Sister Dorothy Kazel was an Ursuline Sister from Cleveland, Ohio. She was a member of the Cleveland Latin American Mission team to El Salvador from 1974 until her murder on 2 December 1980 by soldiers of the military junta. She has been celebrated by the Ursuline community and the greater Catholic community as an alleluia person, […]
Read more "Sister Dorothy Kazel on El Salvador, February 1979"This story clip can be aligned to the following Ohio Department of Education Social Studies Standards: American History Content Statement #31: Political debates focused on the extent of the role of government in the economy, environmental protection, social welfare and national security. Contemporary World Issues Content Statement #6: Effective civic participation involves identifying problems or […]
Read more "David Goldberg on Draft Resistance during the Vietnam War"The following clip relates to the Ohio Department of Education curriculum for Social Studies education through: Modern World History Content Statement #4 – Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long- and short-term causal relations. Modern World History Content Statement #19 – Treaties and agreements at the end […]
Read more "Bill Leshinetsky on Immigration and the Korean War"The following clip relates to the Ohio Department of Education curriculum for Social Studies education through: American History Content Statement #28 – Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights. American Government Content Statement #17 – Historically, the United States has struggled […]
Read more "Emily Peck on School Desegregation in Cleveland"The following clip relates to the Ohio Department of Education curriculum for Social Studies education through: American History Content Statement #28 – Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle with racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights. American Government Content Statement #1 – Opportunities for civic engagement with the […]
Read more "Sonja F. Unger on Shaker Heights Activism and the Clark Freeway"The following clip relates to the Ohio Department of Education curriculum for Social Studies education through: Modern World History Content Statement #15 – The consequences of World War I and the worldwide depression set the stage for the Russian Revolution, the rise of totalitarianism, aggressive Axis expansion and the policy of appeasement, which in turn […]
Read more "Hedvika Sfiligoj on Slavic Animosity"The following clip relates to the Ohio Department of Education curriculum for Social Studies education through: American History Content Statement #28 – Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights. American Government Content Statement #7 – Constitutional government in the United States […]
Read more "Russell J. Toppin Sr. on Segregation in Cleveland"The following clip relates to the Ohio Department of Education curriculum for Social Studies education through: American History Content Statement #31 – Political debates focused on the extent of the role of government in the economy, environmental protection, social welfare and national security. World Geography Content Statement #3 – Human modifications of the physical environment […]
Read more "Ben Stefanski on Carl Stokes and Environmentalism"The following clip relates to the Ohio Department of Education curriculum for Social Studies education through: Modern World History Content Statement #4 – Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long- and short-term causal relations. Modern World History Content Statement #19 – Treaties and agreements at the end of […]
Read more "Bill Leshinetsky on Refugee Experience in World War II"The following clip relates to the Ohio Department of Education curriculum for Social Studies education through: Modern World History Content Statement #19 – Treaties and agreements at the end of World War II changed national boundaries and created multinational organizations. Modern World History Content Statement #23 – The breakup of the Soviet Union ended the […]
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