The lesson incorporates an online exhibition from the National World War I Museum with primary and secondary sources regarding the African American experience in World War I.
First Ladies, Vice Presidents, and Presidential Advisors - The real Influence on the Presidency
The students are instructed that they will select a president of the United States and have to research who had a great deal of influence on the policy that was supported and put into place by that president.
This activity will give students an awareness of the types of documents that advisors consider as they advise a president. Their analysis will help them see the different viewpoints to consider.
This lesson will give students the opportunity to examine the role of the President from various angles to consider its important role within the United States’ government.
Students will evaluate primary sources such as documents and political cartoons related to decisions made by President Ford's administration during the final days of the Vietnam War.
Students will understand the major turning points of the Civil War, why these turning points were important, and how many of these turning points are interconnected.