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The Grange Movement Lithograph (1875) Image Activity
“I feed you all!” lithograph by American Oleograph Co., Milwaukee, ca. 1875. (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. No doubt inspired by the Granger movement, the artist asserts the importance of the farmer in American society. The Grange was … Continue reading
Berlin Wall Political Cartoon (1961) with Image Analysis Form
“You’re New Here, Aren’t You?” by Herbert Block In August 1961, the Soviets built a guarded wall, dividing Communist controlled East Berlin from Democratic controlled West Berlin. On August 13, 1961, Berliners woke up to a divided city. In as … Continue reading
Jim Crow Voting Political Cartoon (1958) with Image Analysis Form
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. Southern Democrats passed laws to make voter registration and electoral rules more restrictive, with the result that political participation by most black people and many poor white … Continue reading
HUAC – House Un-American Activities Committee (1947) Political Cartoon with Image Analysis Form
Political Cartoon by Herbert Block, The Washington Post, Oct. 1947 In 1938, The HUAC (The House on Un-American Activities Committee) was created to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations … Continue reading
Henry Ford Describes his Assembly Line (Essay Excerpt, 1913) primary source document with document analysis form
“Ford car contains about five thousand parts—that is counting screws, nuts, and all. Some of the parts are fairly bulky and others are almost the size of watch parts. In our first assembling we simply started to put a car … Continue reading
Charles Lindbergh Advocates “America First” Isolationist Policy WWII (1941) Speech with document analysis form
World famous pilot Charles Lindbergh used his celebrity as the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to France to advocate for isolationist policies fearing that America would eventually enter the European conflict against Hitler’s Germany. … Continue reading
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OPEC STATUTES : Organization and Objectives (primary source document and analysis sheet)
OPEC MISSION STATEMENT: In accordance with its Statute, the mission of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to … Continue reading
Recommendation Letter for Navajo “Code Talkers” during World War II (1942) primary source document with analysis questions.
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Eisenhower announces the Korean Armistice (1953) with document analysis form
After three years of Cold War armed conflict on the peninsula of Korea, an armistice was signed ending hostilities between the North and South Koreans, establishing a demilitarized zone along the 39th parallel. This zone is still manned by a … Continue reading
Woodrow Wilson 18 Point Speech to Congress (1918) excerpt with box analysis form
Gentlemen of the Congress: …. …. It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are begun, shall be absolutely open and that they shall involve and permit henceforth no secret understandings of any kind. … Continue reading
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