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Looking Ahead: This Week in Geographic History, August 1-7

Here’s an advance look at a some of the “This Day in Geographic History” (TDIGH) events coming up this week. For each date, we’ve matched it with a map or visual, background information, and a classroom activity so you can plan ahead. Wednesday, August 3 TDIGH: France and Germany Declare War Following the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914, war broke out … Continue reading Looking Ahead: This Week in Geographic History, August 1-7

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Rare Images Reveal Seaplane Sunk in Pearl Harbor Attack

UNITED STATES New images of a U.S. Navy seaplane that sank in Hawaiian waters during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are the clearest images taken of such wreckage. (Associated Press) Use our fantastic interactive to better understand the “date which will live in infamy.” Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit, including a link to today’s MapMaker … Continue reading Rare Images Reveal Seaplane Sunk in Pearl Harbor Attack

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Weekly Warm-Up: Photographs that Capture Sacrifice

We observe Veterans Day to reflect on the sacrifice and bravery of the men and women who serve in our armed forces. Originally, Veterans Day was known as Armistice Day, and it was a celebration of the end of World War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. The United States also chose Armistice Day as a chance … Continue reading Weekly Warm-Up: Photographs that Capture Sacrifice

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Weekly Warm Up: Use This Attack Map to Remember the Tragedy at Pearl Harbor

It wasn’t until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor that the United States was prompted to enter World War II. But what actually happened on December 7, 1941? Use this interactive in your classroom to start a conversation with your students about how the events at Pearl Harbor startled Americans and drove President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to ask Congress for a declaration of war with Japan. This interactive can … Continue reading Weekly Warm Up: Use This Attack Map to Remember the Tragedy at Pearl Harbor

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#tbt: Danzig and the Beginnings of World War II

The 75th Anniversary of Germany’s Invasion of Poland By Michael Fry Senior Map Librarian, National Geographic Library For many armchair historians, Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland evokes powerful imagery: waves of German infantry pouring into Poland; the Luftwaffe’s shrieking Stuka dive bombers; Panzer divisions streaking across the Polish plain. Germany’s blitzkrieg tactic was indeed impressive—Adolf Hitler had modernized Germany’s military more quickly than his European … Continue reading #tbt: Danzig and the Beginnings of World War II

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