With the dawn of nuclear war after the American bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet acquisition of an atomic bomb in the late 1940s, civil defense–programs of safety education–became prominent in American schools.
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Tag Archives: critical thinking
Pearl Harbor
The excerpt below is an excerpt from the diary of Commander Mitsuo Fuchida, an air commander during the Japanese attack on the US Pacific fleet on December 7, 1941.
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Voices of the Flint Sitdown Strike
During the Great Depression, even workers with employment often found themselves in desperate situations.
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Huey Long
Among the critics of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal was Louisiana politician Huey Long.
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Assimilation: Indian Schools
During the late 19th century, as US military action solidified American control over western lands, efforts to “Americanize” Native Americans increased.
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Social Darwinism
Charles Darwin’s ideas of natural selection were applied by some to society, culture, and economics. This was often used to explain and justify economic and political inequalities.
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The Populist Movement
By the 1890s, a new political force emerged which attempted to combine the interests of rural, western farmers and the industrial laborers of the cities.
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Labor Unrest
During the 1890s, an unprecedented number of strikes and labor actions shook the United States. Few were bigger than the Pullman Strike of 1893. Below are two points of view from both George Pullman and the striking workers.
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America Eyes Asia
This letter from former President Theodore Roosevelt to Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania outlines Roosevelt’s view of the role Japan would play in world politics.
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Justifying Overseas Expansion
Albert Beveridge was US Senator from Indiana (1899-1911), and, as is evident here, a fervent supporter of American imperialism. He gave this speech as a campaign speech on September 16, 1898.
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