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Conflict

RESOURCE GRADE LEVEL MEDIA TYPE
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Russian/Chechen relations are the focus of this lesson on nationalism, separatism, and terrorism. (Chechnya)

9-12

Lesson Plan

Coping with the Crisis

Coping with the Crisis

This video from Wide Angle explores the life of an Iraqi refugee in Jordan and examines the challenges faced by host countries Jordan and Syria. OER Level

9-12

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Dying to be a Martyr

Dying to be a Martyr

This lesson investigates conflict in the Middle East using interviews with young would-be suicide bombers. (Israel, Palestine)

9-12

Lesson Plan

The Gifts of Life

The Gifts of Life

In this video from Wide Angle, Ismael Khatib, a Palestinian man living with his family in the West Bank, decides what to do with his son’s organs, after his son was killed by the Israeli army. OER Level

9-12

Video

Going Home?

Going Home?

This video from Wide Angle explores the challenges Iraqi refugees face and the tough decisions they make to either stay in a host country or return home. OER Level

9-12

Video

Grozny University

Grozny University

Dr. Dadashev, a professor of physics on the shattered campus of Grozny University, conducts a tour of the war-torn campus in this video segment from Wide Angle. OER Level

9-12

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Guerilla War

Guerilla War

In this video from Wide Angle, learn about Chechen rebels who have turned to guerilla warfare in order to combat Russian military forces. OER Level

9-12

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In Search of Peace

In Search of Peace

This video from Wide Angle provides a look into the lives of Ismael Khatib, a Palestinian man, whose son Ahmed was killed in 2005 and Yaakov Levinson, an Orthodox Jewish man whose daughter received one of Ahmed’s kidneys. OER Level

9-12

Video

The Iraqi Refugee Crisis

The Iraqi Refugee Crisis

This video from Wide Angle provides an overview of the Iraqi refugee crisis and challenges the refugees face. OER Level

9-12

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Israel and Palestine

Israel and Palestine

This Wide Angle video features Majdi Amer, a 25-year-old Palestinian, who describes the daily state of violence and conflict in Israel and the occupied territories. OER Level

9-12

Video

The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

This video from Wide Angle features Aaron Brown, host of Wide Angle, and Gordon Lichfield, deputy editor of economist.com, discussing the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and why it persists. OER Level

9-12

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Labor Disputes

Labor Disputes

In this Wide Angle video, view a case study of the mediation of a disagreement between an employee and his former employer in China’s courts. OER Level

9-12

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Making a Difference in the Midst of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Making a Difference in the Midst of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Using segments from the PBS program: Wide Angle, this high school lesson explores the history and complexity of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and examines the roles individuals and organizations can play in promoting understanding and peace.

9-12

Lesson Plan

Pankisi Valley

Pankisi Valley

In this video from Wide Angle, visit the Pankisi Valley, a no-man's-land in the Northeast of Georgia that has become home to the rebels and refugees of the Chechen war. OER Level

9-12

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Pifer Interview

Pifer Interview

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Steven Pifer discusses the United States' stance toward the Russian/Chechen conflict in this video from Wide Angle. OER Level

9-12

Video

Seeking a Home Away from Home: Exploring the Plight of Refugees from Iraq and Beyond

Seeking a Home Away from Home: Exploring the Plight of Refugees from Iraq and Beyond

Using segments from the PBS program Wide Angle, students learn about refugees in Iraq and beyond, as well as the challenges refugees face and laws that have been passed to protect them.

9-12

Lesson Plan

Suffering and Recovery

Suffering and Recovery

Learn about the role local churches played in bringing Hutus and Tutsis together in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide in this Wide Angle video segment. OER Level

9-12

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Suicide Bombing

Suicide Bombing

Mohanned Abu Tayyoun describes the events that occurred on the day of his intended suicide bombing in this video segment from Wide Angle. OER Level

9-12

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