Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte 12/2018

This video is a summary of the history of the United States of America, since the arrival of the first colonists in North America until today (20 minutes, USA: Patraeon 2019).

In this New York Times lesson students will learn about the problems of poverty and economic inequality in America and then will research possible solutions as they propose a new war on poverty for 2014 (2014).

Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers (YouTube 2012).

Explore how the U.S. acquired North America in this interactive map of every Native American land cession since the birth of the nation (USA 2020).

The National Humanities Center presents America in Class: primary and secondary resources, webinars, and lessons for history and literature teachers (USA 2021).

Three student readings, discussion questions, and suggestions for inquiry engage students in exploring the role of money in politics (USA: Teachable Moment 2010-19).

America grew from a colony to a superpower in 200 years. (9 minutes / USA; Vox 2016-21)

The essay was written in 1774, and just a few weeks later the first anti-slavery society in America was formed in Philadelphia. Paine (1736-1809) was a founding member (USA 2014).

In this lesson students learn that the recent anti-immigrant rhetoric follows a long tradition of nativist sentiment in America (The Lowdown, USA 2016)