This page contains a transcript of the ruling in the case of The New York Times v. Sullivan where the court ruled that the government could not block publication of government documents that revealed truths about involvement in the Vietnam war.
This page contains a transcript of the treaty establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
In this activity from Digital History, students will explore primary sources in order to understand the origins of the Cold War and the Containment policy.
Students will learn about the national debt in the years after the Revolutionary War by reading and answering questions related to Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton's financial plan. Students will prepare a case to propose an option for handling the debt.
This page contains a transcript of a document providing background information on U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
This page contains a transcript of Executive Order No. 9981, establishing the President's Committee On Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Forces.
This page discusses the objective of Native American activists to regain control over their cultural and intellectual property.
This page contains a transcript of the Supreme Court ruling on the case of Regents of the University of California v. Bakke on the subject of affirmative action.
This page contains a transcript of the Supreme Court ruling dealing with public programs setting aside contracts for minority contractors.
This page contains excerpts from a speech given by Joseph McCarthy warning of communism in America.
This page contains a transcript of an article published by George Kennan discussing American anti-communism and the suspensions of the Soviet Union.
This page describes the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in 1957.
This page contains a transcript of the 1982 Supreme Court ruling overturning a Texas statute which withheld funding from local school districts for the education of children who were not "legally admitted" into the United States.
This page contains a transcript of Supreme Court ruling dealing with the constitutionality of school busing as a remedy for school segregation.
This activity, informs students of the Tea Act and how it led to the Boston Tea Party.
This page contains a report on the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Iran by student militants in 1979.
This page contains a transcript of excerpts from J. Edgar Hoover's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947.
This page discusses the aftermath of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
In this 6 page pdf lesson plan from Digital History, students will explore different approaches to the United States' handling of the situation with Soviet Union during the Cold War and the issues of mutually assured destruction.
In this 3 page pdf lesson plan from Digital History, students will explore if containment was the most effective response to America's foreign policy post World War II.