"This collection of U.S. history-related materials is designed to transform ""media-passive"" viewers into ""media-active"" students who question what they see on the screen. Fourteen films, arranged chronologically from colonial days through the end of the 20th century, are each detailed with background, plot synopsis, resource list, and two reproducible student handouts: a page on what to watch for and a page of questions. Among the mo ..."
"When the meeting reconvenes, referring to Stuckart, Heydrich invokes the
Fiihrerprinzip, reminding the group, "our Fuhrer enunciates the goal; it is our task
to turn his vision into reality; we can debate the 'when,' we can debate the 'how,'
up to a point, but we cannot debate the 'if."* Stuckart says that he is only
requesting that the process operate within a legal framework; Kritzinger defends
his position. A brief discussion en ..."
"Students study primary sources related to ten historical figures (plus Boxers of China) then respond through discussion, writing, or taking part in mock trials. Each unit has a background article with questions for critical thought followed by 59 documents. A guide section summarizes each document and explains its significance. The final section has legal forms, handouts, and fill-in sheets for conducting mock trials. Nine units focus o ..."
"Reacting to the Irving / Lipstadt trial, the editors of this volume sought to use this latest trial as a catalyst to investigate the larger question that arose from what is now a century of invective and defense: how do we determine the truth claims made for (or by, or against) the Holocaust in various media from outright forgeries like the "Protocols of the 'Elders of Zion'" to negationist literature to the legal trials held to adjudic ..."
"Reacting to the Irving / Lipstadt trial, the editors of this volume sought to use this latest trial as a catalyst to investigate the larger question that arose from what is now a century of invective and defense: how do we determine the truth claims made for (or by, or against) the Holocaust in various media from outright forgeries like the "Protocols of the 'Elders of Zion'" to negationist literature to the legal trials held to adjudic ..."
"This collection of U.S. history-related materials is designed to transform ""media-passive"" viewers into ""media-active"" students who question what they see on the screen. Fourteen films, arranged chronologically from colonial days through the end of the 20th century, are each detailed with background, plot synopsis, resource list, and two reproducible student handouts: a page on what to watch for and a page of questions. Among the mo ..."
The Pivotal Conflict A Comprehensive Chronology of the First World War, 1914-1919 by GeraldHerman Hardcover, 824 Pages, Published 1992 by Greenwood ISBN-13: 978-0-313-22793-6, ISBN: 0-313-22793-4
"This is the most comprehensive chronology ever provided on the First World War and how it transformed the world politically, economically, socially, technologically, and culturally. Gerald Herman outlines the military actions and events of the Great War in chronological order, depicting the actions of the belligerents on the Western, Eastern, and Southern Fronts, in the colonies, on sea, and in the air, in the order in which they entere ..."