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1th Grade U.S. History from 1877

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders engage in a lesson that is about the study of history in the United States after the end of World War I. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then summaries are written to explain the reasons for The...
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Imperialism and Expansion: Part 2

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the concept of American Imperialism. In this American foreign policy lesson, students take notes on the Spanish-American War and foreign policy practices of the United States in the late 1800s.
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World War II Notes

For Teachers 7th - 11th
In this World War II study guide worksheet, students read the notes provided regarding U.S. involvement in the war and add notes of their own.
Worksheet
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End of World War One Word Search

For Students 9th - 10th
In this world history instructional activity, students complete a word search puzzle in which they located 14 words associated with World War I. They find words such as Germany, France, Britain, and Clemenceau.
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Events of World War II

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the main leaders and events of World War II. In small groups they analyze images of main events in WWII, listen to a lecture, and complete a fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
Worksheet
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World War One Weapons- Word Search

For Students 11th - 12th
In this word search worksheet, learners study 14 words in a word bank that pertain to weapons used in World War I. Students find the words in a word search.
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The Blitz: World War II

For Students 10th - 11th
In this World War II worksheet, students read about Hitler's invasion of Britain. The worksheet includes a link to additional World War II activities.
Worksheet
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Primary History: Children of World War 2: Growing Up In Wartime

For Students 5th - 6th
In this history worksheet, students first use the Internet to research and compare schools during World War 2 with those today. Students write a Christmas list of presents for a wartime child in the 1940s.
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World War I

For Students 8th - 12th
In this World War I activity, students read articles about the war abroad and on the home front. Students then respond to 20 short answer questions.
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World War II Worksheets

For Students 8th - 12th
For this World War II worksheet, students read articles about the war abroad and on the home front. Students then respond to 21 short answer questions regarding the articles.
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Evaluate Causes of U.S. Involvement in World War II

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Young scholars examine and evaluate causes of U.S. involvement in World War II by interpreting a telegram from General Douglas MacArthur to William Allen White, the publisher and editor of Kansas' Emporia Gazette.
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World War II: The Home Front

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars take a field trip to the MacArthur Memorial to learn what life was like in Norfolk during World War II.
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...
eBook
Core Knowledge Foundation

Volume 1 - A History of the United States: Precolonial to the 1800s

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Volume One of the 299-page Core Knowledge History of the United States covers events from the Precolonial Period to the 1800s.
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"The New Television Set" a Gateway to the Post World War II Era

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders demonstrate their knowledge of the effects of television on the political, economic, religious, social, intellectual and artistic life of the US nation from the 1950's. Research how television shaped public opinion with...
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My Secret War: Lesson 8

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore American history by viewing videos on the Internet. In this Japanese internment lesson plan, 5th graders discuss the politics that took place between America and Japan during WWII and why it was necessary to...