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Basic Page All Upcoming Deadlines All Upcoming Deadlines May 2024 Teachers MA in American History Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET Apply to Master's Degree program Applications close for the Summer I semester. Teachers Professional Development Sunday,...
Basic Page Reconstruction and Resistance Reconstruction and Resistance: Constructing a Nation Led by : Prof. Kermit Roosevelt III (University of Pennsylvania) Course Number : AMHI 646 Semesters : Summer 2024 Image: Engraving of five African American members of Congress, ca. 1870 (The...
Basic Page World War I World War I (A Six-Week Compressed Course, Term I) Led by : Prof. Michael Neiberg (US Army War College) Course Number : AMHI 655 Semesters : Summer 2017, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2024 (Term I) Image: Adolph Treidler, For Every Fighter a...
Basic Page World War II World War II (A Six-Week Compressed Course, Term II) Led by : Prof. Michael Neiberg (US Army War College) Course Number : AMHI 656 Semesters : Fall 2018, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2024 (Term II) Image: A photograph of President Franklin D....
Basic Page Black Women's History Black Women's History (A Six-Week Compressed Course, Term II) Led by : Prof. Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley College) Course Number : AMHI 675 Semesters : Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Spring 2023, Summer 2024 (Term II) Image: Shirley Chisholm campaign...
Program/Event National History Teacher of the Year April 30 Nominate a teacher today! National winner chosen from among state winners receives a $10,000 prize presented at an award ceremony in their honor in New York City. State winners receive a $1,000 prize, an archive of classroom resources...
Basic Page The American West The American West Led by : Prof. Elliott West (University of Arkansas) Course Number : AMHI 632 Semesters : Spring 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2024 Image : William Hicks Jackson, Walpi Pueblo First Hopi Mesa, Arizona (The Gilder Lehrman Institute,...
Basic Page The History of American Protest The History of American Protest Led by : Prof. John Stauffer (Harvard University) Course Number : AMHI 691 Semesters : Fall 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2024 Image: Warren K. Leffler, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963 (Library...
Basic Page The Early Republic The Early Republic Led by : Prof. Alan Taylor (University of Virginia) Course Number : AMHI 630 Semesters : Summer 2024 Image: Joseph Laing, Inauguration of Gen. George Washington , published by William Blackman, New York, NY, ca. 1870s (The Gilder...
Basic Page Homepage Master's Degree in American History Summer 2024 Registration Is Open K–12 educators can earn their graduate degree in this affordable, online, accredited program. It’s easy to apply and become an enrolled student. Upcoming Summer Semester Dates...
Basic Page Historiography and Historical Methods Historiography and Historical Methods Led by : Andrew Robertson (Lehman College and The Graduate Center, CUNY) Course Number : AMHI 698 Semesters : All semesters Image: Title page from Mercy Otis Warren’s History of the Rise, Progress and...
Basic Page All Upcoming Events All Upcoming Events May 2024 All Audiences Book Breaks Subscription Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET Steve Inskeep Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America All Audiences Book Breaks Subscription Sunday,...
Basic Page MA Courses MA Courses MA students can choose from a wide variety of courses each semester. Browse courses below to watch lecture previews, meet your professors, and see course details. Upcoming Summer Semester Deadlines Course Registration Begins : Saturday,...
Basic Page Master's Degree in American History Master's Degree in American History K–12 educators can earn their graduate degree in this affordable, online, accredited program. It’s easy to apply and become an enrolled student. Applications are open all year and are reviewed on a rolling basis....
Basic Page AP US History Study Guide AP US History Study Guide Begin your journey through US history by exploring primary sources, essays, and videos, organized by time period. Late-Testing Exam Date : Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Image Source : World War II recruiting poster created by the...
Basic Page History U | The Great Depression and the New Deal The Great Depression and the New Deal This History U course considers the causes and consequences of the economic slump of 1929–1933 and the economic recovery of 1933–1941 under the New Deal. Course Instructor : Professor Eric Rauchway, University...
Basic Page History U | The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence This History U course investigates the origins, meanings, and contested legacies of one of the most consequential political documents in world history. Course Instructor : Professor Eric Slauter, University of Chicago...
Program/Event Collection Programs | Inside the Vault Inside the Vault: A 1925 Study Guide for Eighth Grade Graduation in Iowa Are you smarter than a (1925) eighth grader? In the 1920s, when most students did not go to high school, the eighth-grade state examinations marked the end of...
Program/Event Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium Join us and three hundred fellow educators at Gettysburg College for this four-day program. You will study one topic in depth with a world-renowned scholar and be able to attend optional events such as book talks, networking sessions, trivia night,...
Basic Page The Civil Rights Movement (Teacher Symposium) The Civil Rights Movement SOLD OUT This course will examine the US Civil Rights Movement. It will begin by looking at Black life in the early twentieth century—the height of the Jim Crow era—to establish critical context for the Black activism to...
Basic Page American Presidency (Teacher Symposium) The American Presidency The Most Powerful, Impossible Job in the World SOLD OUT The course will discuss the origins of the presidency and the executive branch, how it has evolved over the past 234 years, and the challenges facing the institution...
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Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: Jewish American Soldiers & Jewish Refugees after World War II Geography, Government and Civics, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In the wake of World War II, American servicemen helped Jewish refugees come to the United States. Join us as we learn more about the servicemen’s work through primary sources. Who were these people? What are their stories? On...
Lesson Plan The Resignation Speech of Richard M. Nixon Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this two-lesson unit.