Learners identify and research various women and their roles in military history. They describe how modern political positions are affected by differences in ideologies and viewpoints that have developed over time. Finally, students...

Pupils analyze a variety of primary source materials related to lynching (news articles, letters written to or written by prominent Americans, pamphlets, broadsides, etc.) in order to assess the effectiveness of the anti-lynching...

Using transcripts of interviews of African-Americans who served in WWII, class members work in pairs to understand their experience. Prior to the group work, the teacher provides background on WWII and the African-American experience....

Students examine perspectives for and against the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, develop a position on the embargo and articulate viewpoints in a public forum.

Students examine the role of Supreme Court justices. In this judicial branch lesson, students consider the civil rights and civil liberties as they investigate Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) and West Virginia State Board...

E-book page on the final era of the Vietnam War in which the Pentagon Papers were released, protest and conflict over the war increased at home and Nixon's Vietnamization began. Questions for discussion, glossary and link to primary...

Access a database of leaflets, illustrations, posters, and newspapers that were distributed on the University of Washington campus during the 1960s and 1970s. Items in the collection reflect the social and political activities of the...

Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.

Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.

From the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, this biographical account of JFK includes his military service during WWII, the significant events of his political career and presidency including Cabinet and Supreme Court appointments, and...

Discusses different aspects of the Cold War such as "Did the Cold War really start in 1919-1939?" and "Was the Vietnam War a turning point in the Cold War?"

The Pentagon Papers, a study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967, were leaked by whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg to the New York Times newspaper in March 1971 revealing that the US government had been...

From CNN.com, this article briefly explores Kennedy's concerns about a possible downturn in the economy and the impact it could have on his re-election in 1964. Other topics include significant international events such as the Vietnam War.