The curated resources linked below are an initial sample of the resources coming from a collaborative and rigorous review process with the EAD Content Curation Task Force.
A Visual History, 1940–1963: Political Cartoons by Clifford Berryman and Jim Berryman presents 70 political cartoons that invite students to explore American history from the early years of World War II to the civil rights movement. These images, by father-and-son cartoonists Clifford Berryman and Jim Berryman, highlight many significant topics, including WWII and its impact, the Cold War, the space race, the nuclear arms race, and the struggle for school desegregation.

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National Archives Center for Legislative Archives

America and the World presents 63 political cartoons by Clifford K. Berryman that invite students to discuss American foreign policy from the Spanish American War to the start of World War II. This eBook presents a selection of cartoons that show Berryman’s insight into the people, institutions, issues, and events that shaped an important era of American history.

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National Archives Center for Legislative Archives

In this lesson, students explore the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism and the humanitarian refugee crisis it provoked during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Facing History and Ourselves

The unit contains three case studies all focusing on immigration policies: Chinese Exclusion Act, Hart Celler Act and DACA

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Smithsonian National Museum of American History

The purpose of this collection is to provide teachers with a selection of primary sources that document the multi-faceted Cold War. A variety of sources are used to represent, as much as possible, the conflict’s most significant developments and patterns.

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Ashbrook/TeachingAmericanHistory

In this Close Up in Class Controversial Issue in the News, we will examine the various methods of voting used in the United States, explore the idea of voting entirely by mail, and challenge students to consider the pros and cons of one of the paths forward.

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Close Up

In this learning resource, students will use geospatial technology to examine the costs and benefits of foreign aid. Students will understand who recieves the most foreign aid, the categories of foreign aid, which government agency provides widespread assistance, and how the United States benefit from foreign aid.

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Esri

In this lesson, students read a text that examines recent research into the question of whether democratic forms of government are in decline in the world and whether young people have less affinity for democracy than in the past. Next, they participate in a Civil Conversation (CivCon) based on the reading; in this structured discussion method, participants are encouraged to engage intellectually with challenging materials, gain insight about their own point of view, and strive for a shared understanding of issues.

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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Model Diplomacy offers free National Security Council (NSC) and UN Security Council (UNSC) simulations that present both historical and hypothetical scenarios based on real issues, with content informed by Council on Foreign Relations experts.

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Model Diplomacy

Students develop critical thinking skills by analyzing primary source documents and political cartoons about four major issues of the Post-World War I and 1920s Era. This lesson complements studies of the Roaring 20s topics of economic growth, the Harlem Renaissance, flappers, jazz, and prohibition by addressing four topics highlighting the contest of old and new directions for America.

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National Archives Center for Legislative Archives

During the spring and summer of 1939, intense debate raged in Congress and the press about legislation that — over the course of two years — would have allowed 20,000 refugee children (ages 14 and under) from the Greater German Reich into the United States outside of America’s restrictive immigration quotas. To inform their understanding of how journalism and public opinion shape policy decisions, have students analyze newspaper coverage of the Wagner-Rogers bill and the debate surrounding it.

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NewseumED

This lesson will examine how the Cuban Missile Crisis developed, how the Kennedy administration chose to respond, and how the situation was ultimately resolved. By examining both government documents and photographs students will put themselves into the role of President Kennedy during this crucial period, considering the advice of key administration figures and deciding on a course of action.

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National Endowment for the Humanities
