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Do you need help using primary sources to teach about the Age of Exploration? I have spent hours digging through the Library of Congress and National Archives to find the best, student-friendly primary sources. (Click here for lists of kid-friendly primary sources for other topics.)Why use primary sources in the first place? The answer is summed up in this great quote from docsteach.org (the National Archive’s tool for teaching with primary sources).
Answer: In February 1946, George F. Kennan's transmission from Moscow was published in the Kennan-Roosevelt Telegram, which is now known as the Kennan-Roosevelt Telegram.
Explanation: Kennan's "Long Telegram" was the cornerstone of the United States' "containment" strategy against the Soviet Union for the duration of the Cold War.
On May 29, 1453, after an Ottoman army stormed Constantinople, Mehmed triumphantly entered the Hagia Sophia, which would become the city's leading mosque. Emperor Constantine XI died in battle that day, and the decline and fall of the Byzantine Empire was complete.
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The Dust Bowl was a natural disaster that devastated the Midwest in the 1930s. It was the worst drought in North America in 1,000 years.1 Unsustainable farming practices worsened the drought’s effect, killing the crops that kept the soil in place. When winds blew, they raised enormous clouds of dust. It deposited mounds of dirt on everything, even covering houses. Dust suffocated livestock and caused pneumonia in children.2 At its worst, the storm blew dust to Washington, D.C.3
Key Takeaways
1. he Dust Bowl worsened the Great Depression by wreaking havoc on U.S. agriculture and livestock
2. Severe drought and bad farming procedures eroded the topsoil
3 The Great Plains could turn into a Dust Bowl again if the Ogallala Aquifer is drained dry
