Key Points & Central Themes: Key Points on Asian History

For Teachers Korea in East Asian and World History [Outline Reading]
This comprehensive look at Korean history highlights the key points for teaching about Korea in the context of East Asian history. The unit covers the following topics: Korea in Its Physical and Cultural Environment; Traditional Korea; Colonialism, Liberation, and Civil War; Contemporary Korea. Also includes links to maps and a timeline.

For Teachers Southeast Asia: A Guide for Teachers [Outline Reading]
This unit on Southeast Asia highlights the key points for teaching about Southeast Asia in the context of Asian and world history. The unit covers the following topics: Southeast Asia and American since 1492; Americans in Southeast Asia; Southeast Asians in America; the People of Southeast Asia; Politics in Southeast Asia; Southeast Asia in the Larger World; the Future of US-Southeast Asia Relations. Also includes a list of maps and additional resources.

For Teachers Central Themes for a Unit on South Asia [Outline Reading]
This unit on South Asia highlights six themes for teaching about South Asia in the context of Asian and world history. The unit covers the following topics: Physical and Historical Setting of South Asia; Dynamics of Change (British Raj, Nationalism, and Partition); Contemporary Society and Government (Consequences of Partition, Politics, Population, Social Chnage); The Global Context (Neutrality, the Nuclear Issue, Afghanistan, Diaspora). Also includes a timeline and two maps.

For Teachers Imperialism, War, and Revolution in East Asia: 1900-1945 [Outline Reading]
Unit for teachers highlighting the key points for teaching about imperialism, war, and revolution in early 20th-century East Asia.

For Teachers Introduction to Contemporary Korea: 1945-present [Outline Reading]
Unit for teachers highlighting the key points for teaching about developments in Korea since 1945. Followed by a timeline of Korean history from 4000 BCE to the present.

 
for students includes teacher's note multimedia unit
primary source reading general reading includes art
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