US History

This powerpoint is a brief introduction to the social/cultural aspects of the 1920s. Topics covered include but are not limited to: the Red Scare, the Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti, Al Capone, Prohibition, Scopes Monkey Trial, cultural changes, Harlem...

Students will get an overview of the Progressive Era with this PowerPoint covering, but not limited to, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, the goals of Progressives, muckrakers, New Nationalism, New Freedom, conservation, the 16/17/18/19th Amendments, the...

This power point introduces and outlines the War of 1812. Topics include but are not limited to: Madison, impressment, War Hawks, the Battle of New Orleans, Lake Erie and Commodore Perry, the Treaty of Ghent, the Nonintercourse Act, the Hartford...

This presentation introduces Reconstruction in US History and includes images, maps, political cartoons, and analysis questions. Topics covered include but are not limited to: Andrew Johnson's impeachment, Black Codes, Ku Klux Klan, Seward's Folly, the...

Students will gain a solid overview of WWI (WW1, World War 1) with this power point. Topics include but are not limited to: the causes of the war, the Battle of the Somme, the Lusitania, the Schlieffen Plan, Zimmerman Note, the Treaty of Versailles,...

Students will learn about the people and events of the Korean War with these 8 resources: an overview PowerPoint (26 slides with review and discussion questions), a timeline project, a map activity, a battles research graphic organizer, a DBQ, trading...

Students will demonstrate an understanding of what they learned during a unit on the Great Depression with this editable test. It has matching, multiple choice, short answer, and image identification questions. If used with a sub this could be a review...

Students will learn more about Rosie the Riveter (both as a wartime motivator and the real life inspiration behind the image) during WW2 (World War 2, WWII), and other versions of the iconic propaganda poster by completing this 27 questions and 2...

Students will visit 4 websites to learn about Operation Paperclip which started at the end of WW2 and continued into the Cold War. There are 20 questions to answer of varying degrees of difficulty and are academic and opinion based. The answers are...

Students will visit two websites, answer 19 questions, and complete a commemorative task to learn about the events leading to Pearl Harbor. They will then watch 3 videos about the attack itself (two from survivors and one from historic news reels) and...

Students will learn about the Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Regiment of World War 2 (WWII, WW2) with this webquest. They will visit 4 websites, watch one video, answer 27 questions, and complete a creative task. The answers are included where...

Students will learn about, or review, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War 2 (WWII, WW2) with this webquest. They will visit 4 websites, watch one TedTalk, and answer 28 questions. An abbreviated list of the Bill of Rights is included to...