International Institute of Social History

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/international-institute-of-social-history

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was International Institute of Social History built?1935
2. What is the location?Amsterdam, Netherlands
3. What is the founder?Nicolaas Posthumus
4. Where is the IISH located?It is in Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands in Europe.
5. Who started the IISH and when?A man named Nicolaas Posthumus started it in 1935. He wanted to protect stories of workers and activists that were often left out of history books.

Primary Source Material: Original documents or artifacts created during the time period being studied.
Labor History: The study of the experiences of working people and the history of labor movements.
Ideologies: Systems of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.