Spotlight on: Primary Source World War I poems: “In Flanders Fields” and “The Answer,” 1918 Literature, World History Ella Osborn’s 1918 diary provides insight into the experiences of an American nurse serving in France at the end of World War I. In addition to her notes about the men under her care and events in France, Osborn jotted down two...
Lesson Plan World War I, African American Soldiers, and America’s War for Democracy 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click to download this lesson plan.
Online Exhibition World War II World War II 1939–1945 Sixteen million Americans served in the United States military during World War II. Yeiichi “Kelly” Kuwayama served as part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese unit that remains the most decorated unit...
Essay World War II Kenneth T. Jackson World War II was the central event of the twentieth century. It involved all six major continents, all three of the great oceans on the planet, scores of countries, and billions of people. It caused 57 million deaths and unimaginable...
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....
News World War II Letters about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising The Warsaw ghetto uprising began on April 19, 1943 w hen the Nazis tried to transport the remaining ghetto population to forced-labor centers and concentration camps. By May 16, 1943, the Germans had killed more than 7,000 Jews and...
Spotlight on: Primary Source World War II: Commemorating Pearl Harbor, 1941 Art Following the Japanese bombardment of the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan and Germany and immediately mobilized the country for war. "Remember Dec. 7th!" is a...
Lesson Plan World War II: Posters and Propaganda Art, Government and Civics Unit Objective This unit is part of Gilder Lehrman’s series of Common Core State Standards–based teaching resources. These units were written to enable students to understand, summarize, and analyze original texts of historical...
Program/Event Professional Development | World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations Workshop Series & Symposium In partnership with World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), we are pleased to offer four free digital professional development sessions on Zoom in spring 2021. These sessions will cover various aspects of the history of...
Video Writing Op-Ed Government and Civics, Literature 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Jonathan Zimmerman, NYU historian, discusses the art of writing an op-ed and believes that it remains a critical democratic exercise.
News WWI and America Initiative: Now Accepting Applications BE PART OF A NATIONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE TO MARK THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE US ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR I Round 2 of applications for the World War I and America project are now open! Grants of $1200–$1800 are available to...
News WWI Project Deadline Fast Approaching The deadline for the WWI and America Project is January 13, 2017, in just three weeks! Public, academic, and community college libraries have the opportunity to join institutions across the country in commemorating the 100th...
Video WWII and the Transformation of the American West Geography, Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
About page Yale and the Gilder Lehrman Institute Announce 2019 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winner New Haven, Conn. — Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition announces the winner of the 21st annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize. The 2019 winner of the prize is Amy Murrell Taylor...
About page Yale and the Gilder Lehrman Institute Announce 2020 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winner New Haven, Connecticut, December 9, 2020 — Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition announces the winner of the 22nd annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize. The 2020 winner of the prize...
About page Yale and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Announce 2023 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists For Immediate Release: August 29, 2023 New Haven, Conn.— Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition today has announced the finalists for the twenty-fifth annual Frederick Douglass Book...
About page Yale and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Announce 2023 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Winners Award Program to Take Place February 28, 2024 New Haven, Connecticut, November 14, 2023 — Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition today has announced the finalists for the twenty...