North Carolina History: A Digital Textbook - LEARN NC Primary sources, multimedia, readings, and lesson plans to tell the many stories of North Carolina's past. Replace your textbook — or enhance your teaching with selections. Get started Sampler An overview with samples of the kinds of readings, primary sources, and multimedia available. Educator’s Guides Best practices, process guides, worksheets, and other resources for teaching with the digital textbook. Explore by era Precolonial (to 1600) Natural history, American Indians before contact, the Lost Colony, and the Columbian Exchange. Colonial (1600–1763) Migration, government, religion, and daily life from the first successful English colonies to the eve of the Revolution. Revolution (1763–1789) The Regulators, the resistance to Great Britain, the War for Independence, and the creation of new governments. Early National (1789–1836) Politics, society, and culture from the 1790s to the 1830s, including education, reform, and the growth of slavery. Antebellum (1836–1860) Civil War (1860–1876)
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World War II: Pearl Harbor - Alan Taylor - In Focus On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States, bombing warships and military targets in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 350 Japanese aircraft attacked the naval base in two waves, strafing targets, dropping armor-piercing bombs, and launching torpedoes toward U.S. battleships and cruisers. The U.S. forces were unprepared, waking to the sounds of explosions and scrambling to defend themselves. The entire preemptive attack lasted only 90 minutes, and in that time, the Japanese sunk four battleships and two destroyers, pummeled 188 aircraft, and damaged even more buildings, ships and airplanes. (Two of the battleships were later raised and returned to service.) Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: The USS Shaw explodes after being hit by bombs during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in this December 7, 1941 photo. The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku, seen in September of 1941. The USS Shaw burns in Pearl Harbor.
History for Kids | Teaching Social Studies | Social Studies for Kids Remembering Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona Memorial Today the battle-scarred, submerged remains of the battleship USS Arizona rest on the silt of Pearl Harbor, just as they settled on December 7, 1941. The ship was one of many casualties from the deadly attack by the Japanese on a quiet Sunday that President Franklin Roosevelt called "a date which will live in infamy." The Arizona's burning bridge and listing mast and superstructure were photographed in the aftermath of the Japanese attack, and news of her sinking was emblazoned on the front page of newspapers across the land. The photograph symbolized the destruction of the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and the start of a war that was to take many thousands of American lives. Indelibly impressed into the national memory, the image could be recalled by most Americans when they heard the battle cry, "Remember Pearl Harbor." More than a million people visit the USS Arizona Memorial each year.
How to teach ... the cold war | Teacher Network The introduction of the cold war into the secondary school history syllabus has left some of my younger teaching colleagues non-plussed. But for those of us of a certain vintage, memories of the profound, chilling effect of living in an era where mutually-assured destruction and other paranoiac theories were bandied about as a daily ritual flood back. Recent events between the Ukraine and Russia have stirred recollections of this most opaque and long-running of global conflicts – and reminded us of its relevance to the modern world's psycho-geography. While Barack Obama is playing down any return to cold war rhetoric, its potential re-emergence is causing global concern. Most historians have settled on the cold war as a period encompassing the immediate aftermath of the second world war up until the late 80s or early 90s. For a stunning array of short explanatory videos, albeit with a more American perspective, NeoK12 is handy. That's the history.
A Secret Landscape: The Cold War Infrastructure of the Nation's Capital Region World War II: The Holocaust - Alan Taylor - In Focus One of the most horrific terms in history was used by Nazi Germany to designate human beings whose lives were unimportant, or those who should be killed outright: Lebensunwertes Leben, or "life unworthy of life". The phrase was applied to the mentally impaired and later to the "racially inferior," or "sexually deviant," as well as to "enemies of the state" both internal and external. From very early in the war, part of Nazi policy was to murder civilians en masse, especially targeting Jews. Warning: All images in this entry are shown in full, not screened out for graphic content. Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: An emaciated 18-year-old Russian girl looks into the camera lens during the liberation of Dachau concentration camp in 1945. This photo provided by Paris' Holocaust Memorial shows a German soldier shooting a Ukrainian Jew during a mass execution in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, sometime between 1941 and 1943. German soldiers question Jews after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943.
Lesson Plans History American Government High School - USHistorySite.com Salem Witchcraft: the Events and Causes of the Salem Witch Trials By Tim Sutter © 2000-2003 What caused the Salem witch trials of 1692? This question has been asked for over 300 years. Although it is a simple question, it does not have an easy answer. Salem Politics Salem Village had a very colorful history before the famous witch trials. Many of the Salem Village farming families believed that Salem Town’s thriving economy made it too individualistic. The Putnams were the leaders of the separatist group primarily because they owned the most farmland in Salem Village. Contracts for ministers during this period often provided them with a modest salary, use of a house, and free firewood. In October of 1691 a new Salem Village Committee was elected that was comprised mostly of Parris’ opponents. Cold Winter Days The Rev. After chores were done, there was little entertainment for Betty and Abigail. Reading was a popular pastime during the winter months. Betty Parris, her cousin Abigail Williams, and two other friends formed such a circle. Salem Witchcraft
Cold War Lesson Plans for High School Author: Inside the Cold War Unit Title: Cold War Lesson Title: Impact of the Early Cold War on High School Students Subject: World History; US History Level: 10 - 12th Grades Length of Lesson: Two 45-minute periods or one 90-minute period Introduction:These Cold War history lesson plans for high school provide insights on the Cold War by placing today’s high school students in the place of high school students during the Cold War. Students will analyze the 1951 US government civil defense film “Duck and Cover” and practice some of the techniques shown in the film. They will also review a film showing combat in the Korean War and discuss the role of drafted teenage soldiers in the conflict. Objectives:1. 3. 4. 5. Resources and Activities: Cold War Lesson Plans for High School The 1951 film “Duck and Cover:” Teachers can note the film was produced shortly after the Soviet Union, America’s main adversary in the Cold War, obtained the atomic bomb.
Origins of the Cold War 1945-49 FOUR causes of the Cold War [BARE]. NINE events which caused the Cold War. FOUR decisions made at the Yalta Conference.