Vietnam: A Pop Quiz
Note to Teachers: I taught a course on the Vietnam War and the antiwar movement at the University of...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Vietnam: A Pop Quiz
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for FootNotes
The New (And Old) Geopolitics Of The Persian Gulf
Across the world, demand for oil is growing. By 2015, China alone may have to import over 5 million...
Teaching About the Middle East at the High School Level
As anyone who has tried knows, teaching teenagers about places far away, and in which they have no particular...
Ten Things Most Americans Think They Know About Israel … But Don’t
1. It is odd that Jews, a religious group, have Israel as a state. Israel is unique, but not...
Multiculturalism in Classical Islamic Civilization
To talk of “Classical Islamic Civilization” is to make three huge leaps of faith: What do we mean by...
Multiculturalism in World History
The FPRI’s History Institutes are weekend conferences designed to inspire, stimulate debate, and assist high school and junior college...
The Merits and Perils of Teaching About Other Cultures
An Address by Walter A. McDougall to a History Institute for Secondary School Educators and Junior College Faculty, organized...
The Cold War Revisited
The Cold War has always been the subject of intense debate — was it necessary, was it just, why...
The New Cold War History
The Cold War has always been the subject of intense debate— was it necessary, was it just, why did...
Japan’s Schools: Five Lessons
1. Focus on Social Development We are all aware that not everything learned in school is academic. It is...