5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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The Nuremberg Laws and Anti-Semitism Reading and Discussion Questions
$3.50Students will read a passage on the Nuremberg Laws and anti-Semitism in Germany between the wars, a sample selection of the Nuremberg Laws and anti-Semitic measures, and answer 15 discussion questions. The reading passage and questions reference...$3.50 -
World War 1 PowerPoint and Note Guide for US History
$7.00Students will learn about the people and events of WWI (WW1, World War 1) with this presentation and note guide. Topics include but are not limited to: the causes of the war, the Battle of the Somme, the Lusitania, the Schlieffen Plan, Zimmerman Note,...$7.00 -
The Roaring 1920s PowerPoint and Note Guide
$5.00This presentation and note guide is a brief introduction to the social and cultural aspects of the 1920s. Topics covered include but are not limited to: the Red Scare, the Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti, Al Capone, Prohibition, Scopes Monkey Trial,...$5.00 -
Imperialism PowerPoint and Note Guide for US History
$6.00Students will learn about US Imperialism (Imperialism in US History, American Imperialism) with this presentation and note guide. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, the reasons for and against Imperialism, the Spanish-American War, the...$6.00 -
The New Deal PowerPoint and Note Guide
$5.00Students will get an overview of FDR's New Deal with this presentation and note guide. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: the Emergency Banking Relief Act, fireside chats, the CCC, AAA, TVA, AAA, WPA, PWA, Social Security, the Dust Bowl,...$5.00 -
The Progressive Era PowerPoint and Note Guide
$5.00Students will get an overview of the Progressive Era with this presentation and note guide covering, but not limited to, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, the goals of Progressives, muckrakers, New Nationalism, New Freedom, conservation, the...$5.00 -
Korean War PowerPoint and Note Guide
$5.00This presentation provides an overview of the Korean War. It begins with background information on the two sides of the Cold War and concludes with a look at a nighttime map of North and South Korea today. There are recap questions and discussion or...$5.00 -
Chinese Exclusion Act Point of View Analysis
$5.00Students will read and analyze two points of view on whether or not the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 should be passed (George Hoar and James Slater) by answering 34 questions and completing a creative task. They will also analyze 5 images according to...$5.00 -
The New Deal Point of View Analysis
$5.00Students will read and analyze two points of view on whether or not America needs a New Deal by answering 37 questions and completing a creative task (text excerpts are from FDR and Hoover in 1932). They will also analyze 6 images according to provided...$5.00 -
Gilded Age Labor Union Point of View Analysis
$5.00Students will read and analyze two points of view on whether or not there should be labor unions by answering 37 questions and completing a creative task (text excerpts from Henry Clews in 1886 and Samuel Gompers in 1894). They will also analyze 4 images...$5.00 -
Conservation in the Progressive Era Point of View Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze two points of view on conservation and preservation (Pinchot and Muir) as related to Hetch Hetchy Valley by answering 26 questions and completing a creative task. They will also analyze 3 images according to provided...$4.00 -
The League of Nations Point of View and Image Analysis
$5.00Students will read and analyze two points of view on the League of Nations (one for America joining by James Phelan and one against America joining by Lawrence Sherman) by answering 36 questions, completing a creative task, and analyzing 7 images...$5.00