5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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The Causes of World War 1 Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review the causes of World War 1 (WW1, WWI) by creating a pamphlet and addressing 11 items, including determining what or who they believe was ultimately the most responsible for the outbreak of the war and why. This can be completed...$3.25 -
Containment Mini Lesson
$4.00Students will learn about the policy of containment during the Cold War with this 11 slide overview, discussion questions, and built in activities. It also includes primary source excerpts from George Kennan's containment policy with 12 questions/tasks...$4.00 -
World War 2 Conferences Review Activity
$3.00Students will learn about, or review, the main WW2 (WWII) conferences (Munich, Cairo, Casablanca, Atlantic, Potsdam, Tehran, and Yalta) by completing a research chart, answering two questions, matching primary source quotes to their conferences, and...$3.00 -
Theodore Roosevelt Review Activity
$2.00Students will review Teddy Roosevelt's life and political career by creating his presidential campaign for the Election of 1904. They will address 4 items from 3 areas of Teddy Roosevelt's life and career for a total of 12 items. There is also a compare...$2.00 -
World War 2 Political Cartoon Timeline
$3.50Students will review the people and events of World War 2 (WWII, WW2) by creating a timeline out of political cartoons. There is a 2 part written academic portion to this assignment for each cartoon followed by an opinion task. A selection of websites...$3.50 -
D-Day Primary Source Analysis Compare 2 Accounts
$3.25Students will compare and contrast the D-Day accounts of an American soldier landing at Normandy and a French civilian from World War 2 (WW2, WWII). They answer 14 questions then compare and contrast the accounts (3 additional questions). The answers are...$3.25 -
World War 2 Cumulative RAFT
$3.00This World War 2 (WW2, WWII) review asks students to take on the role of news reporter during the war and write a cumulative RAFT. Allowing for suspension of disbelief, the student is moved from unit to unit and must report on Pearl Harbor, the Pacific...$3.00 -
1920s Collage Project
$3.00To review the Roaring 1920s, students will pick a minimum of 20 people, events, trends, publications, court cases, etc to make a collage out of. They can use a combination of maps, political cartoons, printed images, hand drawn images, and words. The...$3.00 -
FDR's New Deal Acts Fireside Chat Activity
$3.00Students will write and deliver a Fireside Chat style radio address with 5 components and complete 3 other tasks/activities to review what they learned about 4 different acts from the New Deal passed in FDRs first 100 days as president. Depending on your...$3.00 -
President Ronald Reagan Mini Projects
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the people, events, treaties, speeches, and more of Reagan's presidency by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically responsible...$3.50 -
World War 1 Political Cartoon Timeline
$3.50Students will review the events, topics, and people of WWI (WW1) by creating a timeline from 24 political cartoons. They will also complete 7 academic and creative tasks. Students will be familiar with some of the cartoons, others might be new and will...$3.50 -
History Review Project For Any Unit
$3.50Students will review any history unit or topic by creating a movie script for it. There are 13 requirements balancing historical accuracy and creativity including: casting historical figures, dialogue, where historical accuracy would be honored, where...$3.50