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Digital Version of Celebrated Hamilton Education Program to Be Offered Free to Schools Nationwide

HAMILTON and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Bring Hands-On Learning to History NEW YORK, NY (July 30) --- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GLI) and HAMILTON today announced the launch of a digital...

Essay

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

Michael Neiberg

Government and Civics, World History

Between World War I and World War II the United States emerged on the world stage as a superpower. This ascendancy had military, economic, humanitarian, and cultural dimensions. Some Americans expressed discomfort with this unwelcome...

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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic

Government and Civics

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

Lesson Plan

The Treaty of Tordesillas: Resolving "a Certain Controversy" over Land in the Americas

Foreign Languages, Geography, World History

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Background Imperial rivalries have often been resolved through war; however, the Treaty of Tordesillas is an important example of a rivalry that was resolved without hostilities through the demarcation of areas of influence by the...

Spotlight on: Primary Source

President Truman’s Farewell Address, 1953

Government and Civics, World History

5, 6, 7, 8, 9

It has none of the catch phrases or warnings of other, more famous presidential inaugural or farewell addresses, no cautions against permanent alliances or military-industrial complexes, no appeals to better angels or declarations...