History Now Essay Jack Cleveland Montgomery: Peace to War and Back Again Tom Holm Few combat veterans have seemingly overcome the trauma that comes with their terrifying, horrific experiences. Most, in fact, suffer from the mild to severe effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and undergo flashbacks,... Appears in: 70 | World War II: Portraits of Service Spring 2024
Lesson Plan Farewell to Manzanar: Japanese Internment Camps During World War II Government and Civics, Literature, World History 6, 7, 8 Background In 1886, after the arrival of Commodore Perry, the Japanese government lifted its ban on emigration and allowed its citizens to move to other countries. In the years after that, however, the United States made it more...
History Now Essay The William Shepp Diaries: Combat and Danger in World War I Michael S. Neiberg World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ "Disappointments," wrote Private William Shepp, "are common in the army." At the time, Shepp, an aspiring teacher from a small community in West Virginia, was pondering the seemingly unrewarding and unending work that he and the men... Appears in: 43 | Wartime Memoirs and Letters from the American Revolution to Vietnam Fall 2015
History Now Essay The Antifederalists: The Other Founders of the American Constitutional Tradition? Saul Cornell Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ The Great Debate The publication of the Constitution in September 1787 inaugurated one of the most vigorous political campaigns in American history. In the process of arguing over the merits of the new plan of government, Americans... Appears in: 13 | The Constitution Fall 2007
Lesson Plan National Security, Isolationism, and the Coming of World War II Government and Civics 11, 12, 13+ Unit Overview The two decades following the end of "The Great War" witnessed significant changes in American economic, social, and cultural life. The affluence and optimism of the 1920s were tempered by memories of the war and an...
Spotlight on: Primary Source World War I poems: “In Flanders Fields” and “The Answer,” 1918 Literature, World History Ella Osborn’s 1918 diary provides insight into the experiences of an American nurse serving in France at the end of World War I. In addition to her notes about the men under her care and events in France, Osborn jotted down two...