"We have had quite a bit of stability even in the worst-case scenarios, hyperinflation, default and a complete melt-down of the banking system in 2001.
"Greece is a playground compared to what happened in Argentina."
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BBC - Religion: Religions - 17 views
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Good resource for general info on a lot of religions around the globe!
BBC News - Audio slideshow: Mapping Africa - 13 views
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Audio Slideshow - Mapping Africa Mapping Africa is a five minute narrated overview of the changing map of Africa from the 14th Century through today. The slideshow features explanations of the features of different historical maps of Africa.
BBC News - Today - History teaching: 'A total disgrace' - 5 views
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Thought-provoking critique of history teaching in schools.
BBC - History - British History in depth: Black Death - 9 views
BBC - A History of the World - About - British Museum - 100 Objects - 8 views
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This is a really cool site! There is also a podcast to accompany each object. There is an audio podcast and an enlargeable graphic of the object. These are great to use as bellwork, or within a lesson, or even as homework! I usually devise my own set of question(s) to go with the podcast and object - whether quiz style questions or longer discussion style questions.
BBC - Primary History - 6 views
BBC News - English language 'originated in Turkey' - 7 views
BBC News - Argentina's Dirty War lessons for the world - 3 views
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"There are many countries where impunity reigns and I would say the most disappointing - obviously on a different scale - is the United States where the torture that has happened during the war on terror is not being investigated by political decisions not to investigate it." "In the US there are civil society groups that pursue justice very valiantly but in terms of public opinion there is still this idea that these are people we don't care about, names we can't pronounce." He added: "There is generally an attitude that if torture keeps us safe then we don't really care about it.
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"Argentina has moved on, is moving on and in fact is moving on thanks to the trials not in spite of them. It is moving on to more respect for freedom of expression, freedom of association."
BBC History - 4 views
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GCSE Bitesize History Topics
BBC News - How Napoleon's semaphore telegraph changed the world - 3 views
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A fictionalized version of this line-of-sight telegraphy exists in some of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, called the Clacks.
BBC - History: World War One - 13 views
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A glossy and well-resourced site with information on the main conflicts of the twentieth century. Takes a British perspective (unsurprisingly).
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This is a great site! I am very impressed with the quality of the pictures and the use of them.
BBC News - France's new medieval castle - 7 views
BBC NEWS | World News America | Capturing history a picture at a time - 0 views
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Follow Andrew Carroll on Twitter at http://twitter.com/hereiswhere
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This is a 5 minute video video introduction to the "Here is Where" Project. "President Harry Truman once said that "the only thing new in this world is the history you don't know." Andrew Carroll is determined that many more Americans will know about their country's past, and particularly about quirky, previously obscure events and locations.He calls his project "Here is Where..." and he is traveling through all 50 states photographing and writing about long-forgotten people and places.\n\nIn this First Person account, Andrew provides examples of the historical 'nuggets' he's unearthing."
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