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Nancy Schick

Los Alamos High School

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Warren Hierl

The Career Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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AP® United States History

Teacher’s Guide

Nancy Schick

Los Alamos High School

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Warren Hierl

The Career Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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