Changes in work, geography, and economics influenced the emergence of the Second Great Awakening. In this video Kim explores some of the social and economic factors in the early nineteenth century that may have led to the religious revival.
What was the Second Great Awakening? Kim discusses the origins and major ideas behind this period of religious revival in the early nineteenth century in the United States.
The Second Great Awakening played a role in major reform movements of the nineteenth century, including temperance and abolition. In the last video in this series, Kim discusses some of the new religious movements and reform movements that grew out of the Second Great Awakening.
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is a historically violent American organization that has operated in three periods to promote white supremacy and white nationalism and resist immigration. Founded after the Civil War as a secret society by Confederate generals, the First Klan’s primary focus was subverting Republican Reconstruction policies and preventing emancipated African Americans from receiving the benefits of citizenship. Despite its success disrupting black political participation through threats and actual violence, federal government efforts to suppress the Klan in 1870-1871 forced in a major decline in its activities.
Xerxes launches an attack on Greece by land and by sea, culminating in the Battle of Thermopylae.
How did regional differences between the North and South related to slavery lead to tensions in the years leading up to the Civil War? Kim compares the economic and ideological differences that drove the sections apart.
In this activity, students will identify and draw conclusions about the relationship between the legislative, executive and judicial branches by critically analyzing primary sources. Using the scale, they will decide whether the United States government more appropriately fits the concept of "separation of powers" or "shared powers." They will formulate an opinion about each document and place it on the scale accordingly, and support their opinions with specific evidence from the primary sources.
An introduction to the Serbian and Macedonian fronts
An introduction to Serbian losses in World War I
An overview of how a manor was organized in Medieval Europe. Discussion of serfs and serfdom.
This collection uses primary sources to explore settlement houses during the Progressive Era. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
The Seven Years' War (known in North America as the French and Indian War) was the first truly global war, in which the British and the French competed to be the world's foremost imperial power. In this video, Kim discusses the background to the conflict and what each combatant wished to achieve.
The first years of the Seven Years' War didn't go well for the British (even though 22 year old George Washington was in command!). Then they decided to spend a lot of money on winning the war -- and they succeeded! The only problem was how to pay back their debt . . . maybe some new taxes on the American colonists?
What if Shakespeare's Julius Caesar was set in a modern and newly independent nation? What do citizens look for in a leader? In this lesson, students not only consider the significance of this updated staging and political quandary, but will address important questions about how and why Shakespeare is adopted, adapted, and appropriated by people around the world in order for them to express their own political and social concerns through the universal language of Shakespeare.
At the end of the Mythic Period of China's history, the Xia dynasty gave way to the Shang Dynasty… if the Xia really existed at all! Sal gives an overview of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties—societies that lived between the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers—and discusses their cultural practices, their bronzeworking, and the origins of a Chinese identity.
Which events of the first half of the twentieth century had the greatest impact on shaping national identity between 1890 and 1945? In this video, Kim compares the effect of major developments like the Great Depression and World II on American core beliefs about individualism, culture, and the proper US role in the world.
This collection uses primary sources to explore Shays' Rebellion. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
This art history video discussion examines Cindy Sherman's "Untitled Film Still #21," 1978, gelatin silver print, 7.5 x 9.5 inches or 19.1 x 24.1 cm (MoMA).
An overview of the Japanese Medieval period in which Shoguns ruled under the bakufu (shogunate) feudal system. Discussion of daimyo during the Kamakura and Muromachi/Ashikaga periods. Samurai and bushido.
Why was Antietam such an important battle in the Civil War? Kim discusses the international effects of the battle of Antietam.