10 Questions in Scotland Trivia Quiz

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Questions About India. Post-colonial Theory: Terms and Definitions

Who was to blame for the partition of India? Why did Partition lead to one of the greatest mass migrations in human history, and who was to blame for the violence that resulted? With reference to the material you have studied, evaluate the concept of partition as a geopolitical solution to historic religious and ethnic …

Who Were the Major Players of WWII?

Any 8th grade student of WWII should be able to name, be able to recognize a photo, and describe the political position of the two Prime Ministers of Britain (one followed the other; they were opposites); the two presidents of the United States; the dictator of Soviet Russia; the French general who led free France; …

What Happened At the First Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY, 1848?

Learn about the movement for women's equality that precipitated the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, and what its attendees - including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott - hoped to achieve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcYhuG1y3bc Division At Seneca Falls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ir5CgK3LhM American Experience | PBS At first closely intertwined, the abolition and suffrage movements were called to make a …

Essential Questions on Russian Revolution, Khans, Cold War, Ataturk, ETC

Crash Course has now posted "office hours" on Youtube for many of its courses, primarily for students facing E-O-G or AP tests. For world history, host John Green and social studies teacher Cathy Keller answer the following questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k0v5ZvZrVQ&t=538s 06:02 Causes and effects of the Russian revolution 15:55 Who was Genghis Khan and how was …

When Was America Founded?

This is a thought question for students, with not just one right answer. Indeed, there could be about 20 different answers to the question. Students should be able to articulate at least five dates for America's founding. Among them: Thirty thousand years ago, when modern humans migrated from Sibera through the Bering Strait Land Bridge. …

10 Questions About the Origins of the (First) Cold War

Reviewing the first Cold War: Name the location of at least five and up to 30 proxy wars between the US and the Soviet Union 1946-1990.Who was George Koval and why is he considered a traitor to the US? Was he? Some say in the long-run he was a peacekeeper. At Potsdam in July, 1945, …

Afghanistan and US Role in the World. Your Thoughts?

Dear Readers, I’ve been thinking, reading and watching a lot about Afghanistan. I have very mixed feelings about America’s withdrawal. The idealist in me wants the U.S. to stay for generations if necessary, with a presence of a few hundred or a few thousand, to insure that Afghanistan does not become a nest for international …

A New Civil War in 2025?

Dear Readers, I started "Slender Threads" on Substack partly because I fear that the U.S. is careening towards a new civil war. I think it is highly likely that one political party or the other will not accept the results of the 2024 presidential election, charging either massive voter fraud or voter suppression if they lose, no matter …

Improving Critical Thinking By Asking What, How, and Most Importantly, Why

Though the cultures of the US and China are very different -- one is rugged individualist, the other is collectivist -- educators in both countries struggle to cultivate critical thinkers. In both cultures, rote learning is far easier and far more commonplace than critical thinking. Brian Oshiro, a teacher trainer and evaluator in both the …