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Lesson 4: The New Order for "Greater East Asia"
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For American diplomacy, the war against Japan was not just about the destruction of Japanese supremacy in the Pacific, China, and Southeast Asia. The ultimate issue was just what would replace Japan's imperial design of a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." This lesson plan focuses on two major postwar problems"”the future of China and (using French Indochina as a test case) the future of Western imperialism in Southeast Asia.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 4: The Second Inaugural Address (1865): Restoring the American Union
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The newly re-elected Abraham Lincoln sought to unite the American people by interpreting the waning conflict as a divine judgment upon both sides of the war. This lesson will examine Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address to determine how he sought to reunite a divided country through a providential interpretation of the Civil War.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 4: Thomas Jefferson on the Sedition Act
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What arguments were put forth in objection to the Sedition Act? Supporters of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison believed the Sedition Act was designed to repress political opposition to President John Adams and the Federalists.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 4: Victory in the Pacific, 1943-1945
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The U.S. victory over the Japanese Navy at Midway succeeded in stopping the Axis advance in the Pacific, and by early 1943 the Marines had driven the Japanese from Guadalcanal. This lesson will guide students through the military campaigns of the Pacific theater, tracing the path of the Allied offensives.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 5: Consequences of the Sedition Act
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In 1798, Jefferson predicted the consequences of the passage of the Sedition (and Alien) Act. In this lesson, students will look at documents reflecting some of the consequences of the Sedition Act. How close was Jefferson's prediction?

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History
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson Five. Hosting a Diplomatic Reception
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In this lesson students synthesize the information gathered in the earlier intelligent briefings and in the written intelligence in order to build a relationship with one other team of student diplomats

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson One. The Omnipotence of the Majority
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In this lesson, students are introduced to Tocqueville's argument about the "omnipotent" power of the majority in America and its consequences. After an initial statement that the "very essence" of democracy is majority rule, he contrasts the means by which state constitutions artificially increase the power of the majority with the U.S. Constitution, which checks that power.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson Three. The Power of the Majority over Thought
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In Tocqueville's discussion of how the majority in America constrains freedom of thought, he makes some of the most extreme criticisms against democracy. For example, he says "I do not know any country where, in general, less independence of mind and genuine freedom of discussion reign than in America"; and, "there is no freedom of mind in America."

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson Two. Empire Intelligence Briefings
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A key role of diplomats is to gather and analyze intelligence. In this lesson, students acting as diplomats will present a short "intelligence briefing" to the representatives of the other Early Modern empires.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson Two. The Tyranny of the Majority
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In this lesson, students continue their examination of Tocqueville's argument about the power of the majority and its consequences. Having suggested previously that the majority can crush a minority without even hearing its screams, he elaborates on the dangers of unchecked and unlimited power in democratic America and how to deal with it.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Let Freedom Ring: The Life & Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Students listen to a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., view photographs of the March on Washington, and study King's use of imagery and allusion in his "I Have a Dream" speech.

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Arts and Humanities
History
Literature
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
The Letters and Poems of Emily Dickinson
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Long perceived as a recluse who wrote purely in isolation, Emily Dickinson in reality maintained many dynamic correspondences throughout her lifetime and specifically sought out dialogues on her poetry. These correspondences"”both professional and private"”reveal a poet keenly aware of the interdependent relationship between poet and reader.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Life in Old Babylonia: The Importance of Trade
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Trade was critical to Old Babylonia, where many highly prized natural resources were scarce but agricultural goods were in surplus. A vibrant trading system developed, bringing manufactured goods and raw materials from as far as Turkey, and even India, 1500 miles away. Trade became integral to the economy and the culture. In this lesson, students explore the trade industry in Old Babylonia and its far-flung influence.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Life in the North and South 1847-1861: Before Brother Fought Brother
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More Americans lost their lives in the Civil War than in any other conflict. How did the United States arrive at a point at which the South seceded and some families were so fractured that brother fought brother?

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021