Modern World History
Era Eight: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement
(1900–1945)
Women at the Heart of War, 1939–1945
This unit introduces students to Chinese, Russian, British, German, and American war sources, including letters, interviews, cartoons, and statistics. Students will consider how women responded as fighters, workers, patriots, and victims, as well as wives and mothers, to the demands of “total war” and how the parts they played in the conflict challenged traditional ideas about women’s “proper role” in society. Students will reflect on some of the ethical dilemmas that wartime conditions may dictate. The unit’s primary sources are closely tied to commonly taught themes such as the homefront, the Holocaust, and the Chinese Revolution. 71 p. Grades 9–12
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Mao and Gandhi:
Alternate Paths to National Independence and Social Change
Co-Published with the Asia Society
Despite their mutual commitment to social justice and nation-building, Gandhi and Mao offer two contrasting styles of leadership— one nonviolent and the other based on the premise that political power comes from force. This unit will compare and contrast these two major leaders in terms of both the objectives they sought to achieve and the methods they used to carry out their programs. 89 p. Grades 9 –12
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