HS US History After 1877
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Political Cartoon: Who Stole the People's Money?
$2.50’Who Stole the People’s Money?' – Do Tell is part of a larger cartoon – “Two Great Questions” – by American caricaturist Thomas Nast and was first published in Harper’s Weekly in August 1871. The cartoon...$2.50 -
Political Cartoon: The Bosses of the Senate
$2.50The Bosses of the Senate was created by Joseph Keppler and first published in Puck in January 1889. The political cartoon reflects widespread discontent among the American public and concern over the growing influence of large businesses during the...$2.50 -
Bundle: Political Cartoons in American History
MSRP: $50.00$40.00Political cartoons are an excellent way of keeping students engaged and promoting critical thinking. This series of 21 political cartoons addresses topics in American history between the Revolution and the Progressive Era: Join, or Die The Repeal, or...MSRP: $50.00$40.00 -
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 includes a series of questions based on the reading...$2.25 -
WATERGATE - Nixon's Motive to Obstruct Worksheet & Answer Key
$6.00Nixon's Motive to Obstruct presentation (#2 in the series) worksheet & answer key.$6.00 -
WATERGATE - Nixon's Motive to Obstruct PowerPoint
$5.10A PowerPoint presentation about Richard Nixon the Vice President and his role in directing covert CIA activities under the guise of fighting communism. Activities that were highly illegal and resulted in at least one out-of-control operation that could...$5.10 -
JFK Assassination - The CIA & Sabin's Vaccine Worksheet & Answer Key
$2.50The CIA & Sabin's Vaccine presentation (#11 in the series) worksheet & answer key. 4 pages 37 questions$2.50 -
JFK Assassination - The CIA & Sabin's Vaccine PowerPoint
$3.40A PowerPoint presentation beginning with the CIA's "weaponization" of Dr. Albert Sabin's cancer-causing polio vaccine in order to create the ideal bio-weapon for its TWEP (Termination With Extreme Prejudice) program and the Agency's obsession with...$3.40 -
JFK Assassination - Mechanics of a Murder Worksheet & Answer Key
$2.00Mechanics of a Murder presentation (#9 in the series) worksheet & answer key.$2.00 -
JFK Assassination - Mechanics of a Murder PowerPoint
$1.70A PowerPoint presentation about the logistics of carrying out such a violently brazen murder of the duly-elected President of the United States, the mechanics of which nothing was left to chance. It concludes with an examination of the consequences this...$1.70 -
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 demonstrations in 1964 against the escalating role of the U.S...$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 protest. Students can answer the 3 reading...$1.49