AP US History
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American Foreign Policy (two student simulation scenarios)
$11.00This presentation contains teacher notes, a video clip discussing a general overview of American foreign policy with student questions/answers, and two simulations that allow students to discuss and compromise on how to handle american foreign policy...$11.00 -
American History / Analyze Primary Texts, Photos, and Political Cartoons
$4.00Included in this purchase are 3 different forms (2 pages each) to help students analyze primary texts, photos and political cartoons. Can be used over and over again. Created by Lori "Curriculum" Sheets - Visit My Store$4.00 -
Rate the Presidents
$11.00Students are given (or select) a specific United States President to research and evaluate how well that president has completed his roles. Each president is evaluated in his ability to: work with Congress, head up his party, deal with the media, etc. A...$11.00 -
Political Cartoon: Welcome to All
$2.50Welcome to All was created by Joseph Keppler in 1880 and addresses the influx of immigrants arriving in the United States during the late 19th century. The download includes the following: 1. A PowerPoint - complete with discussion notes for each slide...$2.50 -
U.S. History | Imperialism | Building the Panama Canal | Document Based Activity
$2.25This 4 page packet contains everything your students need to investigate the U.S. role in the Panama Revolution and the Building of the Panama Canal. This short document Based Activity is a perfect complement to a lecture on President...$2.25 -
US HISTORY (The THOUGHTFUL HISTORIAN) CARD game
$22.00Need a way to review for the AP U.S. History? Included in this review activity are over 80 vocabulary / term cards (with definitions). These can double as flash cards as well. Students then work in groups to play a fun game that gives them ways to...$22.00 -
DBQ Causes of the American Civil War
$5.75Using ten viewpoints from American Scholars, students will formulate a written interpretation of the causes of the Civil War, based on the facts, arguments advanced by contemporaries, and a personal analysis. To make the challenge even more...$5.75 -
Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech with Joseph Stalin's Reply
$4.50Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech with Joseph Stalin's Reply. Both primary source speeches appear along with over 20 scaffolding questions and answer key. Created by Lori "Curriculum" Sheets - Visit My Store$4.50 -
US and Russia Relation in Early Cold War
$3.00This lesson helps students: • Explain the relationship between the United States and Russia from 1968-1980. • Discuss some key events in the historical relationship of the US and Russia from 1968-1980. This lesson provides teachers with a...$3.00 -
Great Depression | Hoover V. Franklin D. Roosevelt | Document Based Activity
$3.49This 9 page packet contains everything your students need to compare how President Hoover and President F.D. Roosevelt handled the Great Depression. Your students will examine several primary source excerpts from the writings/speeches of Hoover/F...$3.49 -
COLD WAR FLIPPED (Bundle)
$25.00The Rise and Fall of the Cold War Flipped Unit includes high-interest power point files, video links, a vocabulary term list, a student workbook and a full DBQ (Document Based Question). A teachers guide to flipped classrooms and two optional student...$25.00 -
Equal Rights Amendment
$5.50This activity allows students to debate the issue of an equal rights amendment to the Constitution. After studying the background of the E.R.A. and both sides of the issue, students are asked to support or oppose a constitutional amendment. They are then...$5.50