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Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives

Archive. A collection of resources and programs on the history and legacy of the Abraham Lincoln Brigades.

Time Periods: 20th Century, Prosperity, Depression, & World War II: 1920 - 1944

Themes: US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Catonsville Nine Website | Zinn Education Project: Teaching People's History

Catonsville Nine Files

Archive. Features documents, photos, and audio and video accounts about the Catonsville Nine who burned Vietnam war draft files.

Time Periods: 20th Century, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974

Themes: Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Eduardo Relero Apple Store in Madrid | Zinn Education Project

Congo, Coltan, and Cell Phones: A People’s History

Teaching Activity. By Alison Kysia. 28 pages. In this lesson, students learn about the colonial history of Congo, debate responsibility for crimes against humanity, and investigate the connection, past and present, between the exploitation of natural resources and violence.

Time Periods: 19th Century, 20th Century

Themes: Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, World History/Global Studies

Dirty Oil and Shovel-Ready Jobs: A Role Play on Tar Sands and the Keystone XL Pipeline

Teaching Activity. By Abby Mac Phail. 17 pages. Rethinking Schools. A role play on the Keystone XL Pipeline battle.

Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 - Present

Themes: Climate Justice, Environment, Native American, Organizing, US Foreign Policy, World History/Global Studies

Film Tackles the U.S. Occupation of Japan: ‘ANPO: Art X War’

Teaching Activity. By Moé Yonamine. 11 pages. Rethinking Schools. Lesson based on ANPO: Art X War, a documentary about visual resistance to U.S. military bases in Japan by Japan’s foremost contemporary artists.

Themes: Art & Music, US Foreign Policy, World History/Global Studies

Greed as a Weapon: Teaching the Other Iraq War

Teaching Activity. By Adam Sanchez. 14 pages. Rethinking Schools. A role play investigating the economic consequences of the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 - Present

Themes: Economics, Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, World History/Global Studies

Haiku and Hiroshima: Teaching About the Atomic Bomb

Teaching Activity. By Wayne Au. 3 pages. Rethinking Schools. Lesson for high school students on the bombing of Hiroshima using the film Barefoot Gen and haiku.

Time Periods: 20th Century, Prosperity, Depression, & World War II: 1920 - 1944, Cold War: 1945 - 1960

Themes: Language Arts, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

History Textbooks: “Theirs” and “Ours”: A Rebellion or a War of Independence?

Teaching Activity. By John DeRose. 4 pages. Rethinking Schools. Analysis of textbook passages from different countries, videos and books are used to explore different perspectives about the same event in history, i.e. "Philippine-American War" vs. "War of Philippine Independence."

Time Periods: 20th Century, Turn of the Century: 1900 - 1909

Themes: Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

The Other Internment: Teaching the Hidden Story of Japanese Latin Americans During WWII

Teaching Activity. By Moé Yonamine. 18 pages. Rethinking Schools. Poetry, photography, and text are used in this role play to teach about the seldom told history of Japanese Latin American internment during WWII.

Time Periods: 20th Century, Prosperity, Depression, & World War II: 1920 - 1944

Themes: Asian American, Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Immigration, Laws & Citizen Rights, Racism & Racial Identity, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

Rethinking What We Know About the Vietnam War

Teaching Activity. Zinn Education Project. 21 pages. Two lessons to introduce key facts about the Vietnam War and the Pentagon Papers, documents that provide essential history that is often ignored by textbooks.

Time Periods: 20th Century, Cold War: 1945 - 1960, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974, Post-Civil Rights Era: 1975 - 2000

Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

Rethinking the Vietnam War | Zinn Education Project

Rethinking the Teaching of the Vietnam War

Teaching Activity. By Bill Bigelow. Rethinking Schools. A role play on the history of the Vietnam War that is left out of traditional textbooks.

Time Periods: 20th Century, Cold War: 1945 - 1960, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974

Themes: Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

A Revolution of Values

Teaching Activity. By Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 3 pages. Text of speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the Vietnam War, followed by three teaching ideas.

Time Periods: 20th Century, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974

Themes: African American, Civil Rights Movements, Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Sandino Rebellion: A Documentary History

Archive. A digital collection of over 3,300 documents from the Sandino Rebellion in Nicaragua, 1927-1934.

Time Periods: Prosperity, Depression, & World War II: 1920 - 1944

Themes: US Foreign Policy, World History/Global Studies

Teaching the Vietnam War: Beyond the Headlines

Teaching Activity. By the Zinn Education Project. 100 pages. Eight lessons about the Vietnam War, Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers, and whistleblowing.

Time Periods: 20th Century, Cold War: 1945 - 1960, People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974

Themes: Media, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements, World History/Global Studies

Tè Tremblé: An Unnatural Disaster: A Trial Role Play Probes the Roots of Devastation in Haiti

Teaching Activity. By Adam Sanchez. Rethinking Schools. A trial role play asks students to question the role played by the U.S. government and other international actors in the 2010 earthquake.

Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 - Present

Themes: Imperialism, US Foreign Policy, World History/Global Studies

U.S.–Mexico War Tea Party - Spanish Version | Zinn Education Project

U.S. Mexico War: “We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God”

Teaching Activity. Lesson by Bill Bigelow and student reading by Howard Zinn. 21 pages. Rethinking Schools. Interactive activity introduces students to the history and often untold story of the U.S.-Mexico War. Roles available in Spanish.

Time Periods: 19th Century, Early 19th Century: 1800 - 1849

Themes: Imperialism, Latinx, Slavery and Resistance, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

What the Tour Guide Didn’t Tell Me: Tourism, Colonialism, and Resistance in Hawai’i

Teaching Activity. By Wayne Wah Kwai Au. 5 pages. Rethinking Schools. Lesson on the history of Hawai'i and the impact of colonization and tourism.

Time Periods: 20th Century, Turn of the Century: 1900 - 1909

Themes: Asian American, Imperialism, Pacific Islander, Racism & Racial Identity, US Foreign Policy

Whose “Terrorism”?

Teaching Activity. By Bill Bigelow. 11 pages. Rethinking Schools. Using scenarios based on real situations, this lesson helps middle and high school students examine the definition of terrorism and the use of the term terrorism in the media and U.S. foreign policy.

Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 - Present

Themes: US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Bush II and the “War on Terror”

Teaching Activity. By Gayle Olson-Raymer. 18 pages. Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 24 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on George W. Bush, the "War on Terror," Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Patriot Act.

Time Periods: 21st Century, 2001 - Present

Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, US Foreign Policy, Wars & Related Anti-War Movements

Caribbean Connections: Moving North

Teaching Guide. Edited by Catherine Sunshine and Keith Warner. 2005. 240 pages. Literature and essays about Caribbean life in the United States.

Themes: Immigration, Latinx, US Foreign Policy