U.S. History Resources from CFR Education

CFR Education offers a range of free resources that can supplement your U.S. History curriculum. Browse the eras and topics below. Wondering about standards alignment? Search for your state standards here.

1890-1945
World at War History	Essential Events Between 1900 and 1945 [timeline] Why Did World War I Happen? Why Did World War II Happen? How Do Countries Decide Whether to Go to War? [video] How Did the United States Become a Global Power?
The Americas East Asia & The Pacific Europe	Modern History Politics U.S. Foreign Policy Modern History U.S. Foreign Policy
Migration	National Migration Policies [video]
Foreign Policy	Isolationism Versus Engagement
Simulations	Explosion of the USS Maine in 1898 The Zimmerman Telegram in 1917 Influenza and War in 1918

1945-1980
Global Era History	Essential Events Since 1945 [timeline] How Did the Cold War Stay Cold? [video] How Did Decolonization Reshape the World? How Did Mass Production and Mass Consumption Take Off After World War II? How Did the United States Become a Global Power?
Tools of Foreign Policy	What Is Arms Control? What Is Deterrence? What Is Intelligence? What Is Soft Power?
Development	The Marshall Plan [video] Two Koreas, Two Development Policies
Migration	National Migration Policies [video]
Nuclear Proliferation	The History of Nuclear Proliferation [timeline] The Nuclear World What Is Nuclear Proliferation? [video]
Terrorism	U.S. Counterterrorism Since 1945 [timeline]
Global Governance	What Is the Liberal World Order? [video] What Is the UN Security Council?
Regions of the World	The Americas East Asia & the Pacific Europe Middle East & North Africa South & Central Asia Sub-Saharan Africa
Simulations	Opposing Communism in 1947 Korean War in 1950 Cuban Immigration in 1980

1980-present
Global Era History	Eleven Global Issues That Will Shape the Future Essential Events Since 1945 [timeline] How Did the Cold War Stay Cold? [video] How Did Decolonization Reshape the World? How Did Mass Production and Mass Consumption Take Off After World War II? How Did the United States Become a Global Power?
Foreign Policy	Approaches to Foreign Policy Tools of Foreign Policy U.S. Foreign Policy
Global Era Issues	Climate Change Cyberspace and Cybersecurity Globalization Migration Nuclear Proliferation Monetary Policy and Currencies Terrorism
Conflict	NATO: The World’s Largest Alliance
Regions of the World	The Americas East Asia & the Pacific Europe Middle East & North Africa South & Central Asia Sub-Saharan Africa
Simulations	Cuban Immigration in 1980 Negotiating Ukrainian Security in 1993 NATO Enlargement in 1993 Response to 9/11 Russia and NATO in the Baltics in 2016 Afghanistan Withdrawal in 2021

Teaching AP U.S. History? CFR Education has resources that align with the AP U.S. History curriculum. Browse articles, timelines, videos, and simulations covering developments that have shaped the United States from c. 1491 to the present.

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