United States History 1865 to Present

Engage your students with this extensive 161-question review designed to help you easily assess a student’s knowledge of United States history since 1865.

This is easily adaptable to a variety of instructional delivery methods and group sizes.

This product addresses these standards:
Describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.
Describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America.
Explain how the Great Depression and New Deal affected the lives of millions of Americans.
Explain the reason for America’s involvement in World War II.
Discuss the origins and consequences of the Cold War.
Describe the importance of key people, events, and developments between 1950-1975.
Trace important developments in America since 1975.

Each slide has a standards-based multiple-choice question and is suitable for projecting from your computer to facilitate student discussion. It is easily used with student response systems to allow progress monitoring and conduct class competitions.

The slides can be easily printed as multiple pages to create task cards which work well with individuals, partners, or small groups and can be adapted for class activities such as “Scoot” or “I Have…Who Has?”. The task cards also will make differentiation automatic for you and allow you to choose reinforcement or acceleration for appropriate individuals or small groups.

There are 161 questions available for you to use when creating reviews or assessments. An answer key is provided for your convenience. We have also added a list of 75 Essential Questions and 25 Enduring Understandings to further boost your class discussions. You will find this to be a thorough test-prep tool!

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