World History
The Imperial War Museum has some great instructional resources on the main historical events from World War I through the Cold War. Simply click on "Events and Themes" and type in a key word like "Cold War" and a series of downloadable PDFs appear. Some of the results for the Cold War include source packs and instructional activities. Here's a link to one called "A Mad World, Why did civilians live in fear during the Cold War? My thanks to my colleague, Jeff Feinstein, who continually sends me great links.
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World History
Great Resources: Imperial War Museum
The museum also has a series of 32 podcasts about World War I. They are part of the museum's exhibit on the centenary of World War I.
- Wwii: Clips From Fdr Library
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum has a series of very short clips, like the one above on the Holocaust, "that provide a quick overview of important topics and events from the Roosevelt Era." Thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending...
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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...
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Maine teacher, Richard Byrne, has put together a site called ?Free technology for Teachers.? In March, he posted ?7 Good resources for Art Teachers and Students.? One of the sources he posted is called the Art Project and I love it. It?s powered by Google...
- A Plethora Of World History Links
This is an amazing site put together by Fordham University. It is nicely broken into the typical parts of world history (absolutism, scientific revolution up to WWI, WWII, Cold War, post Cold War, etc. It is a great resource for both US and world...
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