World History
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World War One: The Incredible Cost
$3.00This high impact 63-slide PowerPoint will shock your students as it converts the monetary and human costs of World War One into equivalent terms that will amaze them. The product begins by demonstrating what the cost of the war could have purchased...$3.00 -
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima
$5.00This 50-slide PowerPoint presentation illustrates the Battle of Iwo Jima and explains why the anticipated 3-day battle took 5 weeks. The Battle of Iwo Jima is the only Pacific Theater battle in which the U.S. suffered more casualties than the Japanese...$5.00 -
World War II: Rationing Recipes and Sacrifice on the Home Front
$3.50This product, made by Shawneen Morrison, includes propaganda posters, photographs, and two recipes related to life on the home front during World War Two. It is designed to foster a sense of civic responsibility. In the modern day when many Americans are...$3.50 -
Visual Art in the Romantic Era: Student PowerPoint Activity
$4.00This editable PowerPoint assignment is designed refine effective public speaking skills as students explain the philosophical, political, and artistic trends that fueled the creativity of Romantic artists. Students compile a collection of an...$4.00 -
World War II: Nazi Philosophy in 20 Ugly Slogans
$3.00In this student-centered lesson, students begin by identifying the central message of 20 Nazi slogans. Afterward, they synthesize those messages into a paragraph that summarizes Nazi philosophy. Each slogan is accompanied by a photograph or propaganda...$3.00 -
World War One: Radical Patriotism Required! - How much patriotism is too much or too little?
$5.00This product, designed by Shawneen Morrison, presents students with a wide variety of legally or socially mandated expressions of patriotic loyalty during World War One that were often clear violations of civil liberties. Examples include the Palmer...$5.00 -
The Slave Trade: Photo Images of African Slavery
$3.99This presentation, designed by Shawneen Morrison, includes historic photos of captured slaves in Africa, illegally trafficked slaves following the criminalization of the slave trade (including many children), a slave breeding center, a slave holding site...$3.99 -
Age of Exploration Storybook Activity
$3.50This lesson, created by Dan Nguyen, covers the Age of Exploration. Students will read a 3 page article over the Motivations for Exploration, How Portugal Begins Exploration, and the Discovery of the New World. The lesson directions have the students...$3.50 -
Hinduism Overview with Primary Source Analysis
$5.00This lesson, developed by Shawneen Morrison, provides a quick and effective overview of the major concepts of Hinduism. The product includes a four-page, colorful overview handout on Hinduism that presents overarching concepts but also clearly depicts...$5.00 -
Chinese Development in Comparison to the Rest of the World: A Timeline Assignment
$3.00This timeline assignment creates a clear visual demonstration of China’s isolated philosophical and technological development long before Europe took the lead following the Renaissance. It also noticeably illustrates technological and civil...$3.00 -
Enlightenment Philosophers Poster Activity
$3.50This lesson plan covers the main ideas and contributions of the philosophers of the Enlightenment. The following historical figures are covered: 1. William Blackstone 2. Thomas Hobbes 3. John Locke 4. Montesquieu 5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau 6. Voltaire...$3.50 -
French Revolution Origins Comic Strip Activity
$3.50*Note - this is lesson #1, created by Dan Nguyen, of my French Revolution unit. Please check my page if you would like to purchase the entire unit at a discounted price. This lesson plan covers the underlying causes for the French Revolution as well as...$3.50