|
Shop the USHistorySite Store DONATE  History to 1783 Native Americans Columbus' Voyage Exploration & Discovery Jamestown Salem Witch Trials Original 13 Colonies Thomas Jefferson Ben Franklin US Revolution War for Independence Signers of the Declaration 1781 - 1850 Drafting/Ratifying the Constitution Federalist Papers Launching a New Nation George Washington War of 1812 Andrew Jackson Reform Movements Underground Railroad 1825-1877 Westward Expansion Oregon Trail Mexican American War Slavery/Politics/Division Civil War Lincoln Gettysburg Address Reconstruction 1876 - 1917 Industrialization Immigration/Urbanization 1890-1920 Teddy Roosevelt Imperialism The First World War Woodrow Wilson/Peace 1920-1940 Isolationism The Roaring 20s Harlem Renaissance Great Depression The New Deal FDR 1931-1960 World War II The Holocaust Korean War Harry Truman 1954-1975 The Turbulent 1960s Kennedy and the Cold War Martin Luther King Vietnam Era 1968-Present Nixon/Watergate Gerald Ford Reaganomics Our Global History A World History Blog AMERICAN HISTORY TIMELINES PICTURES IN AMERICAN HISTORY GAMES/ TOYS WEBQUESTS TESTS AND QUIZZES PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES HOMEWORK HELP FAMOUS AMERICAN QUOTES TOP 100 SPEECHES BASEBALL
HISTORY
|
Harry S. TrumanLesson Plans:Harry Truman Library and Museum Lesson Plans - Dozens of elementary and secondary lesson plans on many topics.Classroom Activities for Primary Grades - Cross curricular ideas incorporating reading, writing, math, social studies, music and primary sources. 
The Formation of the Western Alliance - 1948-1949 - This lesson will trace the Berlin blockade and airlift of 1948-49 and the establishment of NATO. Students will read original documents and view photographs of the period to learn why the Soviets sparked this crisis, how the United States responded, and why the NATO alliance was formed. Harry Truman on Trial / Unit Lesson Plan - Harry Truman stands on trial for crimes against humanity for his decision to drop the atomic bomb on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War. Harry Truman and the Lost Art of Letter Writing - Harry Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, served from 1945-53. In this lesson, students reflect on what Harry Truman’s letters reveal about the man and the times in which he lived. Students then write a series of letters of their own and reflect upon what those letters might reveal if found 25 years in the future. Primary Source Documents:Harry Truman and Independence Missouri - This lesson is based on the Harry S Truman National Historic Site and the Harry S Truman Historic District, two of the thousands of properties/historic districts listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Harry S Truman Historic District has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
|
|
|
|
||||