Curated OER
National Park Service: Now We Are at War
A good look at the impact of geography in regard to the Battle of Bunker/Breed's Hill. Site offers a great lesson plan put together by a Park Ranger from the battleground park.
BBC
Bbc: 1954: Us Tests Hydrogen Bomb in Bikini
This site explains the awesome power and destructive force associated with exploding a hydrogen bomb. Site is brief but informative. A great introduction to learning about the hydrogen bomb.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Saratoga Nhp: Story of the Battles
This site from the National Park Service gives information on the Campaign of 1777 and Battles of Saratoga. Hyperlinks to pictures and brief explanations of the pictures. A great site.
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: The Trent Affair, 1861
Find out about the diplomatic crisis between the United States and Great Britain at the beginning of the Civil War, why it was important to the North and South, and how it was resolved.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Wilson Creek's National Battlefield
A great resource for information on the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Click on "History and Culture" to find biographies of the generals involved and a brief summary of the battle itself. From the National Park Service.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: The War of 1812
This article provides an overview and detailed facts and information on the War of 1812, the short war between the US and Great Britain that resulted in a stalemate.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Northern Plans to End the War
By 1863 Northern military strategists developed a five-pronged plan to end the war. Read about how these goals were accomplished and at what great cost to both the Union and Confederate soldiers and civilians.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: A History of Us: War on Poverty
Brief discussion of Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty in the early 1960s. Among other things, he passed a Civil Rights Act and started programs such as Headstart, Job Corps, and Upward Bound to help poverty in America.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Foreign Policy 1890 1914: Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Foreign Policy
The 'Big Stick' foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt is explained, and how it was used in the building of the Panama Canal and to maneuver an end to the Russo-Japanese War.
OpenStax
Open Stax: 1775 1783: Britain's Law and Order Strategy and Its Consequences
This section of a chapter on "America's War for Independence" deals with Great Britain's response to the destruction of a British shipment of tea in Boston Harbor in 1773 and how it set the stage for the Revolution.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Challenges of the Twenty First Century: The Domestic Mission
Overview of the domestic issues facing the Bush administration during the first decade of the 21st Century, including education, recession, war, and Hurricane Katrina. Site provides questions for discussion, glossary and links to primary...
Other
Private Art: Wwii Letters to & From Home
A great site which has the letters of both Pvt. Arthur Pranger and those who wrote to him during World War II. You can click on a day such as May 2, 1943 and will get a letter.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Truman: Foreign Affairs
This site gives a great overview of the early Cold War under President Truman. Describes relations with the Soviet Union, the atomic bomb, actions in western Europe, and the Korean War. A great piece that gives the reader a fantastic...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Truman Doctrine
This is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: High Falutin' Beef
This is an impressive history of the introduction of beef to the Great Plains region complete with videos, photos, and lesson plans.
Federation of American Scientists
Fas: Intelligence Resource Program: U 2 Spy Plane
Complete history and information page from the development of the U-2 to the present day. Includes great illustrations and helpful tables.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lyndon Johnson as President
Lyndon Baines Johnson became president on the heels of a national tragedy. Review his domestic and foreign policy using the following summary, questions for critical thinking, references for further study, and a question/answer section...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Revolution on the Home Front
War is not confined to the battlefield. The economic consequences were great for the Americans during the Revolutionary War. Find out about what British occupation meant, and how women stepped up to keep the economy going while the men...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Wartime Diplomacy
Both the North and South wanted the British and French to support their cause. Read about cotton diplomacy, which the South used to court both Britain and France. See how the North was tied to Great Britain. Find out why both European...
US Department of State
U.s. Department of State: Atlantic Charter
This article published by the US Department of State's Office of the Historian discusses the significance of the Atlantic Charter. In it Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill agreed on a broad statement of war aims for Great Britain...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Andersonville National Historic Site
The official website of Andersonville National Historic Site, or Camp Sumter, "One of the largest of many Confederate military prisons." This park serves to honor all American prisoners of war. Be sure to click on Teaching with Historic...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Soviet Reaction to Pact
This site from the Fordham University provides a great alternative perspective of the Baghdad Pact and the Central Treaty Organization. This is a statement given by the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Security in the Near and Middle...
The History Place
The History Place: Timeline Photos Gettysburg
This site from The History Place provides a very extensive timeline of the life and work of Abraham Lincoln. Throughout the timeline are photos that can be enlarged, links to many speeches and papers, and other historical information....
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: War of 1812, 1812
A series of maps showing the principal campaigns, forts, and battle sites of the War of 1812, including: a map of the northern seat of war in the Great Lakes region of Canada, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Michigan Territory; a...