High School Units and Lessons

The units and lessons below are organized by grade. They were produced by teachers affiliated with Project WhistleStop. Please feel free to use these lesson materials in your classroom.

• Atomic Bomb-Truman Press Release-August 6, 1945 (Truman Library lesson)
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• Analyzing cartoon booklet prepared for the 1948 presidential campaign
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• The Berlin Airlift-June 27, 1948 to May 12, 1949 (Truman Library lesson)
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• Classroom Activities
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• Desegregation of the Armed Forces (Truman Library lesson)
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• George Marshall Exhibit Teaching Activities(Truman Library)
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• Harry S. Truman and Korea
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• Harry Truman and the Potsdam Conference (Truman Library lesson)
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• Greece and Turkey: The Marshall Plan (Truman Library lesson)
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• Nuclear Science: Understanding the Development and Control of Nuclear Energy
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• Powers of Persuasion (Poster Art from WWII - National Archives and Records Administration)
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• Recognition of the State of Israel
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• Seven Cartoons for Senior High Classroom Research
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• The Spy's Dilemma
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• The Lost Art of Letter Writing
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• The Truman Doctrine(Truman Library)
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• The U.S. Recognition of the State of Israel(A NARA Lesson correlating to the National History Standards)
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• State of the Union Messages (1945-1951) - Three Senior High Lessons
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• Tour the Oval Office
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• Truman and the Holocaust (Truman Library lesson)
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• Truman Family Tree
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• War Relocation Authority(Truman Library lesson)
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