THE U.S. IN WORLD WAR II • AUSTIN

2015 HUMANITIES TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

8:30–8:45 a.m. Opening remarks Michael L. Gillette

Humanities Texas 8:50–9:35 a.m. Turning Points of World War II in Europe Arnold Krammer

WORKSHOP Texas A&M University The U.S. in World War II 9:40–10:25 a.m. Mobilization and the Home Front Maury Klein LOCATION University of Rhode Island Byrne-Reed House 1410 Rio Grande Street 10:45–11:30 a.m. The War in the Pacific Austin, Texas Brian Linn

Texas A&M University DATE 11:35 a.m–12:20 p.m. American Women and World War II Thursday, February 12, 2015 Nancy Beck Young 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. University of Houston 1:00–3:00 p.m. Primary source workshops with faculty

THIS WORKSHOP WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. THE U.S. IN WORLD WAR II • AUSTIN

2015 HUMANITIES TEXAS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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