This teaching-case study utilizes three primary source documents to link the history of children's rights and human rights in 20th-century diplomatic history: 1930 White House Conference Children's Charter; 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

In this activity, students examine a primary source excerpt that speaks about the role orphaned children should play in the Portuguese empire. It provides insight into attitudes toward one particular group of children in an era of competition for wealth and dominance among European powers.

In this activity, students examine a source that focuses on youth organizations in East Germany in order to better understand communist society. It helps students see that communist organizations offered positive experiences that supported values they share. This helps students develop empathy for individuals who lived under communism, and paves the way for understanding the enthusiasm with which some individuals lived in communism, and the ambivalence many experienced at its end.

With this digital collection, students will explore documents that include accounts of Mexico as it was under Spanish rule, representations of the struggle for independence, and descriptions of the country after independence.

In this activity, students answer a series of questions based on primary source documents.

In this lesson, students investigate human rights and how child labor in various places around the world is a violation of rights.

In this lesson, students examine the Chinese Civil War and how the Mao Zedong's Communists defeated Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalists. Discussion questions are provided. In an associated activity, students will choose two main reasons why they think the Communists won and then support their reasons in an essay. Students will also participate in a class discussion to explain and defend their reasons.

This lesson discusses Oliver Cromwell's main political and religious aims for the Commonwealth of England in the mid-1600s, as well as the events before and after his rule.

In this lesson, students review the life of Cicero and his thoughts on ideal government. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students will form small groups and discuss quotes from Cicero's speeches and writings.

This exhibition explores what it has meant to be a citizen throughout a millennium of British history. Click through to find full documents from each time period, as well as a quiz page.

The seventeenth century was an extraordinary time for England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Click through to find sources and activities on varying topics related to their wars and rulers.

In this lesson, students read about how the British and French clashed over control of the North American interior during the 1700s. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students will role play five groups that had a stake in North America just before the outbreak of the French and Indian War in 1754.

In this lesson, students read about how climate changes in the American Southwest affected the lives of the Anasazi people and impacted their civilization. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students research other ancient civilizations and compare them to the Anasazi.

In this lesson, students will be able to define a "cold war" and understand the circumstances of its formation and early development as a conflict driven by competing interests and goals for the postwar world. Students will be able to understand how the Cold War endured until 1991 by examining issues such as the proliferation of nuclear armaments, mutually assured destruction, the balance of power, and the role of alliance systems such as NATO and the Warsaw Pact; and study particular Cold War events to apply general ideas and observe the Cold War's effects on Russian, European, and American society.

In this lesson, students investigate the movement toward capitalism in China in recent years and contrast this with communism's reign in political power. A set of discussion question is provided. In an associated activity, students will review major characteristics of communist and democratic systems and then place China on continuums of Marxism vs. Capitalism and Leninist government vs. Democracy.

This lesson offers a comparative analysis of both the Golden Age of Islam and the Age of Enlightenment and their significant contributions.

In this lesson, students will complete a comparative analysis of both time periods in history and their significant contributions. Students will understand the common themes of exploration, free thought, inquiry, and intellectual dialogue and discourse during the Age of Renaissance as well as the Golden Age of Islam. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/foundations/golden-age-islam/index.html

In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the empires of the Ottoman Empire, Rome, and China, learning the similarities and differences as well as identifying and explaining characteristics of why empires rise and fall.

In this lesson, students will learn how WWII victims have sued banks, companies, and governments to compensate them for lost money, forced labor, unpaid insurance benefits, stolen property, and human rights violations. A set of discussion questions is provided. In an associated activity, students will debate whether victims should receive compensation or not.