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Direct linkFreivogel, William H. – Social Education, 2011
History has placed the stamp of approval on the publication of the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret history of the Vietnam War. If WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange is another Daniel Ellsberg, then it is possible the website's disclosures will be viewed over time as similarly in the public interest. A classroom discussion on the release of…
Descriptors: United States History, Foreign Countries, War, International Relations
van Hover, Stephanie; Selverstone, Marc J.; Preston-Grimes, Patrice – Social Education, 2008
The American public often wonders what goes on in the White House and how domestic and foreign policy are made. Designed for use by the research and teaching communities, whitehousetapes.org provides teachers and students the opportunity to learn more about how American presidents have made decisions and exercised leadership during pivotal moments…
Descriptors: United States History, Web Sites, Nonprint Media, Presidents
Barr, Jeanne Polk – Social Education, 2009
Growing up in an era when protest at national political conventions is carefully contained in "free-speech zones" (often physically removed from the site of the official conventions), students today may have a difficult time conceptualizing the tumultuous scene that was the 1968 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago. Fueled by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, United States History, War, Foreign Countries
DeRose, John J. – Social Education, 2007
Students have frequently expressed curiosity about the way past events involving the United States were viewed by other nations. For instance, students have often wondered how World War II is presented to students in Germany, or what students in Japan learn about the dropping of the atomic bombs. To help his students look at events from a global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Global Approach, War
Peer reviewedFleming, Dan B.; Nurse, Ronald J. – Social Education, 1982
Describes a study which analyzed 10 current and widely used secondary U.S. history textbooks for their coverage of the Vietnam War to determine their accuracy, completeness, and objectivity. Most of the textbooks studied offered a too sketchy account of the Vietnam War. Certain key topics are often neglected. (RM)
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Vadas, Robert E. – Social Education, 2007
The author asserts that it is time for social studies teachers to engage students in a review of the rift between historical reality and mythology about Viet Nam, especially in light of recent comparisons that many have made between the Viet Nam War and the current situation in Iraq. Few teachers dealt with Viet Nam at the time of the war, and…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Travel, Textbooks, Misconceptions
