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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Early Involvement

For Students 5th - 8th
The U.S. early involvement in Vietnam during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations consisted of military aid to the doomed South Vietnamese government. Read about Ho Chi Minh and his leadership of North Vietnam.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: America in the Second World War

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief description of the course of World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Read about the new technologies developed for the military by both the Allies and Axis powers, and find out about the millions who died as a result of the...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: War Breaks Out

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief look at the expansionist moves of Japan in China, including a description of the Rape of Nanking. Also read about the military expansionism in Europe and Africa by both Germany and Italy, finally resulting in a declaration of war...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Northern Homefront

For Students 5th - 8th
The military-industrial complex thrived in the North during the Civil War, but read about how inflation affected the ordinary worker. See how the role of women expanded to fill in for men who were away fighting. Women also had an impact...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Fort Sumter

For Students 5th - 8th
A fascinating look at the "chess game" that involved Fort Sumter, a United States military installation in Charleston Harbor off the coast of South Carolina. Read about the moves by various leaders to keep or take the fort without...
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Other

General George Washington in Massachusetts, 1775 76 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A thematic unit using primary sources to tell the life and military career of George Washington.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: American Revolution: American and British Strengths and Weaknesses

For Students 5th - 8th
Read a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses of both the Americans and British in the Revolutionary War. How could such a well-funded, militarily strong country be defeated by a former colony, one with no money, little military...
Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Ww Ii Resources: Shoot on Sight Speech Regarding Attack on Uss Greer

For Students 9th - 10th
German U-boat attacks made it increasingly difficult for the United States to maintain its neutrality in World War II. Read Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech given on September 11, 1949, in response to the German attack on the US destroyer,...
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CNN

Cnn: Afghanistan War and Transition (2002)

For Students 9th - 10th
A special report on Afghanistan beginning with "Life under the Taliban," and more articles covering the years before the War on Terror. The second group of articles discusses the actual US-led Military Campaign. The Revolution,...
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Other

American Friends Service Committee: Eyes Wide Open: Human Cost of the Iraq War

For Students 9th - 10th
Traveling exhibit that reminds us of the human cost of the Iraq War. This exhibit memorializes those killed in the war with a field of shoes featuring a pair of boots for each U.S. military casualty. Also includes a memorial to Iraqi...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: American Women and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the opportunities that women had during World War II to work in jobs that had previously been unimaginable. To assist working mothers, the first childcare programs were begun, and efforts were made to make jobs in the defense...
Handout
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Mongolia

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough look at Mongolia from the Country Studies section of the Library of Congress. Read about its history, economy, people, and government. Information through the 1990's.
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US Navy

Naval History and Heritage Center: Captain Joy Bright Hancock

For Students 9th - 10th
A site from the Naval Historical Center provides biographical information on Joy Bright Hancock (1898-1986), champion for women in the Armed Services.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Foreign and Domestic Entanglements

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the many facets of Ronald Reagan's foreign policy during his presidency. Find out about support for anti-Communist fighters, detente with the USSR, and the Iran-Contra scandal.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Voices Against Conformity

For Students 5th - 8th
The decade of the 1950s was kown for conformity. There was an undercurrent of rebellion, especially among younger Americans. Read about the Beat Generation, alternative literature, rebellion in art, and treatment of those who were not...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Southern Homefront

For Students 5th - 8th
Life in the Confederacy during the Civil War was one of shortages. Read about the shortages of food, and the unstable currency which resulted in rampant inflation. Women's roles expanded in many fields. See what occurred when the draft...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The War Experience: Soldiers, Officers, and Civiliams

For Students 5th - 8th
It's a miracle American won the American Revolution. Read about the difficulty in raising and maintaining a professional fighting force. Also find out about the antagonism between the soldiers and civilians. Congress seemed unwilling to...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Reconstruction

For Students 5th - 8th
A very good overview of Reconstruction in the South after the Civil War. Find the questions that needed to be answered about how to reincorporate the Confederate states, what rights freed blacks would have, and how terms of...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The American Homefront

For Students 5th - 8th
See how the people at home stepped up to support the war effort in World War II.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Richmond and Vicinity, 1863

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the vicinity of Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. "Richmond, the cap. of Va., on the left bank of the James River, at the head of tidewater, 150 m. from its mouth. R. was founded in 1742...In...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: New Madrid and Island No. 10, March 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Mississippi River from New Madrid, Missouri, to Tiptonville at the beginning of the Siege of Island Number 10 near New Madrid in 1862 during the American Civil War. The map shows Confederate and Union military positions,...
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Curated OER

Etc: Theatre of War in the United States, 1861 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the extent of the Confederate territories east of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The map shows state lines and capitals, major cities, forts, battle sites, and rivers in the region. The map...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Saratoga Nhp: Story of the Battles

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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BBC

Bbc: Saving Private Lynch Stroy 'Flawed'

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC correspondent John Kampfner discusses the capture and rescue of Jessica Lynch and the flaws that surround her story. (May 15, 2003)

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