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During WW2, how were teenage Americans treated/viewed by the government? With all the men gone, what were teens expected to do, be it to fill in adult roles, or prepare for war, etc.?

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I recently heard that the establishment of the National Park Service was an underhanded way for T. Roosevelt to take land away from Native Americans. Is there any merit to this?

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Did Rastafarianism in Jamaica and the Black Power Movement in the US have any impact on one another in the late 1960s?

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Did the United States whaling industry ever try to expand or move to South America? If so, we’re there any significant impacts or colonial attempts in those regions?

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What, if any, impacts did the American Civil War Centennial and Civil Rights Demonstrations have on each other?

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A public history practice question. Are there any resources/books/practices you rely on when teaching and discussing slavery, either to adults or children?

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What effect did the 2 assassination attempts on President Ford have on his rating/public opinion?

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Does anyone have any resources to study death history/cemetery studies?

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Historiography question: is there any recent scholarship on Jamaica in the 1960’s? I can only find sources from the 70s-80s

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Good resources on US colonial history 1607-1763?

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During WW2, how were teenage Americans treated/viewed by the government? With all the men gone, what were teens expected to do, be it to fill in adult roles, or prepare for war, etc.?	228
I recently heard that the establishment of the National Park Service was an underhanded way for T. Roosevelt to take land away from Native Americans. Is there any merit to this?	12
Did Rastafarianism in Jamaica and the Black Power Movement in the US have any impact on one another in the late 1960s?	9
Did the United States whaling industry ever try to expand or move to South America? If so, we’re there any significant impacts or colonial attempts in those regions?	7
What, if any, impacts did the American Civil War Centennial and Civil Rights Demonstrations have on each other?	7
A public history practice question. Are there any resources/books/practices you rely on when teaching and discussing slavery, either to adults or children?	6
What effect did the 2 assassination attempts on President Ford have on his rating/public opinion?	6
Does anyone have any resources to study death history/cemetery studies?	5
Historiography question: is there any recent scholarship on Jamaica in the 1960’s? I can only find sources from the 70s-80s	5
Good resources on US colonial history 1607-1763?	4