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NM History |
"Explore the States." America's Story From America's Library
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English, Language Arts |
"Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for America's High Schools" |
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US History 1800s–1920s |
"Child Labor in the United States" |
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US History Graphic Arts 1930–1942 |
"WPA Arts Programs" |
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NM History |
Farm Security Administration www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=new+mexico&sg=true&sp=1&co=fsac&st=slideshow |
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US History 1914-1918 |
The United States did not officially enter the "Great War" until 1917 but before we did, there were posters encouraging our citizens to help: www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=US+Posters&sp=9&co=wwipos&st=slideshow |
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Social Studies
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"Elections: The American Way" www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/home.html |
Links to the Past in the 20th Century;
The Office of the State Historian is cognizant of the demands made on New Mexico's teachers. The State Historian was a former professor and coach, and our Assistant State Historian was once a high school teacher in Rio Rancho, NM.
We thought we would offer the teachers who use our site a few helpful links for their classroom. Let us know if these are helpful, or if there is something else we can offer: nm.historian@state.nm.gov
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The Manhattan Project
Japanese Internment Camps in New Mexico