United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Update – History of Veterans Day (History Channel)
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Extra Credit Activity
“Americans have gone to war to win their independence, expand their national boundaries, define their freedoms, and defend their interests around the globe. This online exhibition (from Thinkfinity) examines how wars have shaped the nation’s history and transformed American Society.” – The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
Extra Credit – due Tuesday, November 24
1. Select a conflict from the timeline.
2. Read the introduction and click “begin”.
3. Play movie or read transcript.
4. Enter Exhibit.
5. Explore the exhibit by reading passages and viewing artifacts. Be sure to explore all sections of the exhibit.
6. Summarize the exhibit/conflict using at least 5 sentences.
7. Share your summary on the blog as a comment to this post . Each complete summary is worth 5 extra credit points (maximum 25 points).
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November 12th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
I did my conflict on the korean war and i learned that when we were in the war we pushed the army of korea up towards the north then china joined pushing us back down to south. And at the end we divided korea into different parts south was the democratic and north was comminest.
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November 12th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
in the Mexican war we had a fight that we wanted more land and the mexicans refused to sell so we fought for what is now Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. After everything was over we won the war and won New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.
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November 14th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
I learned about many specific types of guns and swords. The Brown bess musket is a very inaccurrate weapon and it was made in 1746. I also learned that the powder horn was made in 1760, and was used during the French and Indian War. I learned many things in this article but the war club would have to be my favorite weapon. The war club was made in 1800 and was used to violently hit people.
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November 14th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
hi mr.mundorf I just did the extra credit on the spnais american war. it was really cool because they had this gun that was hand made. It would blow fire out where the hole was. they also had patches that symboliesed of what they specialized and did. Some of the weapons they used where from 2 feet to 6 feet long. most of the weapons weighed alot.
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November 14th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Hi Mr.Mundorf,
I didn’t think it was possible in World War 2 to have 16,112,566 troops. But Ireally didn’t believe that 405,399 died that was un believable!:D
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November 15th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
hi mr.mundorf I just did the extra credit on the vitnom war. It was really interisting. I learned that there was a popular singer and she flew to the troops and entertained them. M16 a1 autamatic rifle this was one of the very important use it was 10.5 feet and 36.inches. the enemys we were fighting used a bycyle for a weapon, most of it was made of wood. the vetnom were fighting one of the things they got was beer and cigarettes.
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Around Christmas time they would leave them christmas trees. When Also the prisoners we captured we put braclets on them with there names on it.
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November 15th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
hi mr. mundorf i just did the extra creit on the war of independense. I learned that there was a weapon the was called the musket and bayonet it was a large gun with a spear on it, so if anyone got close the spear would do the trick. they would also carry along with them a teapot, saucer, cups amd plates. They also had a kit called the bloodletting kit. it would let out peoples blood. They used this on george washington he lost 4 1-2 quorts of blood in 24 houres. And he died in a short time after the final blood letting.
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November 19th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
The War of Independence had a total of 217,000 troops, 4,435 deaths, and the people in battle were between the ages of 16 and 60! One of the signifigant people in the war was Charles McKnight. He was a physican and surgon. I also learned that George Washigton died after losing 4 and one half quarts of blood. Also, the army for the patriots didn’t have a uniform or guns given to them. Instead they had thier own clothes and guns. Another instering fact was that on September 1631, court ordered all muskets to be divided equally between towns and plantaions in case of an attack.
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November 22nd, 2009 at 8:15 pm
hi mr.mundorf I just did world war 1. it was very interisting,. One weapthey used it it would on the germans had was a stich gernade, when take 5.5 or 7 seconds. Springfield m1903 rifle was a huge gun with a rifle on the end of it. THey also had a thing called bread tin it was made to keep doughboys bread drie. they dog named stubby this looked like a real dog also had a stuffed wth a jacket a rifles in it;s pockets. it also had a distingushieds service medal it had a cross with a golden eagle it was red white and blue this was repersented when a man died. see ya at school.
also have a great thankgiving. 
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November 23rd, 2009 at 7:18 pm
hi mr.mundorf I just did nthe extr creidt on the western indian war it was really interisting. i learned that the western indians self defence was sioux arrows they were large arrow with a metal point. they also had a gun called the henry rifle it was a large gun that was made by a guy named henry made in 1875. tHe indians had a sheild called the apache sheild it has red feathers on the ends it was used from the apache, navijo and pueblo. They used this from 1861 to 1875. tHey also had a indian war service metal it had 2 black stripes and red in the back. In the middle it had a indian holding up a spear. this was used for the warriors. have a great thanksgiving.
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November 23rd, 2009 at 8:07 pm
hi mr.mundorf i just did the extra creidt on the world war 2. I learned that in pearl harbor they had a ribbion called the porple heart. it was shaped in a heart with a purple back round. It had a mans face in the middle. It also repersented a man who died fighting for there country. In world war 2 they had posters for things people used so there will be more for the war. They also had little kids war where they had little uniforms, trading cards and games so they could pretent that they were in the war. the united states had a submachine gun this was also called as a fire arm it was also made of steel. have a great thanks giving
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November 23rd, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Hi Mr. Mundorf I did your extra credit on World war ll. I learned that there were 16,112,566 troops involved and there were 405,399 deaths in this war. Also the war lasted for 4 years (1941-1945). They used “submachine” guns in the war. The purple heart was connected to a purple ribbon and the metal is made in to a heart, the center of the heart has a profile picture of George Washington. On top of the heart is George’s coat of arms. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
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November 23rd, 2009 at 9:10 pm
hi mr.mundorf i just did the extra credit on the koreon war. I learned that they had weather gear. like warm weather gear. tHis of weather gear was worn by soliders in the koren soliders when it was `100 degrees. They also had combat boots. the were used in 1952 they also had hand written words on the shoue. tHey also had cold weather gear. THis would help them when it was -30 degrees. Also many troops suffered from frostbite the firsy winter. have a nice thanksgiving.
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November 24th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Hitler had two kinds of body guards the SS and the SA. In December 7,1941 world war two started when the germans attacked Pearl Harbor. The m1 rocket launcher (know as a bazooka) was a very powerful weapon. The Carl Walther Company made a new German pistol called the p38 9mm. During world war two Vmail was very popular among American troops so that they could keep in touch with there family.
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November 29th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Hey Mr.Mundorf i did your extra credit on world war 1. They made a a arm so you could get work done easier. They all so made a knife called the m1918 Trench Knife they made that so they could attack closer. They had a dog called stubby he could salute and he saved the injury of many by bitting the germans. They had a pigeon called cher ami he got shot in the breast and leg and was still able to deliver a message.
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November 29th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Mr. Mundorf Im doing the extra credit on the vietnom war. They made a marine uniform they could camoflage because of how green it was. They had a gun called the kent state rifle guards at ken state ohio had these guns. Most people went with Presdent Lyndon Johnson sent thousands of ground and air forces to vietnom.
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