Short Post
Weekly posts (published on Monday or Tuesday) highlighting a primary source (either textual or visual) that aligns with the AP Modern World History Curriculum.
“Taken the Examination More than Twenty Times”: The Chinese Examination System
Discussion of primary sources for teaching the Chinese examination system.
“Because of Him We Have Many Things”: Two Fun Commercials for Teaching the End of the Cold War
Discussion of two commercials related to the Cold War
“Strengthening the Economic and Social Stability of the Region”: Teaching Regional Trade Agreements and Southeast Asia
Discussion of teaching regional trade agreements
“The Green Revolution Has Been a Team Effort”: Globalizing How We Teach the Green Revolution
Discussion of how to integrate Asian voices when teaching the Green Revolution
“A Localized, Global Network of Resistance”: Teaching Resistance to Economic Globalization
Teaching resistance to globalization using the 1999 Seattle WTO protests
“Improves the Conditions of the Colonies”: The First Zionist Settlements in Ottoman Palestine
A discussion of using the first Zionist settlements in Ottoman Palestine to teach colonialism
“When I Came to Jerusalem”: Teaching the Social Changes of Industrialization using Nineteenth Century Jerusalem
Teaching the social effects of industrialization
“The Breath of Soviet Russia”: Teaching Soviet Industrialization and Collectivization
Discussion of images to teach Soviet industrialization
“Nobody Expected Seasickness”: Oceanic Migration in the Nineteenth Century
Discussion of a primary source describing the experience of transatlantic migration in the late nineteenth century.
“A World Shaped by Enlightenment Ideas of Race and White Supremacy”: Rethinking How We Teach the Enlightenment
Discussion of how to teach the racism of the Enlightenment
