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“An Explosion Took Place”: Teaching the Consequences of Coal Mining
Discussion of using primary sources to teach the effects of nineteenth-century coal mining.
“The Lesson to be Drawn for Japan”: The Origins of Japanese Industrialization
Discussion of teaching the origins of Japanese industrialization
“We the Women Will Fight”: Africa in the Forty Years’ War
Discussion of teaching Africa in the world wars
“The Parsis Built all these Ships without any Assistance from the English”: Indian Shipbuilding in the 1800s
Discussion of the expansion of shipbuilding in nineteenth-century Bombay
“A Turning Point in My Life”: East Asia in the Forty Years’ War
Discussion of teaching East Asia in the World Wars
“Great Number of Hands Congregated Together”: Teaching the Origins of the Factory System
Discussion of using primary sources to teach the consequences of the factory system
“Despierta, borinqueño”: Teaching Early Puerto Rican Nationalism
Teaching Puerto Rican nationalism
“Such a State is Bound to Disappear”: The Middle East in the Forty Years’ War
Discussion of teaching the Middle East during the World Wars
“Every Continent is Affected”: The Forty Years’ War and Decolonizing How We Teach the World Wars
Discussion of teaching the world wars from a global perspective
“The Example of the United States”: Simon Bolivar’s Mixed Feelings
Discussion of Simón Bolivar’s views of the United States
