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GermanyHistoryGrade 11-12

Imperial Germany (1871-1918): Peaceful Imperialism: Bismarck and the Berlin Conference of 1884

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 reasons for calling the Berlin Conference of 1884, what provisions the Europ…

RussiaEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Imperial Russia (1721-1917): Dostoevsky: Notes from Underground

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including a full reading of Dostoevsky's novella, Notes from Underground, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how Dostoevsky's works…

RussiahistoryGrade 11-12

Imperial Russia (1721-1917): Dostoevsky: The Grand Inquisitor

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including a full reading of the parable of the Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky's novel, The Brothers Karamazov, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be…

RussiaEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Imperial Russia (1721-1917): Dostoevsky: The Little Orphan

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including a full reading of Dostoevsky's short story, The Little Orphan, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how Dostoevsky's works …

RussiaHistoryGrade 11-12

Imperial Russia (1721-1917): Panslavism: Mama Bear and Her Cubs

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how Panslavism developed in Eastern Europe, what role Panslavism played in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, …

RussiaHistoryGrade 11-12

Imperial Russia (1721-1917): Peter the Great

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how Peter the Great came to power in Russia, how he modernized different segments of Russian society such as …

EnglandhistoryGrade 11-12

Industrialized Britain - Child Labor and the Sadler Report of 1833

Through an in-depth analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain how the Sadler Report of 1833 sought to dramatize the plight of British proletariat children working in …

AustriahistoryGrade 11-12

Interwar Europe (1919-1939) - Austro-German Anschluss of 1938

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the Austro-German Anschluss of 1938, how Hitler's NAZI party orchestrated the union, and why the Austrians came o…

Czech RepublichistoryGrade 11-12

Interwar Europe (1919-1939) - Munich Accords of 1938

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the Munich Accords of 1938, what issues were inherent with the "Czechoslovakian Question" and how Chamberlain's p…

GermanyEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Interwar Europe (1919-1939): All Quiet on the Western Front

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, including selections from All Quiet on the Western Front, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the story behind the main characters and plot of Re…

SwitzerlandArtGrade 11-12

Interwar Europe (1919-1939): Dadaism: Rejecting Modernity through Chaos

Through an examination of both primary and secondary sources on the subject, including various types of visual media in addition to electronic and written sources, Students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the…

FranceEnglish / Language ArtsGrade 11-12

Interwar Europe (1919-1939): Lost Generation: Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises

Through an examination of both primary and secondary sources on the subject, including various types of visual media in addition to electronic and written sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the…

ItalyhistoryGrade 11-12

Interwar Europe (1919-1939): Mussolini and Hitler: Pact of Steel 1939

Through an examination of both primary and secondary sources on the subject, including various types of visual media in addition to electronic and written sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the…

PolandhistoryGrade 11-12

Interwar Europe (1919-1939): Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939

Through an analysis of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the provisions of the Nazi-Soviet pact of 1939, why the two ideological enemies signed the pact, and what the con…

SpainArtGrade 11-12

Interwar Europe (1919-1939): Surrealism: Dali and Bunuel

Through an examination of both primary and secondary sources on the subject, including various types of visual media in addition to electronic and written sources, Students here will identify, understand and be able to explain the basics of…

FranceHistoryGrade 11-12

Interwar France (1919-1939): The Maginot Line

Through the use of various primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the basic design and structure of the Maginot Line, why the French constructed the Maginot Line in the 1920s …

IrelandHistoryGrade 11-12

Ireland and the Easter Rising of 1916

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students here will identify, understand and be able to explain the Eastern Rising of 1916, including the reasons behind the Rising, what happened during the six day rebellion, and …

IrelandHistoryGrade 11-12

Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement of 1998

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details of how the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 tried to solve the Irish "Troubles", what progress has…

IrelandHistoryGrade 11-12

Ireland and the Great Potato Famine (1840s)

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the details of Ireland's Great Famine of the 1840s, what caused it, the government's response to the traged…

IrelandHistoryGrade 11-12

Ireland in the Age of Revolutions: The Rebellion of 1798

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the role played by leading figures in the rebellion, including Wolfe Tome and …

Holy LandhistoryGrade 11-12

Islam: Story of Muhammad

Through the investigation of selected writings and various electronic resources, including primary and secondary sources from across the Islamic world, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain in detail the s…

Holy LandhistoryGrade 9-12

Islam: The Five Pillars

Through the investigation of selected writings and various electronic resources, including primary and secondary sources from across the Islamic world, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain in detail the F…

ItalyHistoryGrade 11-12

Italian Fascism under Mussolini 1922-1943

Through the investigation of primary and secondary sources, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain the major points of the fascist doctrine as defined by its Duce, Benito Mussolini, how the Duce came to pow…

GermanyHistoryGrade 11-12

Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels: The Communist Manifesto (1848)

Through an in-depth analysis of various primary and secondary sources, including a thorough examination of the Communist Manifesto itself, students in this lesson will identify, understand and be able to explain Marx's ideas behind history …