Kerr, John

Group discussion of Norman Rockwell’s painting from the October 30, 1948 cover of the Saturday Evening Post.

An examination of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, its intent and impact, its ultimate repeal and its relationship to the War Powers Resolution.

Student will analyze Wilson's Address to Congress Requesting a Declaration of War with Germany.

Students will examine documents from opposite sides from advisors close to Truman on the issue of the Recognition of Israel.

Students will read campaign speeches given by Truman and Dewey in September, 1948, in Salt Lake City, and then compare the two by filling out a checklist of typical campaign speech characteristics.

Class discussion on the end of the war in the pacific.

This activity will employ selected primary documents to explore Truman's views on the race question, from his days of courting Bess Wallace through his post-Presidential years.

Students will examine primary sources to determine Truman's actions over Israel.

For homework, each student will be given a transcript of the speech given by George Marshall at Harvard University on June 5, 1947, and a list of 11 questions (added to the bottom of this form) to answer concerning the speech.

To help students understand that while political party affiliation often has a profound impact upon Congressional voting, geographic considerations especially during the antebellum era can have an even bigger impact.