S1/E22 The Late Ottoman Empire with Alan Mikhail

S1/E22 The Late Ottoman Empire with Alan Mikhail

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2512015/fan_mail/new] Dr. Alan Mikhail [https://history.yale.edu/people/alan-mikhail] joins Eric and Rob once again to explore themes teachers should consider when developing lessons on the late Ottoman Empire..   Dr. Mikhail is the Chance Family Professor of History at Yale University. His fields of interest include the Middle East, the Early Modern Muslim World, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Early Modern History, Environmental History and the History of Medicine. He is the author of many award winning books including God’s Shadow:  Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World which won the Gold Medal in World History and was long listed for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence.  Dr. Mikhail begins by challenging the notion of decline that is often present in narratives of the Ottoman Empire after the rule of Sulieman.  He points out that this period of decline lasted 300 years, and he attributes the longevity of the Ottomans to their relatively light hand in ruling subject populations.  However, the rise of nationalism in the 19th century, promoted by both external and internal reasons, created tensions that weakened the state.  Despite attempted reforms during Tanzimat era, the Ottomans Alliance with the Central Powers during World War I led to the final collapse of the empire.  However, Alan notes that while the empire collapsed, the new Republic of Turkey continued several aspects of Ottoman culture.    Lesson Plans and resources: The “Taxation during the Ottoman Empire” [https://bit.ly/44DIoRj]  lesson can be found at:  https://bit.ly/44DIoRj The “Reform, What is it Good For?” [https://bit.ly/4vBaNm0]  lesson can be found at:  https://bit.ly/4vBaNm0 Credits Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com [http://www.clarehoward.com]  Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org [http://www.ncheteach.org] Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn. Logo artwork created by Jessica Goldman. Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good.  Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales. Email us at historyintwenty@gmail.com [historyintwenty@gmail.com] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@historyintwenty Instagram:historyintwenty

S1/E21 The Early Ottoman Empire with Alan Mikhail

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2512015/fan_mail/new] Eric and Rob sit down with Dr. Alan Mikhail [https://history.yale.edu/people/alan-mikhail] to discuss teaching the early Ottoman Empire.   Dr. Mikhail is the Chance Family Professor of History at Yale University. His fields of interest include the Middle East, the Early Modern Muslim World, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Early Modern History, Environmental History and the History of Medicine. He is the author of many award winning books including God’s Shadow:  Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World which won the Gold Medal in World History and was long listed for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence.  Dr. Mikhail notes several important concepts that should be considered when teaching the early Ottoman empire.  First, teachers should note the longevity of the Ottoman Empire.  Also, its location between Europe, Asia, and Africa placed it at the center of trade and communication for all those regions, giving it a significant influence on the histories of its neighbors.  The empire was led by one dynasty, and the politics of succession were often filled with intrigue as various members of the Harem conspired to place their son on the throne.  He concludes by discussing the importance of Sultan Selim who is often overshadowed in history books by his son, Suileman, but who doubled the size of the empire through conquest in a short but consequential reign.   Lesson Plans and resources: The “Creating a Timeline of the Early Ottoman Empire” [https://bit.ly/4eB0dGB] lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/4eB0dGB The “Who's calling Whom Magnificent" [https://bit.ly/4eIyh2g] lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/4eIyh2g Credits Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com [http://www.clarehoward.com]  Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org [http://www.ncheteach.org] Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn. Logo artwork created by Jessica Goldman. Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good.  Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales. Email us at historyintwenty@gmail.com [historyintwenty@gmail.com] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@historyintwenty Instagram:historyintwenty

S1/E20 The Age of Jackson with Christina Snyder

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2512015/fan_mail/new] Dr. Chrisitina Snyder [https://history.la.psu.edu/directory/christina-snyder/] sits down with Eric and Rob to discuss ways to teach about the Age of Jackson.   Dr. Snyder is the McCabe Greer Professor of History at Penn State University.  She is an historian of colonialism, race, and slavery, with a focus on North America from the pre-contact era through the late nineteenth century.  Christina shares ideas from her award winning book, Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson, which uses a diverse community in Kentucky as a microcosm to demonstrate the profound changes of the era.  She notes that while it is important to discuss the violent nature of Indian removal, teachers should also stress the survival and perseverance of Native people, particularly through their embrace of education.  Similarly, while US history is often marked by violent events, teachers can also explore the efforts of people to work out solutions for peaceful coexistence which was central to why many of the Native students attended Choctaw Academy at Great Crossings.  Finally, this community, which was populated by white settlers, free and enslaved African Americans, and Native Americans who spoke many indigenous as well as European languages, serves as an example of the diversity of antebellum America. Lesson Plans and resources: The Remembering Julia Chinn lesson [https://bit.ly/4uygBfu] can be found at https://bit.ly/4uygBfu The Congressional Debate on the Removal of Indians [https://bit.ly/4vEPCzO] lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/4vEPCzO Credits Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com [http://www.clarehoward.com]  Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org [http://www.ncheteach.org] Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn. Logo artwork created by Jessica Goldman. Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good.  Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales. Email us at historyintwenty@gmail.com [historyintwenty@gmail.com] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@historyintwenty Instagram:historyintwenty

S1/E19 The Jefferson Adminstration with Peter Kastor

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2512015/fan_mail/new] Eric and Rob are joined by Dr. Peter Kastor [https://history.washu.edu/people/peter-kastor] to discuss ways to teach about the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.   Dr. Kastor is the Samuel K. Eddy Endowed Professor of History and American Culture Studies at Washington University in St. Louis.  He studies the history of politics, policymaking, and culture in the United States. He focuses much of his work on the half-century following American independence.  Peter advises teachers to approach the Jefferson Presidency by examining its domestic policy, its foreign policy, and how it affected the way politics operated.  He notes that Jefferson had several goals during his presidency including calming down partisan division, retiring the U.S. debt, staying out of European wars, and promoting trade and commerce.  Teachers should note the impact of foreign affairs on Jefferson’s presidency.  They resulted in the single most consequential event of Jefferson’s presidency, the Louisiana Purchase.  Both the Louisiana Purchase and staying out of European wars challenged Jefferson's goals.  Governing the Louisiana purchase required an increase in the size and spending of the government, and his Embargo Act led to increased government regulation and domestic conflict.  However, Peter notes that Jefferson normalized the precedents for the presidency set by Washington as well as securing the influence of his Democratic-Republican Party.  As such, his administration was extremely consequential and set a foundation for future presidencies.   Lesson Plans and resources: The Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase lesson [https://bit.ly/4x0S3OH] can be found at https://bit.ly/4x0S3OH The Embargo Act  lesson [https://bit.ly/4dT1JlL] can be found at https://bit.ly/4dT1JlL The Creating the Federal Government, 1789-1829 [https://creatingafederalgovernment.wustl.edu/] website can be found at:  https://creatingafederalgovernment.wustl.edu/ Credits Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com [http://www.clarehoward.com]  Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org [http://www.ncheteach.org] Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn. Logo artwork created by Jessica Goldman. Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good.  Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales. Email us at historyintwenty@gmail.com [historyintwenty@gmail.com] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@historyintwenty Instagram:historyintwenty

S1/E18 Reconstruction with Kidada Williams

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2512015/fan_mail/new] Dr. Kidada WIlliams [https://clasprofiles.wayne.edu/profile/bb2756]sits down with Eric and Rob to discuss ways to teach about the Reconstruction era in the United States.  Dr. Williams is a history professor at Wayne State University and she delves into the lives of African American victims and survivors of racist violence. Her work, I Saw Death Coming, was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction and won the 2024 Organization of American Historians’ Civil War and Reconstruction Book Award.  She urges teachers to consider four major concepts when teaching the Reconstruction era in their classrooms.  First, they should discuss what the congressional and constitutional framers had in mind regarding Reconstruction.  They should emphasize what African Americans wanted and achieved.  Teachers should also focus on who attacked and abandoned Reconstruction, and how and why that occurred.  Finally, teachers should explore the legacies of Reconstruction today since we are still living in a world created by what happened after the Civil War.  She urges teachers to challenge the notion that Reconstruction failed.  Rather, teachers should identify the important gains made while also demonstrating how Reconstruction policies and African Americans were deliberately and violently attacked by white southerners and how white northerners and westerners abandoned what was a limited commitment to advancing African American freedom, equality, and opportunity.   She notes that African Americans resisted these challenges in a number of ways.   Lesson Plans and resources: The African American Agency during Reconstruction [https://bit.ly/4vPSc75]lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/4vPSc75 Reconstruction and the Violence Within [https://bit.ly/4tzpYfe] lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/4tzpYfe Dr. Williams's Seizing Freedom Podcast can be found at https://seizingfreedom.vpm.org/ The National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Educational Resources [https://www.searchablemuseum.com/for-educators/] can be found at https://www.searchablemuseum.com/for-educators/ Credits Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com [http://www.clarehoward.com]  Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org [http://www.ncheteach.org] Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn. Logo artwork created by Jessica Goldman. Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good.  Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales. Email us at historyintwenty@gmail.com [historyintwenty@gmail.com] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@historyintwenty Instagram:historyintwenty