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The Red Scare Primary Source Analysis
$5.00Students analyze 10 text excerpts and 7 images related to the Red Scare of the 1920s and McCarthyism (1950s Red Scare). More of the sources are about the 1950s Red Scare. There are 35 questions for students to answer of varying degrees of difficulty and...$5.00 -
The Truman Doctrine Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read about America's role in helping Greece and Turkey recover and rebuild after World War 2 (WWII, WW2) as per the Truman Doctrine, define a variety of academic terms, write summaries from selections of the text, and respond 25 questions...$3.50 -
The Boxer Rebellion Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.25Students read a brief background of the Boxer Rebellion during European Imperialism and a woman's account of her experience in China while this was happening. They answer 14 questions, complete a creative task, and analyze 4 images. This would be great...$3.25 -
President Nixon's Farewell Address Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students read Nixon's resignation speech, answer 14 questions, and complete 2 creative tasks (both tasks involve multiple points of view). The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions include:--What was...$3.25 -
Manifest Destiny Point of View and Image Analysis
$3.25Students will read two points of view on Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny (John O'Sullivan and Albert Gallatin), analyze an image, and answer 18 questions (mix of academic, opinion, and creative) to demonstrate an understanding of the texts. The...$3.25 -
1920s Prohibition Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read an account on prohibition during the Roaring 20s from the point of view of a German tourist to New York in 1927. They will then answer 10 questions, complete 2 tasks, and analyze 8 images by responding to provided prompts. This would...$3.50 -
The White Man's Burden Primary Source and Image Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze The White Man's Burden by answering 16 questions, analyzing 10 images (7 prompts and tasks provided), and completing a graphic organizer to make connections between the White Man's Burden and religion, economics,...$4.00 -
Irish Potato Famine Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze a brief background on the Irish Potato Famine and an account from an Irish perspective from 1847 by answering 17 questions. They will also analyze 3 images and a map according to provided prompts. The answers are included...$3.50 -
The Gold Rush of 1849 Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students read a brief background on the California Gold Rush and a primary source on one man's experience prospecting for gold. They will answer 15 questions, complete a creative task, and analyze 5 images (prompts provided). The answers are provided...$3.50 -
Seward's Folly Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read about the purchase of Alaska during Reconstruction and excerpts of its official cession, answer 16 questions of varying levels of difficulty, and analyze 5 images according to provided prompts. The answers are included where...$3.50 -
The Monroe Doctrine Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.25Students read and analyze the Monroe Doctrine by answering 12 questions, responding to 4 writing prompts for 3 related images, and completing a task for 2 other images. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...$3.25 -
The Monroe Doctrine Point of View Analysis
$3.75Students will read and analyze 5 excerpts and 8 images representing different points of view about the Monroe Doctrine by answering 30 questions. The excerpts are from Thomas Jefferson (2), John Quincy Adams, an American newspaper, and Prince Metternich...$3.75