Cold War and Vietnam

Looking for a new US History vocabulary review activity to add to your toolbox? This is great review for the Cold using the tumbling wooden block game History Blocks! It's a hands-on, low-prep review activity!   You could use...

Mechanics of a Murder presentation (#9 in the series) worksheet & answer key.

A 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...

This 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...

This 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...

A 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 used in a variety of ways to make an American History or...

Conspirator 4 presentation (#8 in the series) worksheet & answer key.

A PowerPoint presentation about the anti-Castro Cubans and their involvement in the assassination of JFK. It begins with the overthrow of the American-friendly Cuban government by Fidel Castro and all of the subsequent ramifications. It continues with...

A PowerPoint presentation about LBJ's involvement in the plot to assassinate JFK and more specifically, the use of his new-found powers of the Presidency to cover it up. The presentation begins with LBJ's interesting (to say the least) political career,...

Conspirator 2 presentation (#6 in the series) worksheet & answer key.

Two Investigations presentation (#4 in the series) worksheet & answer key.

This product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive map on the Cold War from 1946 to 1956. The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states, and the United States with its allies after World...