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Students will examine how the end of WWII, and especially the threats of atomic weapons and Communism, changed the political dynamics of the world.

This lesson will require students to examine the primary sources of personal letters and conduct biographical research on either President or first lady Truman. They will then use their information to determine the influence and relationship of the first lady and her presidential husband and examine her influence on the issues of the time.

Students look at how a cabinet they created would advise them to fight against War on Terrorism today. For time sake, the students will be focusing on the cabinet positions of Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Treasury, and Attorney General.

The students will be putting together a series of “interviews” they conducted about the first ladies. Their objective will be to answer a series of questions about a specific First Lady.

Students will be tasked with analyzing correspondence to President Hoover during the Great Depression.

Students will be tasked with researching, analyzing, and creating a paper over the influence of a First Lady of the United States.

Students will complete a geography book report/project based on the book.

Students will be assigned an area of the museum to closely examine during our field trip to the Decision Center. At the museum, students will gather information about their assigned area. If possible, students should take pictures of important displays a

Students will examine documents from opposite sides from advisors close to Truman on the issue of the Recognition of Israel.

This assignment is a technology based cooperative assignment using primary and secondary source materials to determine the role of the First Lady in United States history.