Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Macedonia and the Failure of Ottoman Reforms
An essay on the Ottoman Empire's resistance against the revolutionary nationalist movement. Discusses the Ottoman reform.
Islami City
Islami City: The Abbasids
An extensive description of the accomplishments and reforms brought about by the Abbasid rulers. Discusses many governmental and societal reforms.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: America at the Centennial
A lesson plan requiring student to analyze primary documents from the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876. Students interpret what these historical artifacts say "about the lives and values of Americans in 1876" among other things.
Library of Congress
Loc: Music and u.s. Reform History: Stand Up and Sing
Throughout American history, popular music has reflected the mood and opinions of the times. By exploring sheet music, students analyze issues related to industrialization and reform to answer the essential question, "How does society...
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Reform Movement
Defines the Reform movement and lists major points regarding the different phases in its development. Also covers controversial topics and the Reform movement in the United States.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Moses Mendelssohn
An essay written by Mendelssohn, who defines Judaism and discusses his feelings towards it.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Reform in Britain
How did Britain avoid a revolution amongst their own in England? Discover how several Parliamentary reforms played a role in a brewing revolution. This slideshow will enhance studying nineteenth century Britain.
Other
Ed Web: Trends in Education Reform
A chapter (of a hyperbook entitled Exploring Technology and School Reform) that looks at the history of educational reform. The paper also examines the changes in education that have been produced. There are links to discussions of when...
Other
American Jewish Archives: Great Voices of Reform Judaism: Stephen M. Wise
Discover the impact Dr. Wise had on the reform of Judaism and read about his views on topics such as zionism, antisemitism, and justice.
Princeton University
Princeton University: The Abbasids (750 1517)
An article which discusses the changes that were brought about by the Abbasids. Includes a family tree and resources for more information.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Progressive Era
Read about the first two decades of the twentieth century, when Texans shared the optimism and confidence that permeated American society in the time period called the Progressive Era.
Other
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: The Women's Suffrage Movement
Two-part lesson plan teaches students about the impact of the Progressive Movement on women's suffrage. Students will learn about rights, reform, Woodrow Wilson, and the 19th Amendment. Links to related learning material for students and...
US National Archives
Docsteach: The New Deal: Revolution or Reform?
Students will analyze primary sources related to the New Deal. They will analyze specific documents to determine if overall the New Deal represents a revolution or a reform in our history.
Migration Policy Institute
Migration Policy Institute: Immigration in the United States
This country profile examines key legislative events that form the history of the U.S. immigration system, the size and attributes of the immigrant population in the country, the characteristics of legal and illegal immigration streams,...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Un Partition Plan, September 1947
This authentic UN map depicts the political lines to be drawn to partition Palestine as established in 1947.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Israeli Population Statistics Table
A table sorting population demographics by religion, age, and urban centers.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Partition Plan
The background for creating a plan to partition Palestine, as well as the details of the plan itself and its effects are discussed.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Outspoken: Chicago's Free Speech Tradition
A virtual library exhibit about free speech, focusing on the principles that unite Americans and the conflicts that divide them.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Quiz 3
A quick comprehension check over reform movements in the US during the mid 1800s.
University of Calgary
The Protestant Reformation
Resource presents the Protestant Reformation in brief outline form from "Background" to "Roman Catholic Reformation."
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: Turn of the Century African American Reformers
A brief outline of information about African Americans & reform during the Progressive Era. Links to more information on Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey.
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame: Summary of "A Nation at Risk"
The University of Notre Dame offers an overview of the report "A Nation at Risk" (The Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983), that stated that American education was not meeting its goals. Summarizes the findings of the report and...
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame: Summary of "Goals 2000"
An overview from the University of Notre Dame of "Goals 2000 - The Clinton Administration Education Program." Discusses modern educational reform. Describes the "National Education Goals," which are part of the Goals 2000: Educate...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Carlo Goldoni
This is a good source of information about the life and times of Carlo Goldoni. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.