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ERIC Number: EJ1225073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Teaching the Battle of Gallipoli: Investigating Multiple Perspectives
Schur, Joan Brodsky
Social Education, v79 n1 p44-50 Jan-Feb 2015
Once the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers on October 28, 1914, the fate of the Empire hinged on the outcome of World War I. The Ottomans waged war on multiple fronts: in the Caucasus against Russia, and to defend the Gallipoli Peninsula and the Arab territories against the British and French empires. One hundred years later, we live in a world shaped by the outcome of this struggle. How much do students learn about the Ottoman Empire at war, and from whose point of view? One way to globalize the approach to teaching World War I in grades 9-12 using the C3 Framework is to ask the Compelling Question: What were the consequences of the Battle of Gallipoli as seen from multiple perspectives? Original sources in English on the whole reflect the Allied point of view, while Turkish sources translated into English are scarce. The goal is to explore how teachers can harness geographical and historical concepts and skills specified in Dimension 2 of the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework to help students unearth multiple perspectives.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ottoman Empire; France; United Kingdom; Russia
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