World History
For the 67th anniversary of his death, the internet news site, Quandly, has a flip chart of 10 facts that you probably don't about Mahatma Gandhi.
Did you know, for example, that Gandhi walked about 18 kilometers a day all his life. That's enough to circle the globe.
Also, Gandhi was not always non-violent. He fought in the Boer War before deciding that non-violence was the best way to go.
My thanks to my colleague, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil-rights Leader
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil-Rights Leader. Short biographical sketch of King's life, followed by annotated listing of recommended books about King. From the site: Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 at his family home in Atlanta,...
- "how Euorpe Went To War In 1914"
The Imperial War Museum has a terrific essay with great images about the causes of World War I. The essay is more engaging than most textbooks and might make for a good reading assignment. Other stories include: "Five Things you Need to Know About...
- World War I Anniversary: National Archives
Britain's National Archives launched a great site for the 100th anniversary of World War I. This week they launched the first batch of digitized war diaries. You'll also find pod casts and videos and much more worth investigating. My thanks...
- 25 People W Should Have Won The Nobel Peace Prize But Didn't
Interesting clip outlining 25 people who did not win the Nobel Prize but probably should have won. Some of these include people like Václav Havel, Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Oskar Schindler, and Cesar Chavez. Thanks to Anna Searcy for tweeting...
- Mit's Visualizing Asian Cultures
This MIT site, called "Visualizing Cultures"is a great resource for both World History and AP World when we study imperialism. The site includes outstanding visual narratives on which curriculum units are based. Most of the curriculum units ask students...
World History
10 Things You Didn't Know About Ghandhi
For the 67th anniversary of his death, the internet news site, Quandly, has a flip chart of 10 facts that you probably don't about Mahatma Gandhi.
Did you know, for example, that Gandhi walked about 18 kilometers a day all his life. That's enough to circle the globe.
Also, Gandhi was not always non-violent. He fought in the Boer War before deciding that non-violence was the best way to go.
My thanks to my colleague, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil-rights Leader
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil-Rights Leader. Short biographical sketch of King's life, followed by annotated listing of recommended books about King. From the site: Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 at his family home in Atlanta,...
- "how Euorpe Went To War In 1914"
The Imperial War Museum has a terrific essay with great images about the causes of World War I. The essay is more engaging than most textbooks and might make for a good reading assignment. Other stories include: "Five Things you Need to Know About...
- World War I Anniversary: National Archives
Britain's National Archives launched a great site for the 100th anniversary of World War I. This week they launched the first batch of digitized war diaries. You'll also find pod casts and videos and much more worth investigating. My thanks...
- 25 People W Should Have Won The Nobel Peace Prize But Didn't
Interesting clip outlining 25 people who did not win the Nobel Prize but probably should have won. Some of these include people like Václav Havel, Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Oskar Schindler, and Cesar Chavez. Thanks to Anna Searcy for tweeting...
- Mit's Visualizing Asian Cultures
This MIT site, called "Visualizing Cultures"is a great resource for both World History and AP World when we study imperialism. The site includes outstanding visual narratives on which curriculum units are based. Most of the curriculum units ask students...