History Resources

America's Role in the World: World War I to World War II

Essay

Michael Neiberg

Government and Civics, World History

Sarah Parry Myers - "Earning Their Wings: The WASPs of World War II and the Fight for Veteran Recognition"

Steven Hahn - "Forging America: A Continental History"

Government and Civics

Understanding Lincoln: First Inaugural Address (1861)

Video

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Understanding Lincoln: First Draft of Emancipation (1862)

Video

Understanding Lincoln: Cooper Union Speech (1860)

Video

Inside the Vault: Lincoln’s Refusal to Pardon Nathaniel Gordon

Video

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The United States and the Space Race

Essay

James Spiller

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History

Allen C. Guelzo - "Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment"

Government and Civics

"On Juneteenth": A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed

Video