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Americans at War Collection Search

Grade Range: 4-12
Resource Type(s): Primary Source, Reference Materials
Date Posted: 10/14/2008

Students can use this online collection search to explore hundreds of artifacts related to America's military history. The objects are part of an online exhibition, The Price of Freedom: Americans at War.

National Standards

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades K-4)

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)

Standards in History (Grades K-4)

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

World History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Instructional Strategies

Multimedia instruction, Museum education

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Keywords

Second World War, military, Mexican War, Mexican american war, history, War with Mexico, Mexican-American War, military history, Revolutionary War, World War 1, battle, soldier, world war 2, World War II, WW2, war, American revolution, First World War, War of Independence, WWII

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Americans at War Collection Search

National Standards

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades K-4)

Historical Thinking Standard 2: Historical Comprehension

Historical Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)

Historical Thinking Standard 2: Historical Comprehension

Historical Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities

Standards in History (Grades K-4)

Topic 3: The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)

Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)

Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

World History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 7: An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914

Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945

Era 9: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises and Paradoxes

Instructional Strategies

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