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European Identity

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Program Overview:

Europeans have a complex set of overlapping identities which are both tied to historical events, and influenced by current issues and values. These include European and national Identities, but also  regional and other identities.  Here are some resources that help illuminate various aspects of modern European identities.

Web Resources:

House of European History: EU classroom resources connecting Europe’s past from the mid 1800s to today’s EU.  Lessons on 1848, 1989 and the 2011 Arab Spring, Futurism and Fascism and violence today, Propaganda 1914-1945, and child propaganda today, WWII and civilian impact and human rights, and Identify and culture.

Powerpoint Lessons: