Oral History Monologues

Interview a member of your family or a neighbor about their memory and experience of an important moment in 20th century history. Then write a monologue in that person's voice in which you convey that memory to the class.

Choose from the following historical events:

  • The Great Depression (1929-1941)
  • World War Two (1941-1945)
  • The Red Scare (1949-52)
  • The Korean War (1950-52)
  • The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1964)
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
  • JFK's Assassination (1963)
  • Vietnam (1964-1972)
  • Martin Luther King's Assassination (1968)
  • Man Lands on the Moon (1969)
  • Watergate and Nixon Resignation (1974)
  • Oil Embargo (1974-76)
  • Iran Hostage Crisis (1976)
  • Reagan Assassination Attempt (1981)
  • Challenger Accident (1986)
  • The Inner City Riots (1968)
  • The First Gulf War (1990-91)
  • Monica Lewinsky Affair (1998)
  • 9/11 (2001)