Harry S. Truman
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Lesson Plans:
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.
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