Introduces students to key Cold War terms and concepts: "Cold War," "Client Wars," "Arms Race," "Containment," U.S. anti-communist shenanigans in... ByJim Gregory
This is a practice DBQ with a sample organizational outline for European History students encountering a DBQ question for the first time. Uses mal... ByJim Gregory
Simulation in which students in groups of 5-6 move through the steps by which Bismarck unified Germany. Students are given a description of each s... ByJim Gregory
Comes with notes for the teacher-presenter. Overview of the artists Leonardo, Michelangelo, Giotto, Raphael, Donatello, Botticelli, Brunelleschi; ... ByJim Gregory
A concise (two-page) summary of basic Marxist theory for students who have no previous background. Contrasts Marx with Utopians, explains labor vs... ByJim Gregory
Overview of the Watergate Affair from the burglary to Nixon's resignation. Explains the burglary, it origins, the coverup and the investigation.... ByJim Gregory
Describes factors leading to Populist movement, explains bimetallism, election of 1896, elements of the movement that survived the defeat at the po... ByJim Gregory
Introduction to the Scientific Revolution. Uses Lizzie Borden murders to explain difference between induction and deduction; Copernicus-Galileo pl... ByJim Gregory
Powerpoint of TR's biography up to his ascension to the Presidency. Deals with his sickly childhood, the deaths of his wife and mother, his cowboy... ByJim Gregory
Introduction to King's use of nonviolence: Discusses Thoreau, Gandhi, effective of the tactic in age of electronic media and the Cold War
Rec... ByJim Gregory
Uses both literary (Wordsworth, Heinrich Heine) and historical sources to contrast reform in England with the Age of Revolution, culminating with t... ByJim Gregory
Overview of the youth, rise to power, rule and downfall of Benito Mussolini, including his view of fascism, attitudes toward Italian women, weaknes... ByJim Gregory
Student provided with directions on composing haiku and a set of Dorothea Lange photographs as subjects. Intended as a homework assignment as part... ByJim Gregory
Shows how Stalin altered photographs to make victims of the purges disappear from history; also shows how modern American politics employ similar p... ByJim Gregory
Addresses the government of the National Convention, the Committee of Public Safety, the Reign of Terror until the fall of Robespierre and the tran... ByJim Gregory