Education Program - Spanish American War

Lifelong Learners: Nurses in the Spanish-American War

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:13:42 GMT

Through historical photographs and written accounts, learn about the role of female nurses during the Spanish-American War. Materials also examine how nursing expanded opportunities for women in the military.

Materials

Nurses in the Spanish-American War (PDF)

Lifelong Learners: Personal Accounts of the Spanish-American War

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:13:09 GMT

Explore photographs and personal accounts that tell firsthand stories about the Spanish-American War. Learners of all ages can use these primary sources in order to understand how Americans experienced the war in different ways.

Materials

Personal Accounts of the Spanish-American War (PDF)

Walking Tour: The Spanish-American War

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:49:23 GMT

Arlington National Cemetery contains more monuments and burial sites related to the Spanish-American War than any other location in the continental United States.

Learn about the historical significance of the Spanish-American War by visiting the gravesites of individuals who played prominent roles in it, as well as the USS Maine Memorial, the Spanish-American War Memorial and other monuments.

Length: 1.2 miles
Starting point: Section 24 (1 mile from Welcome Center)

Materials

Lesson Plan: Nurses in the Spanish-American War

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:40:55 GMT

Students use primary source documents and other resources to learn about the role of female nurses during the Spanish-American War.

The lesson also explores the expansion of career opportunities for women in military medicine before and after the war, and it addresses the different experiences of white women and women of color. Resources include quotes, images and cards with profiles of individual nurses. Students complete a gallery walk or work in groups on a jigsaw of teacher-curated resources.

Elementary: One class period, 45-60 minutes total
Middle: 1-2 class periods, 60-75 minutes total
High: 1-2 class periods, 60-75 minutes total

Teacher Materials

Student Materials

Elementary School Student Materials (PDF)
Middle School Student Materials (PDF)
High School Student Materials (PPT)

Lesson Plan: “Buffalo Soldiers”

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:10:00 GMT

In 1866, Congress established the U.S. Army’s all-Black 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments and 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments, later known as the “Buffalo Soldiers,” to serve on the western frontier.

Students learn about the Buffalo Soldiers and explore their significance in historical and cultural context. Resources include a PowerPoint slide deck and handout.

One class period, 15-20 minutes total

Teacher Materials

Lesson Plan
PowerPoint
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Student Materials

Lesson Handout

Lesson Plan: What Is the United States of America?

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:28:00 GMT

Students use maps to explore the concept of the United States of America as a nation and to learn about its geographic boundaries over time.

Resources for teachers include handouts and a PowerPoint-guided lesson on the United States' geographic expansion.

One class period, 35-45 minutes total

Teacher Materials

Lesson Plan (PDF)
PowerPoint (PPT)

Student Materials

Lesson Handout (PDF)

Lesson Plan: Spanish-American War Timeline

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:23:00 GMT

This timeline activity about the Spanish-American War can be used as an introduction, a review or at any time during a lesson/unit.

Timeline cards can be printed and ordered chronologically to give students an overview of events in the war.

One class period, 15-30 minutes total

Teacher Materials

Student Materials

Lifelong Learners: Historical Opinions on the Spanish-American War

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:12:00 GMT

This curated collection of primary sources illuminates a variety of historical opinions on the Spanish-American War and the United States' expanding global power.

As learners read, they will consider how Americans reacted to the war and the United States' changing role in the world at the turn of the 20th century. Materials also prompt readers to consider how such debates continue today.

Teacher Materials

Historical Opinions on the Spanish-American War (PDF)

Lesson Plans: A Splendid Little War?

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:11:00 GMT

Students use primary source documents and other resources to learn about arguments for and against the Spanish-American War in 1898.

Materials also explore the meanings and consequences of U.S. global expansion at the turn of the 20th century. Resources include personal accounts, historical photographs, political cartoons, historical commentaries and a student worksheet.

1-2 class periods, 75-90 minutes total

Teacher Materials

Lesson Plan (Middle School)
Lesson Plan (High School)

Student Materials

Lesson Handout (High School)
Personal Accounts and Historical Commentaries (High School)
Political Cartoons and Photos (High School)
Lesson Handout (Middle School)

Education Program - Spanish American War

Lifelong Learners: Nurses in the Spanish-American War

Lifelong Learners: Personal Accounts of the Spanish-American War

Walking Tour: The Spanish-American War

Lesson Plan: Nurses in the Spanish-American War

Lesson Plan: “Buffalo Soldiers”

Recommended Reading: The Spanish-American War

Lesson Plan: What Is the United States of America?

Lesson Plan: Spanish-American War Timeline

Lifelong Learners: Historical Opinions on the Spanish-American War

Lesson Plans: A Splendid Little War?