History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett
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History Courses For Dr. Christopher C. Lovett |
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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) 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
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History of Disease Contemporary Terrorist Organizations Map of Islamic Terrorist Cells in the U.S.A.
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Treaty of Versailles Practical Exercise
Background: Students are to select nations that participated, or thought they should have participated at the Versailles Peace Conference in 1919. Those nations included France, Britain, Italy, Japan, and the United Nations, as well as the other parties that either met at Versailles or the other component treaties that comprised the Versailles settlement (Austria, Ottoman Empire, Germany, Bulgaria). Russia was not a party for obvious reasons, but lets assume that the new Soviet Union was fully apprised of the negotiations in Paris. It is the responsibility of the students to represent the nations they select as accurately as possible over a two day period. During that time they shall attempt to reach a just and lasting peace in Europe. Goals: Students shall attempt to (1) represent the policy initiatives of their country as effectively as possible and (2) during a wrap up session offer a policy their nation should have adopted in order to avoid future armed conflict. In order to demonstrate their mastery of the subject, students may elect to offer position papers to other students during the course of the exercise to highlight the realism of the forum. |
