The Role Of The Military In America's (Domestic) History

A History Institute for Teachers

Saturday and Sunday, April 10–11, 2010

The First Division Museum
1 S. 151 Winfield Road
Wheaton, Illinois

Sponsored by

The Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Wachman Center

The Cantigny First Division Foundation

FPRI’s Wachman Center, in association with the Cantigny First Division Foundation, was proud to present a two-part series on What Students Need To Know about America’s Wars. The first part, in July 2008, covered the colonial wars through World War I; the second part, May 2–3, 2009, covered World War II through the present.

E-mail lux@fpri.org for more information.

Classroom Lessons

The Army Corps of Engineers

Paul Dickler, Foreign Policy Research Institute

• The Army Corps of Engineers (4 pages, 76 K )
• The Army Corps of Engineers (4 pages, 55 K Microsoft Word document)

The United States Military as an Agent of Change

William C. Schmadeke, Arlington, IL

• The United States Military as an Agent of Change (3 pages, 59 K )
• The United States Military as an Agent of Change (3 pages, 50 K Microsoft Word document)

The Domestic Role of the U.S. Navy:
Protecting Commerce and Defending America’s

Anthony A. Dalasio, Lackawanna Trail Junior-Senior High School

• The Domestic Role of the U.S. Navy (6 pages, 84 K )
• The Domestic Role of the U.S. Navy (6 pages, 55 K Microsoft Word document)

Webquest: The Lewis And Clark Expedition

Roberto Fernández III, Broward County Public Schools

• Webquest: The Lewis And Clark Expedition (3 pages, 62 K )
• Webquest: The Lewis And Clark Expedition (3 pages, 46 K Microsoft Word document)

In Their Boots: The 101st Airborne, The National Guard And The Integration Of Central High School

Larry Rodgers, School 3, Rochester, NY

• The Integration Of Central High School (8 pages, 81 K )
• The Integration Of Central High School (8 pages, 44 K Microsoft Word document)

The Military Role in Nation Building in U.S. History and the World Today

Col. W.P. Symolon, USMC (Ret.), Apopka High School, Apopka, FL

• The Military Role in Nation Building (7 pages, 77 K )
• The Military Role in Nation Building (7 pages, 62 K Microsoft Word document)

Additional Information

For information about future and previous programs visit: http://www.fpri.org/education/historyinstitutes.html

For information about FPRI's Military History program visit: http://www.fpri.org/education/militaryhistory/

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