C-SPAN
2016 Electoral College Map
The electoral college can be confusing for citizens of any age. Clear up misconceptions with a handy printable map that details how many electoral votes are allotted to each state, as well as a history of modern elections, complete with...
Bill of Rights Institute
Freedom for All?
What did abolitionists have in common with those working for women's rights? How has the Native American struggle for voting rights differed from the struggles of other groups? Class members examine the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th...
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Truman Biography
A very easy-to-read biographical sketch of Harry S. Truman. Includes suggestions for further reading.
The White House
The White House: Biography of Harry S. Truman
Biography provides interesting facts about the thirty-third president of the United States, Harry S. Truman. A black and white photograph is included.
Other
Potus: Harry S. Truman
Comprehensive facts about Harry S. Truman and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Chronology: First Term 1945 1949
Outlines the events of Truman's first term as president (1945-1948).
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Truman Doctrine
A brief description of the Truman Doctrine. It includes charts showing the aid given to Turkey and Greece.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: James Francis Byrnes (1879 1972)
Biorgraphy of James F. Byrnes who served as Secretary of State under Harry S. Truman during the transition from WWII to the Cold War.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Harry S. Truman
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Harry S. Truman.
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College: Early Cold War Era u.s. Foreign Policy
In his article entitled "Economic Interests, Party, and Ideology in Early Cold War Era U.S. Foreign Policy", Benjamin O. Fordham discusses the United States' foreign policy during the Cold War, focusing on the country's ideology, party...
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Truman, Harry S. 1884 1972
List of Harry Truman's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Democratic Senator from Missouri, a Vice President, and Thirty-third President of the United States.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Harry S. Truman
Brief biographical sketch of America's thirty-third president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: The Truman Doctrine
This site from the University of Pennsylvania gives a description of the Truman Doctrine and its contents. Then link to an excerpt from Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" and compare the differences. A great history...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Presidents
This site from the PBS "The Presidents" provides detailed biographies of several of the most popular or most infamous U.S. presidents throughout history. Selected presidents include Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, Lyndon...
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum: Events Leading to Blockade of West Berlin
Details on how the Marshall Plan was the major event that led to the blockade of West Berlin by the Soviets.
US Department of State
Biographies of Secretaries of State: Edward Reilly Stettinius Jr., 1900 1949
Brief biography of Edward Stettinius, Jr. whe served as Secretary of State under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, overseaing the end of World War II and the creation of the United Nations.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Start of Cold War, Part 2: Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
Explains President Truman's plan to contain communism, which signaled the end of American isolationism. Also discusses America's pledge of financial aid to rebuild Europe with the Marshall Plan.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library: The U. S. Recognizes Israel: Historical Background
Provides the background for why Britain finally turned Palestine over to the United Nations to solve the problem of an Israeli state. Click on hyperlink to access a timeline of events.
Other
Nuclearfiles.org: Chronology on Decision to Bomb
This detailed chronology of the events and communication of 1945-1946 shows Truman's role in the process of the decision to drop the world's first atomic bomb used in warfare upon Hiroshima and then the second upon Nagasaki. Also...
White House Historical Association
The White House Historical Association: The Presidents
Complete biographies and photos of all past presidents.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Manhattan Project and the Atomic Bomb
Discusses the Manhattan Project of the United States which worked on developing nuclear weapons during World War II. It led to the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan in August 1945, ending the war with Japan.
Digital History
Digital History: Before the American War
Before Vietnam became the stage for an American war against international communism, it was a war between France and Indochina. France, concerned about losing their colonial holdings in Indochina and therefore losing international...