5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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President Harry Truman PowerPoint
$5.00Students will learn about Truman's presidency with this power point (you can also use it as a gallery walk) and note guide with comprehension tasks. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, containment, NSC-68, the Red Scare, the Fair Deal, the...$5.00 -
President Jimmy Carter PowerPoint Overview
$5.00Students will learn about Carter's presidency with this presentation (you can also use it as a gallery walk) and note guide. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, the energy crisis, stagflation, airline deregulation, crisis of confidence, the...$5.00 -
The Great Depression PowerPoint
$4.00This Great Depression PowerPoint for US History provides an introductory overview to the political and economic events leading to the depression (including foreign affairs), the depression itself, and the first election of FDR. There are recap...$4.00 -
Industry Comes of Age 1865-1900 PowerPoint
$5.00This presentation introduces the changes to industry, labor, and business during the Gilded Age. Topics include but are not limited to: inventions, railroad, Interstate Commerce Act, assembly line, Carnegie, Rockefeller, JP Morgan, monopolies, Gospel of...$5.00 -
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The Korean War Bundle
Now: $19.00Was: $23.00Students are introduced to the Korean War with these 7 resources: an overview PowerPoint (26 slides with review and discussion questions), a timeline project, a map activity, a primary source, a battles research graphic organizer, a DBQ, and the review...Now: $19.00Was: $23.00 -
The Great Depression Test
$4.50Students will demonstrate an understanding of what they learned during a unit on the Great Depression with this editable test. It has matching, multiple choice, short answer, and image identification questions. If used with a sub this could be a review...$4.50 -
Rosie the Riveter Webquest
$3.50Students will learn more about Rosie the Riveter (both as a wartime motivator and the real life inspiration behind the image) during WW2 (World War 2, WWII), and other versions of the iconic propaganda poster by completing this 27 questions and 2...$3.50 -
Operation Paperclip Webquest
$3.00Students will visit 4 websites to learn about Operation Paperclip which started at the end of WW2 and continued into the Cold War. There are 20 questions to answer of varying degrees of difficulty and are academic and opinion based. The answers are...$3.00 -
Pearl Harbor Webquest
$3.75Students will visit two websites, answer 19 questions, and complete a commemorative task to learn about the events leading to Pearl Harbor. They will then watch 3 videos about the attack itself (two from survivors and one from historic news reels) and...$3.75 -
442nd Infantry Regiment Webquest
$3.50Students will learn about the Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Regiment of World War 2 (WWII, WW2) with this webquest. They will visit 4 websites, watch one video, answer 27 questions, and complete a creative task. The answers are included where...$3.50 -
Japanese Internment Webquest
$3.50Students will learn about, or review, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War 2 (WWII, WW2) with this webquest. They will visit 4 websites, watch one TedTalk, and answer 28 questions. An abbreviated list of the Bill of Rights is included to...$3.50 -
Rwandan Genocide Webquest
$3.00Students will visit a selection of 16 websites to learn about the Rwandan Genocide. As they read, they will fill out a graphic organizer and answer 10 questions (mostly opinion based). The answers are included where appropriate. There are extra websites...$3.00