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The “Umbrella Man” is back

John Fea   |  September 13, 2021

Tonight is the first night of content in my “Introduction to History” course. I love using this video to teach historical thinking, especially causality, complexity, and contingency:

I discuss how I use this video on page 10-11 in Why Study History: Reflecting on the Importance of the Past.

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Filed Under: Way of Improvement Tagged With: #whystudyhistory, 5cs of historical thinking, causation, complexity, contingency, historical thinking, John F. Kennedy, teaching history, Umbrella Man

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