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America’s Entry into World War I
Date : Sat., April 09, 2016 to Sun., April 10, 2016 Category : Butcher History Institute
Taking advantage of the flood of new work unleashed by the centenary of the outbreak of the war, this Butcher History Institute introduced teachers to the most current scholarly discussions in order to help them prepare lesson plans to teach the upcoming centenary of American entry into the war in 2017. Each topic offered a crucial case study in understanding the larger context of the war, its impact on the United States, and the relationship of the United States to shaping the postwar world.
Secondary school teachers, curriculum supervisors, and junior college faculty participated in this history weekend. (40 slots available)
For a compilation of essays drawn from previous history weekends, be sure to see: American Military History: A Resource for Teachers and Students, edited by Paul Herbert and Michael Noonan (FPRI and First Division Museum, 2013).
Watch the Full Conference Here:
Topics and Speakers
Welcoming Remarks
co-Chair - Madeleine and W.W. Keen Butcher History Institute
Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
Paul HerbertExecutive Director, Cantigny First Division Foundation
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Opening Remarks, America’s Entry into World War I
Getting America into the Great War
Henry L. Stimson Chair of the Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College
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Embracing the Confusion: The United States and the Road to War, 1914-1917
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Getting America into the Great War
American Strategy and the Great War
Faculty Member in the Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations, US Army War College
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American Strategy and the Great War
The U.S. Role on the Western Front
Chair of the Department of History, Chapman University
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The U.S. Role on the Western Front
The Creation of the First Division: Implications for the American Expeditionary Force
Executive Director of the First Division Museum at Cantigny
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The Creation of the First Division: Implications for the American Expeditionary Force
African-American Doughboys
Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies, Brandeis University
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World War One and the Rise of American Seapower
Alfred Thayer Mahan Professor of Sea Power and Grand Strategy, US Naval War College
Senior Fellow, FPRI
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World War One and the Rise of American Seapower
World War I and Its Impact on American Foreign Policy and Civic Religion
Chair - Center for the Study of America and the West
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The Great War’s Impact on American Foreign Policy and Civic Religion
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World War I and its Impact on American Foreign Policy and Civic Religion
Diplomacy and the Quest for Post-War Peace
Executive Director - Center for the Study of America and the West
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Location
Venue
First Division Museum at Cantigny
IL Wheaton 60189
Registration links
Register Deadline
Sat., January 30, 2016
The 40 participants received:
- complimentary overnight accommodations for those outside of the Chicago vicinity (Friday and Saturday nights, as needed);
- complimentary lunch and dinner on Saturday, plus continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday
- assistance in designing curriculum and special projects based on the History Institute;
- stipends of $200 for well-developed lesson plans for posting on our website that effectively utilize the experience of the weekend conference, or documentation of in-service presentations based on the weekend;
- partial travel reimbursements (up to $250) for participants outside the vicinity of the conference center;
- subscription to E-Notes, FPRI’s weekly bulletin; and Footnotes, FPRI’s bulletin for high school teachers.
- a certificate of participation in a program offering 12 hours of instruction. In addition, for those interested, college credit is available for a small fee through our cooperating institution, Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
- Videotapes of the entire conference will be posted subsequently on our website, plus texts of selected lectures.