Worksheet
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World War I

For Students 7th - 11th
For this World War I study guide worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions. The questions correlate to assigned readings in a textbook.
Lesson Plan
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Germany : 1500-present

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this German history study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the history of Germany from 1500 to the present.
Lesson Plan
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The First World War

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this World War I worksheet, learners review a chapter as they match 5 men to their accomplishments, read 5 false statements then make them true, and identify 2 historical themes pertaining America's role in the war.
Lesson Plan
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Liverpool Lights Up

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the culture of Liverpool.  In this World History activity, students research a variety of events and activities in Liverpool, then they work in groups to prepare a class presentation to share their findings.
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Advanced Sentence Completion 8

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this advanced sentence completion worksheet, students choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence. Students must complete more than one blank per sentence in some instances.
Lesson Plan
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Nazism

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the acts of the Nazi party and discuss how people can commit atrocities against humanity. They discuss the aspects of the Aryan race that the Nazis identified with and how they led them to think they should purify...
Lesson Plan
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Victorian Celebrations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the Victorian era by participating in Victorian style activities.  In this World History lesson, 5th graders read about the traditions and customs of men and woman from the Victorian era and how the...
Interactive
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Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 9

For Students 5th - 8th
For this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers are...
Lesson Plan
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Africa 1945-Present

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this Africa 1945-present fact card worksheet, students use the notes and picture provided to create a note card for study purposes.
Lesson Plan
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Sporting Fever

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video about the values that are represented by sports teams. They write a paper about the connection between sports and social values. They share their responses with the class.
Article
Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: Mandela and the Masses: African Nationalism & Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the rise of nationalism on South Africa as a background to the African National Congress and the restraints put on the black middle class.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Era of Good Feelings: Growth of American Nationalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of an on-line textbook, this essay deals with the rise of nationalism in James Monroe's Era of Good Feelings and Monroe's attempts to solidify that idea.
Website
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The Triumph of Nationalism: House Dividing: America, 1815 1850

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of forty-four primary resources including historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and maps, illuminated and contextualized by notes, thematic questions, and text-specific discussion questions for classroom...
Activity
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Charles Sellers: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
A secondary account from a contemporary historian that examines early nineteenth century forces and the interplay of markets and territorial expansion.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: James G. Baldwin: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay that describes the exuberant life of a frontier society with all its corruption, violence, vitality, and opportunity.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Thomas W. Dorr, an Address to the People of Rhode Island, 1834

For Students 9th - 10th
An 1834 speech that calls citizens to rise up against anti-democratic values in Rhode Island including property requirement to vote.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Hezekiah Niles: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Magazine excerpts that celebrate the government sponsored internal improvements of the early nineteenth century and the market economy that they fueled.
Primary
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hard Road to Texas 1836 1845: Lamar and the Rise of Texas Nationalism

For Students 9th - 10th
The pride Texans feel about their state "can be traced to roots in the Republic of Texas era." Read about this era and the president who wanted Texas to stand alone and not become part of the U.S., and check out a map and other primary...
Website
PBS

Pbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...
Article
University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Philosophy and Literature: Quest for Nationalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the struggle of Americans to develop a unified sense of national identity in the 1800s.
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Digital History

Digital History: Conquering Space

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of how the rise of nationalism led to western expansion, support for federal funds to build infrastructure, and the protection of new American industry.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Walt Whitman, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
Whitman's poem celebrating the integrity and industry of the masses within a democratic culture.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Lewis Cass: Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
An argument by the Michigan Territorial governor, Lewis Cass, that claimed state laws superseded the rights claimed by Native American tribes like the Cherokee.
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Socialist worker.org: The Politics of Marcus Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
The "back to Africa" ideas of Marcus Garvey struck a chord in early 20th century America and gave rise to a mass Black nationalist movement. Christina Bergmark takes a look at the reasons why.