Spotlight on: Primary Source The Cold War in the classroom, 1952 Government and Civics, World History As the Cold War pervaded domestic as well as international spheres, Duck and Cover , an educational film produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration and Archer Productions Inc., showed children how to react in case of a...
History Now Essay Anti-Slavery before the Revolutionary War Sylvia R. Frey Religion and Philosophy 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Anti-slavery is almost as old as slavery itself. Indeed it could easily be argued that the first enslaved person who jumped overboard or led an on-ship rebellion on the Middle Passage launched the anti-slavery movement. The modern... Appears in: 5 | Abolition Fall 2005
History Now Essay The World War II Home Front Allan M. Winkler Economics, Government and Civics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ World War II had a profound impact on the United States. Although no battles occurred on the American mainland, the war affected all phases of American life. It required unprecedented efforts to coordinate strategy and tactics with... Appears in: 14 | World War II Winter 2007
Essay Postwar Politics and the Cold War Jeremi Suri The late summer of 1945 marked the height of American power. The country that had suffered from dust bowls, economic depression, and a devastating attack on its Pacific naval fleet in the last decade-and-a-half emerged as the dominant...