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Interactive
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Diplomacy in the Inter-War Years (1)

For Students 9th - 12th
For this online interactive American history worksheet, students answer 12 multiple choice questions regarding the years between World Wars I and II. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Unit Plan
Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Veteran's Day—Honoring All That Served

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th Standards
Looking for ideas on ways to recognize Veteran's Day? Check out this 92-page packet that includes exercises designed for all grade levels. Reading passages detail the history of the holiday, research projects get individuals involved in...
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Worksheet
Prestwick House

A Separate Peace

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
John Knowles' A Separate Peace is the subject of a literary crossword puzzle that asks readers to identify key events and characters in this coming-of-age story.
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Lesson Plan
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Post-War Japan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the conditions of post-war Japan. In groups, they examine the plans that were put into place for the country and identify the attitude of the Allies. To end the lesson, they discuss the changes that came about in their...
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Worksheet
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WW2 Home Front

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this social studies worksheet, students find the words that are related to the home front of World War II. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson Plan
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I'm Still Scared: The War Years

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars read the story I'm Still Scared: The War Years, complete discussion questions, and activities about the book. In this war book lesson plan, students keep journals, write about being frightened, have a war veteran visit...
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Killing Fields

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils view a television program that explores people's perceptions and expectations in war prior to and after WWI. They discuss the effects of trench warfare and write a journal entry or short oral report reflecting on their...
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Lesson Plan
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Home: The Ties That Bind

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read two novels, The Human Comedy and A Separate Peace and an autobiographical memoir, Farewell to Manzanar. They focus on the difficulties faced by the teenage protagonists in order to set up a connection between adolescence...
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Prisoners in Another War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify violations of the Geneva Convention in video clips. They discover the role of international bodies in dealing with war crimes. They read primary source documents as well.
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Lesson Plan
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Number the Stars

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read Number the Stars. In this social studies lesson, students read the story and use a map of western Europe and identify the countries involved in the war. Students locate the cities of Denmark that are discussed in the story.
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Lesson Plan
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America's Wars

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils classify information regarding American involvement in wars. In this classification lesson, students examine the causes of the war in which the United States has been involved, and classify them as mainly political, social,...
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Worksheet
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Franz Ferdinand Assassination

For Students 5th - 6th
In this World War II worksheet, students study the 2 pictures related to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Students write facts and information about the assassination.
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eBook
Core Knowledge Foundation

Volume 2 - A History of the United States: Modern Times—Late 1800s to the 2000s

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
The second volume of the Core Knowledge History of the United States ebook begins by asking young scholars to consider the impact immigration, industrialization, and urbanization had on the United States in the late 1800s. The text ends...
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Lesson Plan
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Dr. Seuss Takes on Charles Lindbergh

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners study the leaders of the isolationist movement within the United States and the causes of the isolationist movement, they recognize and compare the perceptions of both the isolationists within the US and those who took a more...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

President Theodore Roosevelt: Foreign Policy Statesman or Bully?

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Can a negative perception of a president's foreign policy harm his or her historical legacy? A project that winds the clock back to the date of Theodore Roosevelt's death puts students at the editorial desk of a fictional newspaper....
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Lesson Plan
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Internment of Japanese-Americans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students assess the significance of a watershed event in the political history of the United States . They identify events and issues associated with the internment of Japanese-Americans as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
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Lesson Plan
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Go Animate the 20th Century!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create animations to match their social studies. in this 20th century lesson plan, students work in groups to read and present to their classmates World War I, World War II, The Great Depression, The Space Race, or the Civil...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Revolutionary War Word Search

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this word search worksheet, young scholars use the word bank to find the names of battles of the Revolutionary War. Students find 24 words.
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Lesson Plan
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D-day Message from General Eisenhower to General Marshall

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze a "top secret" document written by Eisenhower. They identify and chart cliches for those about to go into battle and read related poetry. They invite a veteran to describe the D-Day invasion.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Philippine-American War Political Cartoon

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the Philippine War.  In this propaganda lesson, students read the a timeline of events during the Philippine War.  Students evaluate Philippine propaganda cartoons from the period.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Number the Stars: Historical Connections

For Students 5th - 6th
In this historical connections worksheet, students jot down, from ten different pages from the novel Number The Stars, what has and is occurring that are part of the history of Denmark during World War I.
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Lesson Plan
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Remembering the First

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine words and phrases associated with World War I as an introduction the era. They explore the legacy of World War I by reading and discussing "The War to End All Wars If Only." Students write obituries for fallen...
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Lesson Plan
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils take a closer look at life in concentration camps. In this Holocaust lesson, students listen to their instructor tell the stories of 3 Holocaust survivors and discuss the effects that victims experienced after the war
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Lesson Plan
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Geographic Context for War

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore the geography of Korea. In this Korean War lesson, students examine maps of the country and label landforms, bodies of water, climate, population centers, and neighboring countries to determine the significance of...

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