Essay Suggested Resources on World War I and the Zimmermann Telegram from the Archivist Mary-Jo Kline Professor Neiberg has written extensively on World War I. Of his many books, Fighting the Great War: A Global History (Cambridge, MA: Harvard, 2006) will be most helpful in teaching the topics discussed in this essay. Although this...
Spotlight on: Primary Source Lucy Knox on the home front during the Revolutionary War, 1777 Like many others before and after her, Lucy Knox performed a continuous juggling act as a busy wife and mother. Born into an aristocratic family, she had the advantage of a good education. At the age of seventeen she was disowned by...
Guided Readings Guided Readings: Political Battles of the Jacksonian Era: The Bank War Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 Reading 1: It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes. Distinctions in society will always exist under every just government. Equality of talents, of education, or...
News Announcing Ten Winners of American History in 100 Documents: An Innovative Curriculum Contest The Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to announce the ten winners of the inaugural American History in 100 Documents: An Innovative Curriculum Contest . Open exclusively to teachers in the Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School network,...
History Now Essay Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War: The Debate Continues Michael Cox World History For a British professor with more than a passing interest in US foreign policy and the role of the United States in ending the Cold War, it is indeed fascinating to observe how deeply divided opinion still remains over the part played... Appears in: 27 | The Cold War Spring 2011