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2003 Theme:
Rights & Responsibilities in History
Decision
to drop the atomic bomb
A student research
file entitled The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan is
available at the Harry S. Truman Library and on the internet at:
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan
It is a collection
of select documents concerning this important decision in warfare
and technology. The documents in this research collection include: the
Manhattan Project, testing the bomb, diary entries, telegrams, memorandum,
notes from meetings, correspondence, press releases, photographs, and
personal accounts of the events. (About 680 pages)
Desegregation of
the Armed Forces
A student research
file entitled The Truman Administration and the Desegregation of the
Armed Forces is available at the Harry S. Truman Library and on the
internet at:
The Truman Administration and the Desegregation of the Armed Forces
It is a collection
of select documents concerning this important piece of Civil Rights
history. The documents included in this research collection are: Executive
Order 9981, press releases, correspondence, reports, committee meeting
minutes, and speeches. (About 700 pages)
Japanese Internment
This collection focuses
on The War Relocation Authority and The Incarceration of Japanese-Americans
During World War II. It includes 14 photographs, 62 documents comprising
911 pages, a chronology of events spanning the years 1941-1998, excerpts
from Oral Histories, and Lesson Plans. It is available at the Harry S.
Truman Library and on the internet at: The
Incarceration of Japanese-Americans.
Korean War
A student research
file entitled The Korean War: The US Response to North Korea's Invasion
of South Korea, June 1950-October 1951 is available at the Harry S.
Truman Library and on the internet at: The
Korean War.
It is a collection
of select documents concerning this important event in World history.
The documents in this research collection include: telegrams, presidential
calendar of appointments, memorandum, notes from meetings, correspondence,
United Nation's resolutions, press releases, photographs, and personal
accounts of the events. (About 1159 pages)
Recognition
of Israel
A student research
file entitled The United States' recognition of Israel is available
at the Harry S. Truman Library and on the internet at: The
United States' recognition of Israel
It is a collection
of select documents concerning this important event in World history.
President Truman became the first world leader to recognize Israel on
May 14, 1948. The documents in this research collection include: the press
release recognizing Israel signed by President Truman, correspondence
from notable individuals such as Chaim Weizmann and Eddie Jacobson, maps,
telegrams, committee reports, and diary entries. (About 350 pages)
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