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Module 6: The Modern Mediterranean, 1945-Present

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Description
This set of lessons on the modern Mediterranean addresses the complex history of the region in the 20th century through a variety of lenses, from the Second World War up to the Arab uprisings of 2011. The module contains resources and lesson plans addressing themes of environmental, social, cultural and political history. Using a variety of perspectives, students construct their understanding of the past and relate it to the present. First, the module aims to provide alternative views on established historical topics found in high school history courses. Focusing on the Mediterranean, students engage with World War II and the postwar European recovery, globalisation and urbanisation, the Cold War and the growing role of the United States in this region. Second, through carefully selected case studies, it highlights large scale processes and broad concepts impacting this period. Environmental change, anti-immigration movements, xenophobia, modernity, and the growth of communication and transportation technologies are major themes throughout the lessons and resources. Finally, the module’s design de-emphasizes an authoritative narrative in order to allow more active learning to happen. This is done primarily through the organising role of key questions, individualized objectives, and document based inquiries. Overall, module 6’s lessons utilizes the Mediterranean world as an entry point into global education, empowers teachers to bring complex topics into the classroom, and encourages active student engagement and curiosity.
Table of Contents

TEACHERS’ INTRODUCTION TO MODULE 6

MODULE 6 LESSONS

  • TOPIC 1: FINITE RESOURCES: ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
    • Lesson 6.1: Oil’s Curse/Oil’s Blessing: Pipelines & Tankers
    • Lesson 6.2: Did the Aswan High Dam Tame or Kill the Nile River?
  • TOPIC 2: THE COLD WAR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
    • Lesson 6.3: Rebuilding the Mediterranean: The Marshall Plan and Italy
    • Lesson 6.4: The Mediterranean in the Era of Nasser 1952 -­1970
  • TOPIC 3: URBANIZATION AND THE MEDITERRANEAN
    • Lesson 6.5: Urban Hubs of Mediterranean Globalization: Barcelona and Istanbul
  • TOPIC 4: PATTERNS OF POPULATION & EXPRESSING IDENTITY—MIGRATION
    • Lesson 6.6: Mediterranean Guests in The Netherlands and the Birth of Multi-­Cultural Europe
    • Lesson 6.7: Fortress Europe or a Euro-­Mediterranean
    • Lesson 6.8: Music: Influences Into and Out of the Mediterranean
  • TOPIC 6: THE “ARAB SPRING” FROM ALL SIDES
    • Lesson 6.9: The Arab Spring from All Sides – 2011 in Multiple Contexts
  • TOPIC 7: EPILOGUE – IMAGINING THE FUTURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
    • Lesson 6.10: Mediterranean Futures

MODULE 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY

MODULE 6 STUDENT HANDOUTS BY LESSON #

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