Curated OER
The Effects of European Exploration on the Americas
In this effects of European exploration on the Americas study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in world history and then respond to 2 reflection questions.
Student Handouts
Foreign Affairs
Inform your class about foreign policy during the Reagan administration. The resource includes a reading passage that gives an overview of foreign policy decisions made during the Reagan administration and nine questions for pupils to...
Curated OER
What is Brazil's Government Like?
Students compare and contrast the American system of government with that of Brazil. They research how the Brazilian govenment functions.
Curated OER
Corridos About the Mexican Revolution
High schoolers explore the meaning behind Mexican corridos. In this Mexican Revolution lesson, students discover details about the war and its leaders as they read, analyze, and write their own corridos.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Modern Latin America, 1808 Present
MIT offers an exhaustive collection of materials covering Latin American culture and politics from 1808 through the present and is accompanied with homework/exam possibilities. Issues covered in lecture notes and readings include Latin...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Rule of Porfirio Diaz 1909
Fordham University provides a discussion on the rule of dictator Porfirio Diaz. It talks about his accomplishments, history, beliefs, brutality, and corruption from the perspective of a contemporary historian of the time.