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Eric Beckman

The US and Spanish American Revolutions | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - 0 views

  • Of all the revolutions in modern history, those in Spanish America in the early nineteenth century might be most closely related to eighteenth-century revolution that created the United States
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    Article comparing Latin American Revolutions with the American Revolutions.  Notes some interesting connections.
Eric Beckman

The Mexican Revolution | EDSITEment - 0 views

  • Mexican Revolution, an uprising that took place roughly between 1910 and 1920, recognized as the first major political, social, and cultural revolution of the 20th century.
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    Primary source based lessons on the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920.
Eric Beckman

Two Revolutions in the Atlantic World: Connections between the American Revolution and ... - 0 views

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    Article written by a prominent historian of the French Caribbean that trace the connections between the Haitian, American, and French Revolutions.  Interesting and clearly written.
Eric Beckman

Unpredictable Uprisings - Slide Show - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    12 Slide show tracing mass revolution from the French Revolution to the Arab Spring. Asks the question: what next after successful revolution?
Eric Beckman

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution - 1 views

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    Excellent source of primary sources on the French Revolution. Also includes secondary source descriptions of events. Lynn Hunt, who can be seen in the History Channel's French Revolution Video, was one of the main authors.
Andy Beede

The French Revolution ("Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga) - YouTube - 1 views

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    A catchy parody of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" explaining the French Revolution up to Napoleon. Lyrics are shown on screen. Originally found on teachertube.com (4:59).
Andy Beede

Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31 - 0 views

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    Clocking in at 13:43, John Green explains the social hierarchy (i.e. social structure/race) in Latin America as well as revolutions in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela. I would just use from minute 8 through the end because it's less confusing and focuses on less material.
Eric Beckman

Islam Spain and the history of technology - 0 views

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    Information on contributions of the Islamic world to science and technology. An important piece of the Renaissance and the scientific revolution in Europe, and, of course, important in its own right.
Eric Beckman

Main Page - TLP - 0 views

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    Primary sources in English on Louverture and the Haitian Revolution. It's a wiki.
Eric Beckman

Napoleon Bonaparte video - 0 views

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    The French Revolution and Napoleon in song, with cartoons, in under 3 minutes.
Eric Beckman

French Revolution Digital Archive - 0 views

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    Lots of Sources
Eric Beckman

Cold War Revolutions - YouTube - 0 views

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    Student video explaining the rise and fall of Soviet domination in Eastern Europe in seven and a half minutes.
Eric Beckman

Haiti and the Atlantic World | Sources and Resources for Discussions about Haiti and Ha... - 0 views

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    Blog, Dessalines Reader, Links to Resources
Eric Beckman

Liberty and the American Revolution - 0 views

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    The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has lessons for documents from their collections relating to: The Stamp Act Crisis, Slavery and Abolition, and Breaking from Great Britain.
Eric Beckman

Simon Bolivar: Message to the Congress of Angostura, 1819 - 0 views

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    Simon Bolivar describing Latin America on the eve of independence. Vocab may be a bit much for regular level students, but with vocab support the concepts should be accessible.
Andy Beede

Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30 - 0 views

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    Although a little long (12:35), John Green explains Toussaint L'Overture, France's role in the Americas, and how Haiti was the second country to get its independence from a European colonial power.
Andy Beede

Glasnost and Perestroika: The Failed Reforms that Sparked a Revolution - YouTube - 0 views

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    A History Day project which earned Honorable Mention at the state level in Massachusetts, this 10-minute documentary does a nice job of summarizing the effects of "glasnost" and "perestroika" as well as tracing nationalism and ethnic conflict and how all these things led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
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