This lesson plan covers the Armenian Genocide and its effects on the world, and includes a procedural outline as well as discussion questions and activities.

In this lesson, students will learn about China's modern history through the fascinating story of Sidney Rittenberg, one of the most famous Americans expatriates. Before learning about Rittenberg's life, students will examine major events in China's history since 1949 through a timeline activity. Next, students will participate in a jigsaw activity that revolves around Sidney Rittenberg's life, from his time as a student at UNC-Chapel Hill, to his job with the US Army in China, to his time as a translator for Mao Zedong, to his two lengthy prison sentences, and more. This lesson culminates with an activity where students have to design a movie poster for a documentary about Sindey's life.

Few geo-political events have resonated through the past 70 years like Neville Chamberlain?s decision to pursue the policy of appeasement in reaction to German aggression leading up to the Second World War. Leaders throughout the world have invoked appeasement to justify military action ever since. The decisions that went into Chamberlain?s policy, however, were far from straightforward. Historians have continually debated and reinterpreted these events. In this lesson, students address the issue of appeasement and explore and weigh evidence against and in favor of the policy.

This cooperative learning activity helps students examine the development of a small country in a time of transition, in this case the breakup of the Soviet Union, which coincided with a national disaster and a war. Using photographs, maps, and historical information, students will write diary accounts of a teenager's life in Armenia.

In this lesson, students are given the details of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's death and what an important role nationalism played in this cause of WWI. In the culminating activity, students will use the knowledge gained to create a newspaper article about the assassination.

In this lesson, students will be able to process a variety of information on the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The lesson emphsis is on discerning factual from interpretive information.

The Battle of the Somme was a definitive campaign of the First World War. Unprecedented casualties resulted from intense trench warfare and new military technologies. In this lesson, students analyze and compare three different accounts of the battle?s first day -- one from a British journalist who paints a rosy picture of the Allied offensive and two from combatants that provide starkly different portraits of the event.

An examination of the results of European Imperialism during the "Scramble for Africa," comparing and contrasting primary sources regarding imperialism. This video lesson includes support materials such as background reading, teaching tips, activities, and discussion questions.

This lesson is designed to give students a brief overview of the Berlin Wall from its construction in 1961 to its demise in 1989.

This guide is meant to completed as students view the video The Best Laid Plans. The video can be accessed at: http://macarthurmemorial.org/404/World-War-I-Resources

This exhibition selects four British battles from a period of almost 100 years and, using documents, pictures, and text, describes how and why Britain was at war.

The British empire was one of the most important developments in world history. The empire was huge, it lasted a long time, and it brought tremendous changes to many parts of the world. This resource examines how and why the British empire made Britain so important.

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 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.

The purpose of this lesson is to analyze how globalization is affecting the financial socialization of young people in Morocco and the broader middle east, and reflect on how notions of "tradition", "modern", "need", and "want" affect consumer behavior in varying cultural contexts.

The mass movement of people is a phenomenon that has profound impact on both the losing and gaining areas as well as on the people involved. The purpose of this lesson is to acquaint students with several different diasporas throughout history and give them the opportunity to explore and analyze another diaspora and prepare a presentation on that topic.

This resource discusses the relationship between England and Spain in the late 1500s up to and through Spain's attempted attack on England.

In this lesson, students will learn about the armistice that ended of World War I and the Paris Peace Conference, which decided the fate of post-WWI Germany. A short PowerPoint centered discussion introduces students to the armistice and various national reactions to it. Students then assume the roles of one of the "Big Four" leaders at the Paris Peace to debate the fate of post-war Germany and create their own version of the Treaty of Versailles. Finally, students compare their Treaty of Versailles with the actual Treaty and then make predictions about its effects on the post-World War I world.

This presentation is intended for use with "Ending the War to End All Wars." In this lesson, students will learn about the armistice that ended of World War I and the Paris Peace Conference, which decided the fate of post-WWI Germany. A short PowerPoint centered discussion introduces students to the armistice and various national reactions to it. Students then assume the roles of one of the "Big Four" leaders at the Paris Peace to debate the fate of post-war Germany and create their own version of the Treaty of Versailles. Finally, students compare their Treaty of Versailles with the actual Treaty and then make predictions about its effects on the post-World War I world.

Students will examine the effect of the Syrian crisis on the lives of young people from that country, especially those who are refugees.