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FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Revolution (1789-1815): Bourgeois Phase, 1789-1792

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details, ideas and motivations behind the Bourgeois phase of the French Revolution, the basic structure and p…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Revolution (1789-1815): Napoleon's Domestic Plan

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the structure, details and purposes behind Napoleon's Domestic Plan through a comprehensive investigation of the …

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Revolution (1789-1815): Robespierre and the Terror

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details, ideas and motivations behind Robespierre's Jacobin Terror phase of the French Revolution, the basic …

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

French Second Empire (1852-1870): Haussmann and the Birth of Modern Paris

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details, ideas and motivations the Haussmannization of Paris, how he used wide boulevards and ring streets to…

GermanyHistoryGrade 11-12

German Unification: A Lost Opportunity: The Frankfurt Parliament of 1848-49

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basis for the 1848 revolutions in the Germanic lands, the debates on German unification that…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Great London Fire of 1666

Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the Great London Fire of 1666, how it started, what it destroyed and how the government responded, and finally how Christopher Wren and others responded by remaking Lo…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914 - 1918) - Poison Gas on the Western Front

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how the use of poison gas on the Western Front dramatically altered the nature of fighting in the Great …

AustriahistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918) - Austria's Ultimatum to Serbia 1914

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, including a full text reading of the Austrian Ultimatum to Serbia 1914 and the official Serbian response, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the mai…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918) - The Western Front: Battle of the Somme

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students here will understand the basic facts of the Battle of the Somme, the strategy and objectives of the British and French commanders in the offensive, how allied mistakes cost tens…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918) - Treaty of Versailles 1919

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic provisions of the Treaty of Versailles 1919, how different articles reflected the positions of the "Big…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): England: Armistice Day 1918

Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic facts behind what happened in London and in Flanders in the last days of the Great War, the British public's reaction to the war, and the story behind Rememb…

EnglandHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): England: Causes of the War

By an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain England's role in driving the continent towards war in 1914 (including Parliament's foreign policy decisions …

EnglandEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): England: Wilfred Owen

By an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how Wilfred Owen's poetry is shaped by an intense focus on extraordinary human experiences, and how it tries …

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): France: Clemenceau's Views at Versailles

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the reasons behind Clemenceau's desire to cripple Germany after the Great War and how the final treaty contained …

GermanyHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): Germany's Plan to Win: The Schlieffen Plan

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the different parts of the Schlieffen Plan, how the plan as a who was supposed to prevent a two-…

RussiaHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): The Eastern Front: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, including a full text reading of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918), students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the provisions of the treaty, how the German…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): The Western Front: Battle of Verdun 1916

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students here will understand the basic facts of the Battle of Verdun, including the reasons behind the German attack, the progress of the battle itself over the 10 months of fighting, i…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): The Western Front: First Battle of the Marne 1914

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how the First Battle of the Marne saved France, forced the German army to abandon the Schlieffen Plan and ultimat…

FrancehistoryGrade 11-12

Great War (1914-1918): Wilson's 14 Points: American Idealism and the Treaty of Versailles 1919

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students here will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic facts behind Wilson's "Fourteen Points", how they spelled out the ideas of self-determination and equality among …

SpainhistoryGrade 11-12

Hannibal Barca of Carthage: Sworn Enemy of Rome

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story of Hannibal Barca of Carthage, how he was able to outwit and out maneuver the Roman army time and…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Hundred Years War (1337-1453): The Maid of Lorraine: Joan of Arc

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how the details behind the story of Joan of Arc, her role during the Hundred Years War, the details behi…

GermanyHistoryGrade 11-12

Imperial Germany (1871-1918): Otto von Bismarck & The Triple Alliance: Maintaining the Balance of Power

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Bismarck's foreign policy from the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 to the Iron Chancellor…

GermanyHistoryGrade 11-12

Imperial Germany (1871-1918): Otto von Bismarck's Domestic Policy: Paternalistic State Socialism

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the major elements of Otto von Bismarck's domestic policy for the German Reich during his time a…

GermanyHistoryGrade 11-12

Imperial Germany (1871-1918): Otto von Bismarck's Realpolitik: Forcing German Unification

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Otto von Bismarck's ideas behind "Realpolitik" as they related to unifying the German lands and …