by astoundz | Feb 18, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
China-Japan ties at ‘historic turning point’ after Shinzo Abe’s visit, but can the goodwill hold? Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s latest China visit marked a major effort to reset the tumultuous relations between the two Asian giants amid a backdrop of historical...
by astoundz | Feb 14, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA Introduction A. Historical Background Foreign countries controlled all of Southeast Asia, except Thailand, during the early 1900s. Britain ruled Burma and Malaya. The Philippines fought a war of independence against Spain from 1896 to 1898;...
by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
Introduction Throughout its history, Taiwan’s internal politics have been inextricably linked with its cross-Strait relations with China. This lesson examines the modern history of Taiwan, and then focuses on the current political and security situation of the island....
by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
An Introduction to Southeast Asia Today By Linda G. Levister Overarching goal: To introduce students to the effects of natural and man made environments on some of the people of Southeast Asia that they will develop a greater understanding of Diaspora and in turn...
by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
Angkor What? Angkor Wat! Introduction Beginning in the 9th century the Khmer empire, which was based in what is today northwestern Cambodia, began to gather power and territory in mainland Southeast Asia. It would grow to be one of the largest empires in Southeast...
by astoundz | Feb 13, 2020 | Asia, Educator Resources, Lesson Plans
Cambodia Lesson Plan: the Khmer Rouge Scott Church, Guilford High School, Rockford, Illinois July 2003 Grade Level(s): 9-11 Subject: Honors World History; Regular US History Topic: What are the social, economic and political effects of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia?...
