Cold War and Vietnam

Students analyze 13 documents (5 images and 8 text), answer 13 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the Cold War Space Race between America and the Soviet Union . There are 8 essay prompts for students...

Students analyze 14 documents (3 images and 11 text), answer 14 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the Korean War. There are 10 essay prompts for students to choose from (one allows for the class or...

These are 375+ focus questions, thinking prompts, essential questions, objectives, guiding questions, review questions, writing prompts, even test or essay questions that you can use for all of U.S. History (American History). They would work as part of...

Students review key people and events related to US History by matching 20 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange for the following topics: Exploration, Revolutionary War, Washington to Jefferson, Westward Expansion, the Civil War,...

Students will read about America's role in helping Europe rebuild and recover after World War 2 (WWII, WW2) as per the Marshall Plan and answer 14 questions. There are also 3 extension tasks for students to choose from. The reading is two pages, an...

Students will read excerpts from President Johnson's Great Society speech, answer 21 questions (a mix of academic and opinion), and complete 2 creative/extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample...

Students will read and analyze Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream" speech by answering 15 questions and completing a comprehension task. A website is provided where students can access the letter due to its copyright status. An answer key is...

Are you looking for a hands-on review activity over the Vietnam War? Are you wanting an activity that allows students to make connections and verbalize their thinking? This Hexagonal Thinking activity is perfect.   If you are new to...

Are you looking for a hands-on review activity over the Cold War? Are you wanting an activity that allows students to make connections and verbalize their thinking? This Hexagonal Thinking activity is perfect.   If you are new to...

Do your students need a review over Vietnam and the 1960s? Do you want to review in a fun way and not throw another worksheet at them? Swat the Star is the answer!   This is a fun way to review for your test or for your end of the year...

Do your students need a review over the Early Cold War & 1950s? Do you want to review in a fun way and not throw another worksheet at them? Swat the Star is the answer! This is a fun way to review for your Early Cold War test or for your end of the...

This is a fun research assignment for students to do. I allow them to use the internet on their phones or computer if available. I use it while studying the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln but it could be used while studying JFK as well or just as an extra...