Social Studies
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Richard Nixon's Resignation Speech
$1.49This product is a Google form on President Richard Nixon's resignation speech. A video of the speech (15 min:58 sec) has been inserted into the form. Students can read along with President Nixon as he gives the speech. Then students can answer the 4...$1.49 -
Interactive Map: Nixon’s Foreign Policy
$2.99The product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive map on the President Richard Nixon's foreign policy. President Richard Nixon’s foreign policy was as complex as the man himself. However, the foundation of Nixon’s foreign policy...$2.99 -
Interactive Maps: World War II in Europe and Pacific (1942-1945)
$2.99This product is a Google Form and Doc linked to 2 interactive maps on World War II in Europe and in the Pacific. Students can answer the 10 questions on the form while exploring the interactive maps. Then they can answer the compare and contrast short...$2.99 -
Interactive Gallery: Generation Gap and Culture of the Counterculture of the 60s
$3.25The product is a Google form and doc linked to 2 interactive galleries on the Counterculture of the 1960's. Students will receive a Google form linked to two Interactive Galleries: Generation Gap and Culture of the Counterculture. Students can...$3.25 -
Interactive Map: Global Cold War: 1946-1956
$2.99This product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive map on the Cold War from 1946 to 1956. The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states, and the United States with its allies after World...$2.99 -
Interactive Gallery: The Persian Gulf War (1991)
$2.99The product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive gallery on the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990. Alarmed by these actions, fellow Arab...$2.99 -
Interactive Gallery: Fighting Al Qaeda Worldwide
$2.99The product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive gallery on fighting Al Qaeda. The United States launched the global ‘War on Terror’ after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. A major part of this campaign focuses...$2.99 -
Interactive Map: United States and the Middle East: 2001-2010
$2.99The product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive map on the United States foreign policy toward the Middle East. Since the attacks against the United States in 2001, U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East has stressed the need to...$2.99 -
What Causes War? Claim It Cause Game
$3.75A fun and engaging way to present this unit is to divide the class into three teams. (Greed, Fear and Pride) Together we discuss the terms: Greed, Fear and Pride. We brainstorm how countries might be motivated by these broad terms. If a country wants...$3.75 -
Interactive Map: Pearl Harbor and Japanese Aggression (1941-1942)
$2.99This product is a Google form and doc linked to two interactive maps on the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese aggression in the Pacific from 1941 to 1942. On December 7, 1941, about half of the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet sat peacefully...$2.99 -
9/11/2001
$1.25This product is a Google form on terrorist attacks of 9/11 on the World Trade Center in New York City. The article describes the terrorist attack and America's response to the attacks. Students can answer the 5 reading comprehension questions on the form...$1.25 -
What Causes Wars to Happen? A Multi-Step Approach
$4.20Historians differ on the underlying causes of war. This four step process will help them process different theories behind various global conflicts. In this activity, students first are asked to define each of those causes/theories and then read through...$4.20