5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Biography: Jacob Riis
$2.25This biography of Jacob Riis focuses on his efforts as a "muckraker" to expose the poor living conditions that existed in America's major cities during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The biography...$2.25 -
Document-Based Question: Reasons behind the Antiwar Movement
$1.99This product is a document-based question activity on a Google form covering the reasons behind the Anti-War Movement. Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War began with...$1.99 -
Informational Text: Resistance to the Vietnam War
$1.49This product is an informational text on a Google form covering the resistance to the Vietnam War. The informational text describes the reasons for the protest, who protested, and the results of the...$1.49 -
Roleplaying during the Cold War
$4.00A Power Point designed to get students to play the role of Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy during the most tense moments of the Cold War. This simulation can be...$4.00 -
Interactive Gallery: Election of 1960
$2.49The product is a Google form linked to an interactive gallery on the presidential election of 1960 between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. The election of 1960 gave Americans a clear choice...$2.49 -
The Butler Movie Guide
$1.99The Butler - Movie Guide Are you looking for ways to keep your students engaged while utilizing critical thinking skills as they watch The Butler movie? Look no further because this movie guide has...$1.99 -
Interactive Timeline: Iran Hostage Crisis
$2.99The product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive timeline on the Iran Hostage Crisis. In November 1979, after a revolution and the founding of a repressive Islamic republic, Iranian...$2.99 -
Watergate: Undoing a President
$1.49This product is a Google form on the Watergate scandal involving President Richard Nixon. This informational text describes the terrorist attack and America's response to the attacks. Students can...$1.49 -
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...$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...$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...$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...$3.25