by the Chairman
- Do We Need More College Teachers?
- Graduate Students in History
- History in the Colleges
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American History in Schools and Colleges (1944)
- American History in Schools and Colleges: Preface
- Chapter 1: Do Americans Know Their Own History?
- Chapter 2: Why Should Americans Know Their Own History?
- Chapter 3: American History in the Classroom
- Chapter 4: History beyond the Classroom
- Chapter 5: History among the Social Studies
- Chapter 6: Recommended Content for American History Courses
- Chapter 7: American History in Schools and Colleges
- Chapter 8: The Social Studies Teacher
- Chapter 9: Public Opinion and History Teachers
- Chapter 10: As We See It
- Appendix - American History in Schools and Colleges - 1944
- Final Report of the Committee of Ten on Reorganization and Policy (1939)
- Letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the AHA (1934)
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Historical Scholarship in America: Needs and Opportunities (1932)
- Historical Scholarship in America: Preface
- Part I: Introduction
- Part I: Findings of the Committee
- Part II: Report of the Conference on Ancient History
- Part II: Report of the Conference on Mediaeval History
- Part II: Report of the Conference on Modern European History
- Part II: Report of the Eastern Conference on American History
- Part II: Report of the Middle-Western Conference on American History
- Appendix: Conference Agenda
- The Writing of History (1926)
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The Study of History in Schools (1898)
- The Study of History in Schools: Preface
- Value of Historical Study
- Continuity of Historical Study and the Relation of History to Other Subjects
- Four Years' Course, consisting of Four Blocks or Periods
- Why No Short Course in General History is Recommended
- How the Different Blocks or Periods May be Treated
- Methods of Instruction
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- The Need of Trained Teachers
- College-Entrance Requirements
- Entrance Examinations
- Appendix I: The Present Condition of History in American Secondary Schools
- Appendix II: Study of History Below the Secondary School
- Appendix III: History in the German Gymnasia
- Appendix IV: History in French Lycees
- Appendix V: History in English Secondary Schools
- Appendix VI: History in Canadian Secondary Schools
- Appendix VII: Some Books and Articles on the Teaching of History
- Appendix VII: Maps and Atlases
- The Significance of the Frontier in American History (1893)
- The Requirements for the Historical Doctorate in America (1893)
- First Meeting of the American Historical Association (1884)
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- Eric Foner
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- Frederic C. Lane
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- Frederick Jackson Turner
- Gabrielle M. Spiegel
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- Thomas C. Holt
- Thomas J. Wertenbaker
- Tyler Stovall
- Vicki L. Ruiz
- W. S. Ferguson
- Walter Prescott Webb
- William Cronon
- William A. Dunning
- William E. Dodd
- William E. Leuchtenburg
- William F. Poole
- William H. McNeill
- William J. Bouwsma
- William L. Langer
- William Linn Westermann
- William M. Sloane
- William Roscoe Thayer
- William Wirt Henry
- Wm. Roger Louis
- Worthington C. Ford
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GI Roundtable Series
- GI Roundtable Series: Introduction
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Pamphlets
- EM 1: Guide for Discussion Leaders (1944)
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EM 2: What Is Propaganda? (1944)
- Defining Propaganda I
- Enemy Propaganda
- Democratic vs. Enemy Propaganda
- War Propaganda
- The Story of Propaganda
- What Are the Tools of Propaganda?
- Some Limitations of Propaganda
- News and Propaganda
- Defining Propaganda II
- How to Size Up Propaganda
- To the Leader
- A Few Suggestions for Further Reading about Propaganda
- EM 3: Is a Crime Wave Coming? (1946)
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EM 4: Are Opinion Polls Useful? (1946)
- What Was the Old-Fashioned Way of Polling Opinion?
- What Are Public Opinion Polls?
- How Are Polls Made?
- Why Do Polls Get Different Results?
- Is It Important to Know Public Opinion?
- What Types of Information Can Polls Find?
- Do Polls Form Public Opinion?
- Should Congressmen Rely on Poll Results?
- Should Polls Be Financed and Used by Federal Agencies?
- Should An Unbiased Check Be Made of All Polls?
- To the Discussion Leader
- For Further Reading
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EM 5: Why Do We Have a Social Security Law? (1946)
- What's Behind the Search for Social Security?
- What Is Our Social Security Program Now?
- Do Veterans Get Any of These Benefits?
- What Do Americans Think about Social Security?
- Is Social Security a Federal Monopoly?
- Should the Present System Be Changed?
- Where Does the Money Come From?
- To the Discussion Leader
- For Further Reading
- EM 6: Why Do Veterans Organize? (1946)
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EM 10: What Shall Be Done about Germany after the War? (1944)
- What Was Done after the Last War?
- What Caused Germany to Start Another War?
- What Could Have Been Done about Germany after the Last War?
- What Should Be Done, after Germany's Defeat this Time?
- Preventing Future German Aggression
- Eliminating the Promoters of War
- Justice to Germany's Victims
- Economic Recovery of Europe
- Punishment of German War Criminals
- Can Germany Become a Free and Democratic Country?
- Can Germany Become Peaceful and Law-Abiding?
- The Main Questions
- To the Leader
- Suggestions for Further Reading
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EM 11: What Shall Be Done with the War Criminals? (1944)
- Who Are the War Criminals?
- The Rules of Warfare and Their Violation
- What Happened after the Last War?
- Under What Laws Shall the United Nations Proceed?
- Trial by Local Courts
- Trial by International Tribunals
- Are Chiefs of State Liable?
- Getting Hold of the Accused
- Are "Superior Orders" a Legitimate Defense?
- How Shall the Guilty Be Punished?
- To the Discussion Leader
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- EM 12: Can We Prevent Future Wars? (1944)
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EM 13: How Shall Lend-Lease Accounts Be Settled? (1945)
- How Did the Idea of Lend-Lease Get Started? And Why?
- How Was the Idea Turned into the Law of the Land?
- How Much of What Goods Have We Sent to Which Allies?
- How Much Help Do We Get Via Reverse Lend-Lease?
- What Criticisms Have Been Made against Lend-Lease?
- What Principles Should Govern the Final Settlement?
- What Are Some of the Concrete Problems to Be Faced?
- To the Leader
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- EM 14: Is the Good Neighbor Policy a Success? (1945)