AP World Unit 6
“Nobody Expected Seasickness”: Oceanic Migration in the Nineteenth Century
Discussion of a primary source describing the experience of transatlantic migration in the late nineteenth century.
“Hopelessness at Home, A Secure Future Overseas”: Teaching Jewish Migration in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century
Discussion of teaching nineteenth and twentieth century Jewish migration in a world historical context.
“We Should All Wear the Fez”: Ottoman Jews in the Late Nineteenth Century
Istanbul has long been one of my favorite cities. Whenever I go there, I explore a new neighborhood or visit a new site. Every trip to Istanbul leads to some new insight or anecdote relevant to teaching world history. My last visit was no different. In the summer of 2022,
Discussing the Legacy of New Imperialism in the Classroom
Discussion of an end of unit activity on New Imperialism
“We the Natives of Togo”: Polite Resistance to Imperialism in German Togoland
An example of elite resistance in Togoland to German imperialism
“The Questions Were Asked by the Teachers”: Decolonizing Pedagogy in World History Classrooms
A discussion of the civilizing mission, colonial education, and how we decolonize our pedagogy.
Rethinking Industrialization and the Nineteenth-Century Global Economy
Discussion of the nineteenth-century global economy, industrialization, and the production revolution
“Organizing the Rice Fields”: Teaching Southeast Asia’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution
Discussion of how to teach Southeast Asia’s economic changes in the nineteenth century
“The Increase of Plantations”: Teaching West Africa’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution
Discussion of how to teach West Africa’s production revolution in the nineteenth century
“The Air is Filled with the Stink of Jute”: Teaching South Asia’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution
Discussion of how to teach South Asia’s economic changes in the nineteenth century
