World History

Students read and analyze the speech President Bush gave after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11) by answering 12 questions and completing 2 extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...

  Students learn about the events of 9/11 by answering 8 questions from one website. They then answer 5 large discussion questions including but not limited to comparing and contrasting 9/11 to other events, looking at specific items from multiple...

Students will visit 3 websites and answer 25 questions to learn about the Nuremberg Trials from the end of World War 2 (WW2). Four questions are connected to an embedded 4 minute video from an American soldier who was a guard during the Trials. There are...

Students will learn about the discovery and excavation of King Tut's tomb by completing a 27 question webquest. They will visit a second website to answer one question and complete a creative task to work with King Tut's historical context. They will...

Students visit 3 websites and complete 2 creative tasks to learn about Columbus' journey of exploration, the hero vs villain debates regarding his legacy, Columbus Day celebrations, and having statues memorializing him. There are 18 questions of varying...

Students will learn about, or review, the events of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and protests by completing this graphic organizer and webquest. Students will first visit a BBC website and respond to 22 prompts/questions. They will then visit an AP...

  Students will get an overview of different Holocaust resistance movements and rescue efforts with these 5 activities. They will first complete a webquest on Sophie Scholl and the White Rose movement (17 questions) and a webquest on Jewish led...

Students will read 8 primary source quotes/excerpts from the Enlightenment, answer 18 questions of varying degrees of difficulty, and analyze 1 image by answering two more questions. The answers are included and this would be great for a...

Students will read 12 quotes about the Renaissance, answer 18 questions, complete a creative task, and analyze up to 12 images. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate.  Sample questions include:--Identify the...

Students will read 13 quotes about different aspects of WW2 (WWII), answer 22 questions, and analyze 6 images. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate.   Sample questions include:--How do Churchill’s...

Students will read 9 quotes about the Munich Conference (Munich Agreement) and appeasement from 1938 and 1939, answer 20 questions, complete a creative task, and analyze 2 images. This would be great for a sub when you're covering events leading to WW2...

Students will read 7 quotes about different aspects of the French Revolution, analyze 4 images, and respond to up to 17 questions and tasks. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate. Sample questions...