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National History Day’s high-quality classroom resources, professional development opportunities, and guidance are here to support your efforts to teach research skills and advise NHD students.

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NHD Teacher Nomination

Get inspired by NHD projects submitted in previous years’ contests. Visit to browse exhibit, website, paper and performance examples.

NHD projects begin at your school, whether public, private, parochial, charter, or homeschool. From there, your project might be selected to advance to either a regional or affiliate (state, territory, or country) contest.

At an NHD contest, students present their work to judges, who give all students feedback on their work and select projects to advance to the next level of the competition. Between contest levels, students are encouraged to revise their project based on what they have learned and the judges’ feedback.

  • Student Chooses Topic
  • Begin Research
  • Select Contest Category
  • Write Process Paper and Annotated Bibliography

 

Watch this NHD video series focused on teachers who are new to NHD.

Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History

2026 Theme

The distinctions among revolutions, reactions, and reforms are sometimes blurred. Revolutions and reforms are often reactions to ideas, actions, or events. In turn, revolutions and reforms inspire reactions. Think of it as a domino effect—knock one down, which knocks the next one down, which knocks . . .

 

National History Day in Wisconsin 2026 Theme Book Contest Rule Book