Tag Archives: war
Native Warriors on Both Sides of the Battle of Little Bighorn
As part of our document spotlight series, today we bring you primary sources related to the Battle of Little Bighorn. One hundred and forty-one years ago, from the evening of June 25, 1876, to dusk on the 26th, General Armstrong Custer and … Continue reading
Posted in Document Spotlights
Tagged american indian, little_bighorn, native, native american, native_americans, primary_sources, war
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Summer Workshop: Teaching the Vietnam War through Documents, Photography, and Poetry
The National Archives and the Academy of American Poets have partnered to produce a dynamic summer teacher workshop on the subject of the Vietnam War. Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development
Tagged museum, PD, poetry, primary_sources, professional_development, Summer 17 PD, vietnamwar, war
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An Invitation to Test a New WWI App
We’re looking for teachers who actively teach World War I in the classroom to test our new app. Continue reading
Posted in Online Tools, Partner Organizations
Tagged animal, app, mobile_app, war, World War I, WWI, wwi_app
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Gardening to Victory
Today we shine a spotlight on WWI and WWII victory gardens through home front propaganda. Continue reading
Posted in Document Spotlights
Tagged food, poster, Posters, Propaganda, war, World War I, World War II, WWI, wwii
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Truman Library Teachers Conference in July
The 12th annual Teachers Conference will take place July 13–17. Continue reading
NHD’s Normandy Institute at the National Archives
Students who participated in NHD’s “Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom” Institute recount their research experience at the National Archives at College Park, MD. Continue reading
New DocsTeach Activity: The Night Before D-Day
We commemorate the 70th anniversary with an activity focusing on two documents related to the Allied invasion of June 6, 1944. Continue reading
The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady, a New Teaching Activity
Students can reflect on the lives of soldiers during the Civil War by analyzing photographs taken by renowned photographer Mathew Brady in this new learning activity on DocsTeach.org. The holdings of the National Archives include over 6,000 photographs taken by Brady … Continue reading
New Teaching Activity: The Zimmermann Telegram
Students will analyze the Zimmermann telegram to evaluate whether the United States should have entered World War I. Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans
Tagged docsteach, docsteach_new_activities, espionage, lesson_plans, primary_sources, war, WWI
Black Soldiers in the Civil War: A New DocsTeach Activity
In this activity, students can analyze a Government poster used to recruit recently freed slaves to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War. The poster refers to the Emancipation Proclamation and President Lincoln’s General Order 233, to provide equal pay … Continue reading
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Tagged civil_rights, civil_war, docsteach, docsteach_new_activities, lesson_plans, lincoln, military, Posters, primary_sources, slavery, war
