This page contains links to videos, websites, and other resources that will help you deepen your understanding of global history!
Anytime you are asked to use a video, PowerPoint, or article as part of an activity, this is where it will be listed.
Anytime you are asked to use a video, PowerPoint, or article as part of an activity, this is where it will be listed.
Regents Review
Quizlet allows you to study Global History terms through digital flashcards! After you review the terms and concepts, you can test your knowledge through quizzes and games. Use the links at the top of the page to explore the different features.
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A Regents Prep website created by Oswego County School District that offers quick overviews of key terms, people, and events. The home page contains links to each topic you have studied over the past two years. Click on each link to uncover more details about the topic!
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Current Events
The below links take you to article collections on newsela.com. Each collection contains recent articles about social, political, and economic news relating to a topic or region.
Human Rights
Cold War Review:
*REMINDER: YOUR MIDTERM IS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 31, AND WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1!!
Below is a link to the Cold War page on RegentsPrep.org. This website is a great resource for reviewing topics!
Read through the page for a recap of key terms, events, people, concepts and ideas.
Want some extra credit?
You can earn one extra credit point per flashcard that you create and bring into Ms. Scott.
Use the bolded and underlined terms on the Cold War Regents Prep page.
Below is a link to the Cold War page on RegentsPrep.org. This website is a great resource for reviewing topics!
Read through the page for a recap of key terms, events, people, concepts and ideas.
Want some extra credit?
You can earn one extra credit point per flashcard that you create and bring into Ms. Scott.
Use the bolded and underlined terms on the Cold War Regents Prep page.
The Creation of Nations:
Africa
VICE on HBO Season One: Gangs & Oil (Episode 9)
Segment 2: Nigeria's Oil Pirates
High unemployment, political corruption, and the unequal sharing of oil resources have turned today's Niger Delta into a hell on earth. Oil theft has become big business in Nigeria, costing oil companies more than $7 billion per year while polluting coastal farmlands and fisheries -- and wrecking the lives and livelihoods of local residents. VICE travels to Africa's oil-producing region to meet with oil thieves who refine and sell oil in West Africa, and follows one farmer's attempt to sue a foreign oil company for poisoning his family's land.
Segment 2: Nigeria's Oil Pirates
High unemployment, political corruption, and the unequal sharing of oil resources have turned today's Niger Delta into a hell on earth. Oil theft has become big business in Nigeria, costing oil companies more than $7 billion per year while polluting coastal farmlands and fisheries -- and wrecking the lives and livelihoods of local residents. VICE travels to Africa's oil-producing region to meet with oil thieves who refine and sell oil in West Africa, and follows one farmer's attempt to sue a foreign oil company for poisoning his family's land.
Israel
Arab Israeli Conflict 1948-9
Oct 1, 2007, 11:25 AM Do you prefer to listen to someone talk about a topic? This podcast gives a brief overview of the Arab-Israeli conflict. |
The Creation of Israel
Dhahran British Grammar School A brief reading that focuses on the events leading up to (the causes) of the creation of Israel. |
VICE News:
Kidnappings and Killings Spark Demonstrations in Israel: Rockets and Revenge (Dispatch 1)
VICE News is in Israel and Palestine amid the mounting tension as Israelis and Palestinians prepare for the next round of violent confrontations. In this first dispatch, we go to a protest in the mixed Israeli-Palestinian town of Acre and speak with Palestinians intent on using peaceful means to make their voices heard. |
Pakistan (Partition of India)
Segment 2: World's Most Dangerous Border
VICE on HBO Season One: Bad Borders (Episode 2) The most dangerous place in the world is Kashmir's line of control, which partially occupies the Indian state and separates India from Pakistan. Observers in both India and Pakistan believe the decades-old conflict between the two nations could potentially lead to the end of the world as we know it. VICE travels across Pakistan to the contested line of control in Kashmir, pointing out how close a nuclear apocalypse is yet again. |
"The Hidden Story of Partition and its Legacies"
By Dr. Crispin Bates Last updated 2011-03-03 What issues were left unresolved at the time of India's partition in 1947, and how have they continued to plague both India and Pakistan since independence? |