History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett

Updated as of 2 October 05

Today in History:

On October 2, 1780, Major John André, a British spy associated with Benedict Arnold, was executed on this day in history. 

Quote of the Day:

"In my view we are much worse off now than when we went into Iraq. This is not a partisan position. I voted for these guys."

A senior figure at a military-sponsored think tank as told to James Fallows in "Bush's Lost Year" in The Atlantic Monthly (Oct. 2004)

Was the 2004 Election Stolen?

Take the Ann Coulter Quiz

Where are you politically? Take the Neocon Quiz and find out.

"History is Far too Important to be left to History Professors"

Teaching isn't such a novel idea

Announcements

Age of Despotism

Age of Total War

Current  History

Dictators and Dems

DDE in War & Peace

Splendid Little Wars

Terrorism Online

World War II Online

Bibliography: History of Disease

Bioterrorism

Contemporary Terrorist Organizations

How to Write an Essay

Map of Islamic Terrorist Cells in the U.S.A.

PowerPoint Notes

Reaction Papers

TASK Information Updates

Terrorism Cybrary

Terrorism Filmography

Terrorism Glossary

Yahoo! Groups TASK Teachers

Modern World Civilization

Handout Eight A

Topic: The Irish Famine

OUTLINE: 

VIIIA. The Irish Famine.

1. Background.
2. Responding to the Crisis.
3. Political Consequences.
4. Coming to America.
5. American Perceptions of the Irish.

QUESTIONS: 

1. What was the basis of the Irish famine that occurred in the mid-1840s and was one of the worst tragedies in Europe in the nineteenth century?
2. How did the British government respond to the crisis? Who benefited from the Irish suffering?
3. What were the long-term consequences of the Irish famine for the Irish, the British, and Americans? Explain.
4. How did Americans view the Irish as they flocked to the United States? How was this portrayed in American political cartoons?

 TERMS:

 King Spud

Potato Blight

Fenian Brotherhood

New Poor Law of 1838

Amending Act of 1843

Exchequer

Nativists