Late 20th Century History (Teaching with Historic Places)

Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.

Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to late-20th century history. Discover more resources at the Teaching with Historic Places homepage.

The United States Air Force Academy

Learn how the expansion of military air power in the 20th century led to the establishment of the US Air Force.

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

Explore this site in the rolling high plains of western South Dakota and its role in the Cold War.

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