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Ebook on Africa's 1960s independence leaders, and their stories: Some amazing, some uplifting, and several depressing. A useful guide to 32 leaders-I think this would be really useful in class, either as a link for enrichment or as part of an African History overview.
Published on Nov 6, 2014 While many Americans remain divided on the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the U.S. government is very pro-Israel. In fact, the U.S. gives more foreign aid to Israel than to any other country in the world.
Published on Nov 5, 2014 China and Japan have a long history of rivalry and conflict, marred by war and atrocities. Today, both nations’ economies are thriving, and they’re big trade partners, so why does China still resent Japan? TestTube Daily takes a look at the countries’ dark past and the effect it's had on their relationship today.
Published on Nov 1, 2014 The only battle to be fought in the Far East during World War One had a profound and lasting impact on Chinese-Japanese relations. Germany controlled the port of Tsingtao (modern day Qingdao) on the east coast of China until an Anglo-Japanese force invaded in September 1914. As part of a BBC series looking at stories beyond the trenches, Carol Yarwood from the BBC Chinese service recounts the Siege of Tsingtao.
In Europe, the last millennium has been shaped by successive waves of change, but which shifts, in which centuries, have really shaped the modern world? Historian Ian Mortimer identifies the 10 leading drivers of change
Extremely interesting article. It shows how far we've come (meaning the unity of the world through hardships) and goes into depth of our achievements. - UNIT 1
Published on Oct 17, 2014 South African Tourism has launched a new initiative to highlight Mahatma Gandhi-inspired tourism attractions across the country. The passive resistance icon spent what’s been described as his ‘transformative years’ in the country.
I was quite impressed with this website which you can find here. It is aimed at tourists (apparently) but if you are teaching on Gandhi I think you will find a fair amount to work with here.
Published on Oct 27, 2014 A new Museum of Jewish history, on the site of the Warsaw Ghetto, is due to open its doors to the public and aims to re-invigorate Jewish life in Poland.
Published on Oct 16, 2014 50 million people in the world today have been forcefully displaced from their home — a level not seen since WWII. Right now, more than 3 million Syrian refugees are seeking shelter in neighboring countries. In Lebanon, half of these refugees are children; only 20% are in school. Melissa Fleming of the UN's refugee agency calls on all of us to make sure that refugee camps are healing places where people can develop the skills they’ll need to rebuild their hometowns.
Published on Oct 19, 2014 A 2-year investigation by the Associated Press has found dozens of death camp guards and Nazi war criminals collected millions of dollars in Social Security payments despite having to leave the United States.
Published on Oct 21, 2014 This is the story of five friends – Moaaz, Majd, Rasha, Kinan and Khalid – who fled war-torn Syria to embark on a perilous trip to reach Europe. So far this year an estimated 3,000 migrants have died attempting this same journey. On 16 August 2014 they set off from Syria to Lebanon, where they caught a flight to Algeria, to begin their journey.
In December 1963, The Atlantic Monthly published a 43-page supple-
ment on Berlin, "the Broken City." The report was published just two years after construction began on the Berlin Wall, and many of the stories revolve around the rise of this new, tangible division between the city's East and West. In honor of the 25th anniversary this week of the Wall's fall, we've included three of the most remarkable reflections from Berliners whose lives were very much defined by one of history's most consequential barriers.
Published on Nov 5, 2014 Some world leaders have managed to stay in office well past their constitutionally mandated expiration dates. Here's a look at how they've managed to do it.
Published on Oct 31, 2014 The protests in Hong Kong have lasted over two months now, and the Chinese government isn’t budging. Many fear Hong Kong will be forced to give up its independence from Communist China and be subject to the nation’s strict governmental policies. So, will they? And if so, what can the citizens of Hong Kong expect under China’s Rule of Law?
Published on Nov 1, 2014 A young fashion designer from London has decided to mark Remembrance Day by creating a special "poppy hijab" for Muslim women.
Published on Oct 24, 2014 Today, the Great Pyramid is tinted by smog and pollution, but when it was first built, the sanded limestone used to make it would've shone magnificently.
A really useful interactive piece from The Wall Street Journal on the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall which includes video, slideshows, audio and more...
Published on Oct 26, 2014 Anthony Mason visits with actor Benedict Cumberbatch to talk about his role as mathematician Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game," a new film recounting Turing's heroic (and tragic) life story.
Published on Oct 11, 2014 It has been 100 years since the outbreak of World War One - and most people tend to think of the conflict's European battlefields. But one of the first and crucial battles took place in Africa when allied forces invaded the German colony of Togoland in August 1914.
Published on Oct 20, 2014 Buzludzha was once the futuristic, flying-saucer shaped headquarters of the Communist Party in Bulgaria, but it is now a semi-ruin after being left to rot.
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