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the Making History Project
These hosted pages either describe or contain the content of
projects created by my history students from Taft and Northside
College Prep High Schools in Chicago..We offer our knowledge to the world.
E-mail me with any
questions or comments and I will post them.
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Polish
Nationalism
A. Hetherington, E. Graham, & N. Alam explore the
nuts and bolts of European nationalism using the nation of
Poland as a model. (2006) |
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America,
the Beautiful
N. Bencun and J. Pirpris talk to two immigrants
from the Balkan peninsula about what pulled them and their
families to the United States. (2008) |
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Coming Home
R. McDermott, S. Tierney, and D. Griffin talk to
a veteran about what it was like to fight and return from the unpopular
Vietnam War.
(2008) |
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Haiti's
No Joke
D. Beres presents a very short and incomplete
comic strip history of modern Haiti. He never intended it to be
a video, but he has a sense of humor. This is not an MHP. Just
fun. (2006) |
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That
Fateful Year
Here you can view two of three episodes
created by N. Ficek, A. Jajte, and P. Janik that explore the
watershed year in American history of 1968. (2008) |
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Stonewall Riots
C. Nicholson and A. Klemensiewicz. (2017) |
Dehumanization of LGBT+
N. Solarz, S. Lynn, S. Manzullo, E. Woodson (2017)
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Websites created by my former students...
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Sovietization of Russia
A. Kowligy and M. Burt question whether Russia is
progressing as a democracy or devolving into dictatorship by looking
at Russian history and speaking to Russian immigrants. (2006) |
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The Muslim Experience
Muslim immigrants have become a major force in
Western politics. This project by W. Killman, J. Galang, & M. Kucan,
explores the Muslim experience. Some items have been removed
at request of one of the authors. (2006) |
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It Took a Dream
M. Calvert, A. Ahmetovich, and A. Michaelec
interview a woman who challenged the status quo of segregation in 1950's Illinois when she married a man who was
African-American. (2008) |
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London's
Gay Subculture
J. Kurisunkal interviewed a homosexual who came
of age at the height of the AIDS epidemic in England. Gay rights
and what it was to come out of the closet is explored. (2006)
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German Economic Giant
S. Jerome explores the resurgent post-Cold War
German economy and answers questions about the future of the EU
in the global marketplace. (2006)
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Displaced
Persons
A. Catalan and K. Malanowska explore the
confusing aftermath of WW2 and the people it displaced. A
heartbroken many came to the U.S. and have an important story to
tell. (2008)
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Focus
on Communism
An excellent website created by A. Gromek, G.
Chorabik, & P. Mielcarek explores the Cold War from both the
Soviet and American side, with a focus on how its politics
affected people on both sides of the "iron curtain." (2008)
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AIDS and HIV
M. Rudolf and M. Tozer (2017) |
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