After this starter activity based around a short story by Turgenev, I hand out a detailed handout outlining the growth of political opposition in the reign of Alexander. Students are encouraged to turn this into an illustrated mindmap. As an extension activity students could complete this worksheet based around Michael Bakunin’s “Catechism for a Revolutionist”

“The Soviets have opened a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world’s biggest space station, Mir.

The successful launch of Mir comes just over three weeks after the American space shuttle Challenger disaster, in which seven astronauts died….more“

Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War [more]

Background: The Palestinian Refugee Problem after 1948
As a recap on the events prior to 1956, students use their textbooks to learn more about Al-Nakba (”the catastrophe”) for the Palestinians. There are teacher notes available for this activity.

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