HS US History After 1877
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JFK's To the Moon Speech Analysis
$3.25Students will read President John F. Kennedy's 1963 speech on the Space Race (To the Moon) and answer 14 questions. The reading and questions are chunked to make it more manageable for students. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included...$3.25 -
Progressive Era Meatpacking Plant Speech and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 on the need for inspections and safety/sanitary standards in the meatpacking industry. There are 15 questions and 6 images for students to analyze. There are 4 prompts to respond to on 3...$3.50 -
2nd Pan African Congress Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read a brief background on the Pan African Congress organized by W.E.B. Du Bois to fight for nationalism, African independence, racial equality, and ending imperialism and colonialism, and an excerpt of the Manifesto from the Second...$3.00 -
The Liberation of a Concentration Camp Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read about the liberation of the concentration camp Majdanek during World War 2 from the perspective of a journalist and answer 10 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. Four websites have been included after the reading for students...$3.00 -
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 -
Crash Course US History Worksheet 28: American Imperialism
$1.25The enclosed video worksheet (Crash Course US History Worksheet 28: American Imperialism) provides a guide to keep students focused and actively learning while watching the video. The narrator does an excellent job, but does talk rapidly in order to...$1.25