It was not until that a small band of Treasury Department employees forced the government to respond. See also the classroom discussion questions for this resource. As the fighting grows more fierce and sweeps across nations, ordinary citizens join the war effort, often at great sacrifice. Explore the effects of World War II on civilians. Was Hitler a Passionate Lunatic?
This exercise is aimed at getting pupils to look at conflicting evidence and assessing their reliability. It can be used as an introduction to looking at the issue of appeasement and the decisions that were made in the run up to the outbreak of the war.
From Learning Curve. Key Stage Chamberlain and Hitler, What was Chamberlain trying to do? Is it unfair to criticize Chamberlain for mis-judging Hitler? Students could try to construct the case for Chamberlain. From the UK National Archives.
German Occupation of the Rhineland, What should Britain do about it? Documents reveal the motives and attitudes of the British government as they discuss their options. The extracts from the Cabinet minutes also show how little room for maneuvering British politicians actually had. This provides a good case-study of British appeasement policy. Junior General: 20th Century This site, aimed at middle school students, attempts to illustrate military history through the use of tabletop simulations of historical battles.
Ranging in time from ancient Egypt to World War II, to the Vietnam war, these simulations will be applicable to many history classes. Each simulation requires rulers, dice, and maps and paper soldiers printed out from the website. These complex simulations will require considerable amounts of class time, as well as preparation time by the instructor. However, they have the potential to create a unique and engaging experience.
As well as providing extensive information about the simulations themselves, the website also lists books and other sites with more historical information about many of the conflicts. Changing Perspectives on the Japanese Internment Experience In this interactive and multi-disciplinary lesson, students learn about the role that perspective plays in the writing of history by focusing on the changing views about Japanese-American internment camps during World War II.
Awesome Stories lesson plans are free to schools and libraries. Many important issues are addressed and offered for student debate. The guide also has several class activities and projects map making, research, etc. Nazi Designers of Death Nearly 50 years after the Holocaust, discover how a British historian gathered powerful evidence to show how Nazi death camps were planned and constructed. PBS activity for middle school students. The name McDowell was dropped for unknown reasons and the Vikings began referring to themselves as the Erin Viene, which means the people of the west.
Erin Viene was later shortened to Irving, which again was spelled many ways. There is Irving, Ervin, Irwin, etc. The Scots pursued many alliances in their pursuit of a united Scotland. The Scots typically married their daughters off to the Kings of England and of Norway and they also used the Vikings when they needed something dirty done.
The Erin Viene, or Irvings, became landed gentry and actually became one of the lines of the kings of Scotland. Alexanders one though iv of Irving served as Kings until one died without an heir. Next in line was a Norweigian princess named Margaret, known as the Maid of Norway.
Edward I of England sought to betroth the young Margraret to his son but she died at the tender age of seven. Edward I had a real problem with King John, whose mother was a McDowell and who was the daughter of one the daughters who had been married off to a king of England. Thus enter the rebellion of the Scots and the historical inacuracies of Braveheart. I spell it that way because I see it spelled that way more often than any other way. I have read many battle accounts looking for some clue that General McDowell may have suffered from a head injury and or seizures and have found none.
I have had epilepsy since I was a child and I am currently treated by a specialist in Epilepsy at Barrows Neurological Institute.
I asked him once if visual agnosia was hereditary. You know, on the day of the battle McDowell was apparently laid low for a time in the morning, the result, so they say, of his having consumed a whole watermellon the evening before he had a notoriously prodigious appetite.
But maybe it was something else? Well, Harry, the McDowells are notorious for being teetotalers but they sure do like to eat. When pregnant with my son Brian I could not get enough watermelon to eat. The Vikings did not consume alcohol. Their drinks were based on honey because they did not have enough land to establish vinyards and produce wine. My son Brian turned down an appointment to West Point. He said the Army knows how to make everything but peace and peace is what he wants.
He now works for the University of Phoenix. My comment alluded to the possibility of an epileptic seizure. IIRC, one description of him that morning said that he was prostrate at the side of the road on a blanket. No army makes anything. Well said, Harry, and that is why I am hooked on your blog. I have found no evidence that General McDowell had a seizure disorder. Military head injuries are the number one cause of seizures. Being found by the side of the road prostrate could be the result of a heat stroke, a heart attack, or any number of conditions.
His family actually left America during the Revolutionary War and returned when the war was over. Now the Irish McDowells are a different matter. The Irish Republican Army was one of the first terrorist organizations. They were making up tactics never taught at Westpoint. Many never saw the Civil War coming. General McDowell had about troops at Bull Run but only riflemen. The troops he had were lucky to get socks and boots.
Not too great. I actually enjoyed the long suspenseful build-up to the punchline more than the punchline itself. Looks like this could be an interesting character for her; it seems different from her usual types of characters. The big centerpiece sketch of the night, Micro-Dentists, was strong and there was also a Nick the Lounge Singer installment that was carried by a particularly great Bill Murray performance, but they were surrounded by a lot of average or ho-hum material.
I wish he had hosted during an earlier season in this era, back when the writing was better. My full set of screencaps for this episode is here. Amazing to watch this episode and realize how old he was back in yet still funny and high-energy. As he was until the end. The Micro Dentists sketch seemed to be referencing Fantastic Voyage , perhaps obvious to old timers but not to younger folk.
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