Unit Seven: Challenge | United States History

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Chapter 23: The Postwar Era (1945-1963)

General

• Cold War—(Cold War Museum | yale.edu)—Detailed information with pictures, video clips, and official documents

Harry Truman

• Harry S. Truman Library & Museum—links to good information; includes original documents and a Korean War section; not all records are onlin

Cold War

• Charter of the United Nations—full text of the Charter; go directly to each chapter
• The Avalon Project : The Cold War—original documents relating to the Cold War; divided into general diplomacy documents as well as by specific incidents; quite a large collection
• Berlin Airlift Veterans Association—Provides personal stories and extra links to the event
• The Berlin Airlift: Documents, Images, History—more detailed information on the Berlin Airlift; includes some original documents; information divided into several categories; includes some good pictures
• Korean War—Covers various areas of the war with detailed information including nations, timeline, pictures, and much more.
• Korean War (KoreanWar.org, Map)—detailed maps of the Korean War; general maps as well as campaign specific; map are large size
• MacArthur to Congress—full text of MacArthur’s address to Congress
• Electronic Briefing Book: The ULTRASENSITIVE Bay of Pigs—several original documents about the Bay of Pigs invasion
• The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962—detailed chronology of events relating to the missile crisis; helpful glossary of related terms; pictures of people and events as well as reconnaissance photos of Cuba's installation sites
• Berlin Wall—good information on the history of the Berlin Wall; includes pictures; subjects divided chronologically

Domestic Reform

• Taft-Hartley Act—text of the act
• The National Security Act of 1947—full text of the act
• Alger Hiss—Provides related links to the subject
• Julius Rosenberg—Information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Joseph McCarthy—Information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• EarthStation1.com - The Historical Sound & Picture Archive - Joseph McCarthy Wavs, Sounds & Pictures—a few sound clips of McCarthy
• Nixon’s Checkers Speech—full audio and video clip of Nixon giving his speech
• EarthStation1.com - The Sights & Sounds of History - Richard Nixon Sounds & Pictures - Wavs, images and streaming audio / video of President Richard Nixon—several lengthy sound clips of Nixon speeches
• EarthStation1.com - The Sights & Sounds of History - The Nixon / Kennedy Debates Video Page - Streaming RealVideo of the four Nixon / Kennedy presidential debates—full audio and video of the first debate; excerpts from the other debates
• EarthStation1.com - The Sights & Sounds of History - JFK's Inauguration - Wavs, RealAudio & RealVideo Media of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy—full audio and video coverage of Kennedy’s inauguration; broken down into seven sections

Life in Postwar America

• Brown v. Board of Education—full text of the decision
• EarthStation1.com - The Civil Rights Audio / Video Archive - Martin Luther King Audio & Video—several lengthy audio clips of Martin Luther King Jr.
• We Shall Overcome; Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement National Register Travel Itinerary—info on numerous civil rights sites across the country; provides information and pictures; by the National Park Service; well laid out

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Chapter 24: The Shattered Society (1963-1973)

JFK Links

• The JFK Assassination: The Warren Report—the official government Warren Report and additional data regarding the assassination
• The JFK Assassination: Viewpoints on the Report—information on the JFK assassination; analysis of the Warren Report
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Home Page—documents and information from the JFK administration; includes speech and sound clips and photographs; student resources available; well laid out

Johnson and the Great Society

• The Constitution Community Lesson Plan: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission—includes images and text of the document; by the National Archives; student activities included
• Voting Rights Act of 1965—text of the act
• Barry Goldwater's Nomination Acceptance Speech—full text of the speech
• The 'Daisy Spot' ad used by LBJ to help defeat Barry Goldwater in 1964—This ad played a key role in defeating Goldwater in 1964
• Brown v. Board of Education—full text of the decision; links to footnotes and related cases
• Gideon v. Wainwright—full text of the decision; links to footnotes and related cases
• Miranda v. Arizona—full text of the decision; links to footnotes and related cases
• Engel v. Vitale—full text of the decision; links to footnotes and related cases
• Roth v. United States—full text of the decision; links to footnotes and related cases
• The American Experience/Vietnam—companion site to PBS series on the Vietnam War; information on individuals, events, weapons, locations, etc.; good interactive time line; some personal narratives
• Vets With A Mission Dedicated to healing Vietnam and the Vietnam experience—a number of articles on a variety of topics related to Vietnam; has an extensive photo section; some memorabilia
• Vietnam War Maps—large and detailed maps of Vietnam; general maps as well as campaign and battle specific; Vietnam maps in each era
• The Avalon Project : The Tonkin Gulf Incident; 1964—full text of Johnson’s address to Congress; also includes Congress’s joint resolution
• LBJ's March 31 Speech—text of Johnson’s withdrawal speech
• Address to the Nation by Lyndon B. Johnson—video clip of Johnson’s withdrawal speech

Nixon and the Silent Majority

• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education—full text of the decision; links to footnotes and related cases
• The American Experience | Nixon's China Game—companion site to a PBS video; information on people, places, and events; video clips of Kissinger interview on the topic; includes maps, time lines, and teaching activities
• SALT 1 INTERIM AGREEMENT—full text of the treaty
• The My Lai Cases—good information on the My Lai massacre; includes biographies, time line, trial transcripts, maps, images, etc.; warning: some information and images are quite graphic
• The Avalon Project : War Powers Act—full text of the act
• Vietnam War—a short introduction to the Vietnam War

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Perspectives: The Space Race

• Space Race—Interactive timeline shows highlighting of Soviet/U.S. space race, missions and vehicles, and much more with video clips and descriptions
• NASA's History Office—good info on NASA missions and other topics relating to space flight; includes pictures as well as audio and video clips; search by topic or keyword
• EarthStation1.com's Space Sounds Page: The Apollo 11 Sounds Page—Wavs of Man's First Lunar Landing Mission

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Chapter 25: A Nation Adrift (1973-1980)

The Embattled Presidency

• AllPolitics - Watergate Revisited - June 16, 1997—good info on the Watergate scandal; set up by CNN; includes a number of pictures, sound clips, and video clips
• Constitutional Issues: Watergate and the Constitution—a Watergate activity developed by the National Archives; includes a chronology of events; correlates to the U.S. History standards
• Welcome to the Federal Election Commission—good information on the commission and the act that established it; information on election results

Domestic Difficulties

• The American Experience | Meltdown at Three Mile Island—information on the meltdown; by PBS in connection with a video on the accident; includes transcripts, interviews, time lines, maps, and teacher resources
• Roe v. Wade—full text of the decision; links to footnotes and related cases

The Ineffectual Presidency

• The Jimmy Carter Library—documents and photographs related to Carter's administration; daily diary online and searcheable; speeches available; documents related to Camp David Accords
• Jimmy Carter Presidential Daily Diary—president’s daily schedule of events from 1977 to 1981
• The Avalon Project : Camp David Accords; September 17, 1978—full text of the accords; links to related documents
• AtomicArchive.com:SALT II Treaty—full text of the treaty; includes related documents and additional information
• CNN Interactive: Video Almanac - 1981—CNN video coverage of Sadat’s assassination
• CNN Interactive: Video Almanac - 1980—video news report on the failed rescue mission in Iran
• Operation Eagle Claw - Desert One, Iran—articles on the Iranian hostage situation; includes a photo and video of failed rescue attempt
  -articles by former hostages; current Iran/U.S. relations
• Hostage in Iran: Robert C. Ode—diary excerpts by a American hostage in Iran

The Rising Conservative Tide

• USA: Reagan's Speech, A Time for Choosing—text of Reagan’s speech for Goldwater’s campaign

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Chapter 26: Resurgence (1981-1992)

General

• CNN - Video Almanac—video files by CNN showing important events from the eighties and nineties; uses Quicktime

The Reagan Revolution

• CNN Interactive: Video Almanac – Reagan shot—video clip of news coverage; includes video clips from other events in 1981; uses Quicktime
• Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address. U.S. Inaugural Addresses. 1989—full text of Reagan’s first inaugural address
• Ronald Reagan... The Official Site—info on the life on Ronald Reagan; covers all periods, including White House years; includes select speeches
• Ronald Reagan quotations—several quotations by Reagan; includes much more info about Reagan; reviews and links to other sites about Reagan
• Challenger, STS-51L Information—video clips about the Challenger disaster; includes events sequence list, pictures and reports on the accident
• Challenger Disaster—CNN video coverage of the disaster; includes video clips of other noteworthy events in 1986
• Ronald Reagan's Speeches—From the Ronald Reagan National Archives
• Debating Our Destiny: The 1984 Debates—transcript of interview between Jim Lehrer and presidential and vice-presidential candidates in 1980s and 1990s elections; focuses on the presidential and vice-presidential debates
• START—full text of the treaty; go directly to each article; includes links to related topics; includes links to protocols and related documents
• INF TREATY—full text of the treaty
• Boland Amendment: Bill Summary & Status—information on the amendment; supplied by the Library of Congress

The Bush Presidency

• ADA Statute—text of the statute
• Country Studies: Area Handbook Series (Library of Congress / Federal Research Division)—by the Library of Congress; in-depth info on many countries in the world; includes geographical, historical, social, political, and economic info; search by list of countries
• CIA -- The World Factbook—info on every country in the world; includes info and statistics on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues; good source of reference maps
• frontline: the gulf war —interviews with Gulf War leaders from various nations; chronology of events; stories by soldiers; maps available; by Frontline
• WashingtonPost.com: Fog of War—photos and videos from the war; interactive map of airstrikes; war goals and analysis; by Washington Post ;focus on air war
• Bush's War Message—full text of Bush’s address

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Chapter 27: New Challenges (1993-2000)

Early Stumbles

• ESA/WHD: Family & Medical Leave Act—full text of the act; includes related documents
• The Brady Act (The Brady Handgun Control Act)—full text of the act
• National Voter Registration Act—full text of the act; includes bill summary and related information
• NAFTA—full text of the agreement; very detailed and lengthy; hard to search
• Focus on the Family with Dr. James Dobson—website related to James Dobson’s radio program

“The Comeback Kid”

• Defense of Marriage Act—full text of the act
• Welfare Reform Act of 1996—full text of the act; links to each section of the act; lengthy

The Second Term

• The Avalon Project : Dayton Peace Accords—full text of the agreement; go directly to each article under the General Framework; includes text of annexes and related correspondence
• Federalist No. 65—full text of the document
• Federalist No. 66—full text of the document
• The Avalon Project: Federalist Papers—full text of all 85 papers; go directly to each document; index of titles, authors, and decriptions

Election of 2000

• Bush v. Gore—full text of the Court’s decision; links to concurrent and dissenting opinions; includes links to footnotes and related cases

2000 to the Present

• The War on Terrorism
• U.S. History Timeline