Classroom Resources Infographic: "Bookending" the Twentieth Century Economics, Geography, Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 View this infographic as a downloadable PDF.
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Jewish American Soldiers & Jewish Refugees after World War II Geography, Government and Civics, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In the wake of World War II, American servicemen helped Jewish refugees come to the United States. Join us as we learn more about the servicemen’s work through primary sources. Who were these people? What are their stories? On...
Video Nature, Culture, and Native Americans Geography, Government and Civics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Daniel Wildcat is a Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma and Director of the American Indian Studies Program at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. He discusses the importance of distinguishing between...
Video Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 Economics, Government and Civics, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ David M. Kennedy is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History at Stanford University. Freedom from Fear focuses primarily on political and economic developments, recounting how presidents and citizens responded to the two great...
Video A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917–1950 Economics, Geography, Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video: Book Breaks Jane Hong - "Opening the Gates to Asia: A Transpacific History of How America Repealed Asian Exclusion" Order Opening the Gates to Asia at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our programs!
Video: Book Breaks Jia Lynn Yang - "One Mighty and Irresistible Tide: The Epic Struggle over American Immigration, 1924-1965 Jia Lynn Yang is national editor at the New York Times . Order One Mighty and Irresistible Tide at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for...
Lesson Plan Dawes to Burke to McGirt: Tribal Sovereignty, 1887–2020 Geography 9, 10, 11, 12 Click to download this three-lesson unit.
Video: Book Breaks Susan Schulten - "A History of America in 100 Maps" Geography Susan Schulten is a professor of history at the University of Denver. Order A History of America in 100 Maps at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you...
Video: Book Breaks Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, and Lisa McGirr - "Give Me Liberty! An American History" Literature Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University. Kathleen DuVal is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lisa McGirr is a Charles Warren Professor of American...