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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the overall strategies pursued by the Americans and their British allies in the initial months of World War II in Europe. By examining military documents, students examine the decision to invade North Africa instead of France. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the agreements made at Yalta and Potsdam regarding the nature of the postwar world. The differences that emerged regarding those agreements at the end of the war in Europe and the available options are examined. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students physically learn kolos or circle dances, discuss what they are learning with their peers and write in their daily journals. They apply critical thinking skills to draw inferences about Eastern European immigrant groups in Ohio. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students investigate how the Crusades allowed for the spread of cultural practices, products and perspectives between Europe and the Middle East. This lesson contains a brainstorming activity for the pre-assessment, a graphic organizer for guided research and an essay for the post-assessment. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students analyze the reasons for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire and explain the continuation and contributions of the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of Rome. Students participate in a research scavenger hunt to answer questions about the decline and fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Byzantine Empire. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students read the biography of Polish leader Lech Walesa and study simulated news articles about the life of Marie Curie. After extensive analysis of these two resources, they write three simulated news items about a famous Eastern European. All groups compile their news stories into one commemorative book. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students identify the trade routes in Europe and Asia during the 14th century. They take a map of the Eastern Hemisphere and transfer this to their individual maps, creating a map legend to identify each route to include the silk roads across Asia to the Mediterranean basin, maritime routes across the Indian Ocean, and the Trans-Saharan routed across North Africa. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the political atmosphere of post-World War II Europe and the U.S. foreign policy strategy of containment. They research critical events that occurred prior to the formation of NATO, such as the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, the Berlin airlift, and Churchill's coinage of the term iron curtain. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students discuss the events leading up to antisemitic behavior in Europe during World War II. Through various activities, students acquaint themselves with the political ideology of Nazism and assess responsibility for the Holocaust. Materials to complete this unit are included. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students use Europe in the Round software to investigate terrain of Eastern England and Western Netherlands, establish that both have areas of low- lying, flat land below sea level, and discuss cause and effects of extreme weather conditions, such as tidal waves, on both countries. Full Review »
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