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  ====A Great Resource for History Teachers==== * [[51 Great Online Resources for History Teachers]]
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• Media History Top Ten Booklist
  ...n offered his provocative entry into the little-known canon of campanarian history, considering how bells resonated across the “auditory landscape” of rur ...ch and complicated place of media within cultural, political, and economic history. Works such as Elena Razlogova’s The Listener’s Voice (on radio), Fred
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• Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist
  [[File:AmericanColossus.jpg|thumbnail|300px|left|<i>American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900</i> by H.W. Brands]] ...nts that can be pointed to for defining eras such as Colonial America, the American Civil War, Reconstruction or the Cold War. Arguably, even the term Gilded A
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• What were the major United States slave revolts
  Slavery represented the opposite of freedom. In the period of human history variously known as the modern era or the Age of Discovery, this form of unf ...the region. These territorial disputes are important in understanding the political shifts that led directly to the creation of the United States. In an ironic
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• 19th Century American Intellectual History Top Ten Booklist
  ...eply concerned with the history of ideas. Intellectual history is not the history of old, white philosophers stroking their beards behind mahogany desks. ...contained important intellectual ideas that changed the course of American history. Each of these books, in their own way, accomplish this delicate balancing
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• How did Akhenaten Radically Change Egyptian Religion and Culture
  ...Donald B. “Akhenaten: New Theories and Old Facts.” <i>Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research</i> 269: 4-15</ref> ...o his father’s reign, the priests in Amen's cult had attained a level of political clout that rivaled even that of the pharaoh. Akhenaten inoculated himself a
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• How did the Boxer Rebellion unite Imperial Powers and create Chinese Nationalism
  The Boxer Uprising (1899-1901) was a key event in the history of China, as it reflected the colonial powers increasing influence in Chine ...foreign presence in the 19th century, Duara, Prasenjit. 1995. <i>Rescuing History from the Nation: Questioning Narratives of Modern China</i>. Chicago: Unive
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• What was the Albany Plan of Union of 1754
  ...le:Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die.jpg|thumbnail|left|230px|"Join, or Die" political cartoon attributed Ben Franklin in favor of the Albany Plan Union]]__NOTOC_ ...ernment. On July 10, 1754, representatives from seven of the British North American colonies adopted the plan. Although never carried out, the Albany Plan was
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• Why did Westward Expansion Lead to the American Revolution
  ...l dissatisfaction with imperial rule and, ultimately, to the causes of the American Revolution. ...ssippi came under British control. With the official end of the war, Anglo-American colonists began to pour over the Appalachian Mountains in search of land.
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• What is the history of summer camps in the United States
  For children and adolescents, summer camp has been a fixture of American life. In the summer months, parents have often placed their children in sum The history of summer camps has in the United States has its origin in the evolution of
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• What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution
  ...tinguished. What qualified Washington for the supreme confidence the young American rebels placed in him? ...lderness were not over. The British mounted the largest military force the American colonies had ever seen under Edward Braddock, the commander-in-chief of the
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• The Conspiracy of Free Trade: Interview with Marc-William Palen
  ...es behind free trade and protectionism. Palen's book explores a world when American extreme economic nationalism came into conflict with Britain's advocacy of ...mes'', the ''Australian'', ''The Conversation'', ''Globalist Magazine'', ''History News Network'' and many others. Palen has recently published two outstandi
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• What are the Lasting Legacies of the Roman Empire on Modern Governments
  ...its governing influence see: Millar, Fergus. 2002. ''The Roman Republic in Political Thought.'' The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures. Hanover: University Press ...pted and codified later. See: Stein, Peter. 1999. ''Roman Law in European History.'' New York: Cambridge University Press, pg. 31.</ref>
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• Causes of World War II Top Ten Booklist
  The second world war was the most catastrophic war in human history. The origins of the second world war in Europe are complex and controversia ...nd they were faced with rising powers in Europe such as Italy and Germany. American isolationism meant that it was reluctant to help the British and Empires to
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• Make It Rain: Interview with Kristine C. Harper
  ....html The University of Chicago Press] explores the bizarre and ridiculous history of state-funded attempts to control the weather. ...ddition to <i>Make it Rain</i>, Professor Harper also wrote the definitive history of meteorology <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262517353/ref=as_li_t
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• What were the Root Causes of the Spanish Civil War
  ...Spain lost almost the last of its colonies after it defeat in the Spanish-American war.<ref>Vincent, Mary (2007). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0198731 ...en the left and the right and between the regions. There began a series of political assassinations. The right openly called for the military to stage a coup to
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• Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist
  ...narchy was actually reforming itself and this resulted in the formation of political opposition to the royal government for the first time in centuries. This to ...ment and growing levels of literacy, people began to question the existing political system of France. Many French citizens came to believe that the Royal gove
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• Why has the French Civil Code had a lasting influence on contemporary European law
  ...e French society. Its long-lasting effect is closely connected to the very history of its creation. ...ic code, therefore, was founded on the premise that, for the first time in history, a purely rational law should be created, which justification was to be fou
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• How did the Versailles Treaty lead to World War Two
  ...sponse to those terms would lead to the most destructive conflict in world history - World War Two. ...nce's constant desire for revenge alienated its allies and sparked radical political movements in Germany. The French understood that Germany was utterly draine
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• Did the Battle of Fredericksburg Change the Identities of Irish Soldiers
  ...cember 13, 1862 on the battlefield in Fredericksburg, Virginia? During the American Civil War, the Battle of Fredericksburg was but one meeting ground of Irish ...“Ethnicity and the Self: The Shifting Identity of Irish Soldiers in the American Civil War.” (2014).</ref>
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• What is the history of socialism in the United States
  ...itical history in the United States and has been, at times, influential in American politics. ...e United States because it was seen as a place that afforded the space and political opportunity to create new communities.
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• What is the significance of the 1968 East L.A. Walkouts
  ...lavery had all had their violent and discriminatory effects on the African American/Black population, especially in the South. ...e important to them, as well as to the land they had lost from Spanish and American imperialism.
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• What is the history of government shutdowns in the United States
  This history of government shutdowns in the United States is relatively recent. In the 1 ...thousands of federal employees. Shutdowns now became a distinct feature of American politics. This was also significant as now appropriations began to increasi
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• Why did the United States and Soviet Union Reach Detente During the Cold War
  ...l|300px|left|Debate between Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon in 1959 in American model kitchen in Moscow.]] ...this time frame. Several major and surprising events, including the end of American involvement in the Vietnam War, a significant economic downturn in the West
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• Did Midas Really Have the Golden Touch
  ...d into a familiar pop culture meme seen on cartoons and even adopted by an American automotive repair franchise, bringing it into the minds of millions of peop ...link, M. “The Native Kingdom of Anatolia.” In <i>The Cambridge Ancient History.</i> Edited by John Boardman, I.E.S. Edwards, N.GL. Hammond, E. Sollberger,
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• How did the 'Malaise' Period of Struggle in the 1970s Occur in the United States
  The 1970s saw a series of severe political and economic problems that convulsed much of the United States. Richard Nix ...to law enforcement was matched by government spying on anti-war and fringe political groups. Nixon also implemented a series of major government reforms includi
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• Why Was the Battle of Antietam a Pivotal event in the American Civil War
  ...an, in Sharpsburg, Maryland. In this one poignant moment in time, American history was forever altered. If Gettysburg was the most significant battle in terms ...was not officially recognized in the Confederate charter. In the North, a political game was afoot. Abolitionists, of course, fought adamantly to end the “pe
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• The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin
  Terri Halperin is a member of the University of Richmond History Department and an adjunct professor of the James Madison Memorial Foundatio ...e think about how Congress worked at its beginnings. My dissertation was a history of the United States Senate from 1789 to 1821.
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• Engineering Victory during the Civil War: Interview with Thomas F. Army, Jr.
  ...ducational opportunities for the middle and lower classes because those in political power feared that an educated yeomanry would be filled with radical ideas s ...rs win through logistics." Logistics is a fairly unsexy aspect of military history, but without good logistics armies cannot function. Are you trying to refoc
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• What caused Bacon's Rebellion
  ...st stirring of revolutionary sentiment in America, which culminated in the American Revolution almost exactly one hundred years later. However, in the past few ...1676. It was during this session that he was mistakenly credited with the political reforms that came from this meeting.
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• Why was Nikita Khrushchev deposed as the leader of the USSR
  ...olitical prisoners newly released, Khrushchev eased and freed the domestic political atmosphere. The continuing investigation into the abuses further revealed S ...s primary purpose in making the speech was to consolidate his position of political leadership by associating himself with reform measures while discrediting h
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• Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam Haselby
  ...ginsAmericanReligiousNationalism.png|thumbnail|250px|left|''The Origins of American Religious Nationalism'']] ...that underpinned the recent Twitter debate, and his understanding of early American Christianity.
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• What Were the Motives of the Irish in the American Civil War
  ...temperate, and barbarian.’”<ref>Jay P. Dolan, ''The Irish Americans: A History'' (New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2008), 62.</ref>Most Irishmen in the U.S. we ...The oratory skills for which he was renowned did not fail him as he fired American patriotism into Irish hearts and minds.
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• American Revolution Top Ten Booklist
  ...The successful fight for independence has had a remarkable impact on world history over the past 200 years. The United States gradually transformed itself fro ...ive on the Revolution they also to see and think about aspects of American history that we never considered. Here's our list.
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• Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri Glover
  ...wly drafted federal Constitution which would determine the fate of the new American Republic. In order for the Constitution to go in effect, nine of the states ...82aa4a8591a17de Founders as Fathers: The Private Lives and Politics of the American Revolutionaries]</i> (Yale University Press, 2014), <i>[https://www.amazon.
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• Origins of World War One - Top Ten Booklist
  ...in the declaration of war. The book is a work of diplomatic and political history and Tuchman outlines the series of errors that according to her led to the ...cording to the thesis in this book, Europe was led into war by a series of political and diplomatic blunders.
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• Were Members of the Underground Railroad Criminals
  ...he North, through various undertakings, she was able to write her personal history. In the preface to her story——and throughout the text——she appeals ...t and the Wrong Ways to think about Rights and Wrongs,” in ''Readings in Political Philosophy: Theory and Applications,'' eds. Diane Jeske and Richard Fumerto
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• Who Was Responsible for the Extreme Violence During the Reconstruction Era
  ...“unable to compromise.”<ref>Eric Foner, ''Give Me Liberty: An American History'' (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2009), 534.</ref> ...ims being free blacks and their white allies.<ref>Herbert Shapiro, “Afro-American Responses to Race Violence During Reconstruction”, ''Science and Society'
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• How Did the Great Depression and the Vietnam War Help Shape the Hollywood Western?
  ...eds., ''Hollywood’s West: The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History'' (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press), 6. Historian Frederic Jackson ...h as Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney had won the hearts and dollars of American film-goers. The anti-hero was emerging as a popular figure in the United St
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• Nature's Path: Interview with Susan E. Cayleff
  ...are just a few of the medical sects born during this era of United States history. At the very end of the 19th Century, a new medical system called naturopat ...entury. Cayleff's book is an intriguing addition to the medical and social history of the United States.
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• British Criminal and Legal History Top Ten Booklist
  ...ions to the contrary, legal history can extraordinarily fascinating. Legal history explores the conflicts that arise from civilization. A deft legal historian If you're even remotely familiar with the field of British criminal and legal history, no doubt you've seen John Beattie’s <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/produc
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• Hollywood and Communism: How Did ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' Support Marxist Ideology
  ...ston and his cast, we will discover that the message addresses significant political and economic issues. ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' supports Marxist ...ach other) are destitute members of the labor class who no longer fit into American society. They struggle daily to exist without purpose or intention until th
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• Civil War Battles Top Ten Booklist
  ...ere are more self-published books on the American Civil War than any other American historical topic. ...nly looks at the military aspects of the conflict, but also the social and political aspects that influenced and shaped the battle. This is the best book to sta
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• Privateering during the War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert
  ...h the United States and Great Britain that normalized piracy. Canadian and American ship owners and investors took advantage of it and funded privateering outf ...Hopkins University Press] "highlights the economic, strategic, social and political impact of privateering" and explains why the dangers of piracy ultimately c
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• How did modern boxing emerge
  ...Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies among American States. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, pg. 23.</ref> ...the rise of boxing in Europe, see: Boddy, Kasia. 2009. Boxing: A Cultural History. First paperback pr. London: Reaktion.</ref> In particular, swords became l
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• Reserve Police Battalion 101: How Did Ordinary Citizens Become Killers Under the Third Reich
  ...faced with a moral dilemma. Executing civilians, regardless of ethnicity, political agenda, or religion, did not coincide with the humane composition of certai ...men of the 101st were in fact ordinary and common to us all. For example, American veterans of the Vietnam “conflict” still exhibit symptoms of PTSD more
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• American Surveillance: Interview with Anthony Gregory
  ...08804&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=88f43e98245c09932f516c1eb8248040 American Surveillance]</i> by Anthony Gregory]] ...://uwpress.wisc.edu/index.html University of Wisconsin Press] examines the history of surveillance in the United States and grapples with these problems. He e
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• How Did Slavery Develop
  ...as been used as a form of punishment or to deal with prisoners of war. The history of this institution has, however, evolved over the millennia. ...he origins of slavery, see: Heuman, G. J. (Ed.). (2012). <i>The Routledge History of Slavery</i> (1. publ. in paperback). London: Routledge.</ref>. Initially
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• Why are there so many Monuments to the Confederacy across the United States
  .../</ref> While in recent years these monuments have become a new source of political conversation their very erection was a movement by Confederate women. ...ef>Mills, <i>Monuments</i>, 141.</ref> These actions epitomize the postwar political climate during which Confederate Veterans and their children dominated the
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• Inventing the Pinkertons: Interview with Paul O'Hara
  ...t famous and infamous security guard and detective agency in United States history. Pinkerton originally created the agency to help railroad companies investi ...capitalists used the Pinkertons to enforce new structures of economic and political order." Professor Maury Klein had said that the book not only explains how
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