Video
How Do Countries Decide Whether to Go to War?
Learn how balances and imbalances of power contributed to World Wars I and II in this historical video.
Contemporary History
Reading
China Under Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping has tightened the Chinese Communist Party’s grip at home and expanded China’s influence abroad. Explore how Xi’s policies have reshaped China and the world.
Reading
How Did Humans Come to Live Longer and Healthier Lives?
From the history of vaccines and medical quarantines to the origin of the World Health Organization, explore how innovations in global health increased human longevity and prepared the world for COVID-19.
Reading
Modern History and U.S. Foreign Policy: Europe and Eurasia
From World War I to the War in Ukraine, learn how history and U.S. intervention has shaped the region.
Reading
How a Single Phrase Defined the War on Terror
What is the 2001 AUMF and what does it have to do with 9/11? From the invasion of Afghanistan, to the Iraq War, and more, learn how the United States justified U.S. counterterrorism policy for over two decades.
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What Are the Causes and Consequences of Industrialization?
Learn about the Industrial Revolution and how technological innovations from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries continue to shape society today.
Learning Journeys
A learning journey is a student facing, curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.
Learning Journey
Primary Sources from the Early Republic
Analyze the factors shaping early U.S. foreign policy
Learning Journey
Primary Sources from U.S. Overseas Expansion
Analyze the factors that led the United States to annex the Philippines
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Primary Sources from the Interwar Neutrality Debate
Analyze debates about neutrality in the leadup to World War II
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Primary Sources from the Cold War
Analyze the factors that shaped U.S. strategy during the Cold War
Learning Journey
U.S. History Mini Simulations
In this series of historical mini simulations, students step into the shoes of policymakers to advise the U.S. president on how to respond to major foreign policy moments in U.S. history.
Learning Journey
Contemporary History Pre-1900: Introduction
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand how events before 1900 continue to shape today's world.
Learning Journey
Contemporary History Pre-1900: Industrialization and Imperialism
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand how imperialism and the Industrial Revolution shaped today’s world.
Learning Journey
Contemporary History: World at War
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand how events between 1900 and 1945 continue to shape today's world.
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Contemporary History World at War: Fascism and Communism
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand key tenets of fascism and communism and identify how they contrast with democracy.
Learning Journey
Contemporary History Post-1945: Introduction
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand how events since 1945 have shaped today's world.
Learning Journey
What Does Fascism Really Mean?
Learn about the history of fascist movements and explore democratic backsliding to determine just how history informs the present.
Learning Journey
How Does History Inform the Chinese Communist Party’s Domestic and Foreign Policy Goals?
China’s History Shapes Its Policies
Learning Journey
Primary Sources from Post-Cold War Engagement with China
Analyze the factors that shaped U.S. engagement with China after the Cold War.