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Young scholars define propaganda and list the various propaganda techniques used to influence people. They identify propaganda methods used by the American Government to encourage Americans to support the war effort
Eleventh graders read and analyze primary source documents from World War II. They are to create a timeline of the important events by using the sources.
Students create a timeline for the events leading up to and during World War I. They color code events, use graphic insertions, and primary source pictures.
Fifth graders complete a unit of lessons on the historical events of the 20th century. They read and discuss text, complete graphic organizers, participate in jigsaw activities, conduct Internet research, and create a computer slide presentation.
Students think critically and create questions about historical letters. They study World War I, the 1918 flu pandemic, the sinking of the Tuscania and Sanitoriums. They critically evaluate a web site of their choice related to those topics using the Content Validity Scale job aid created by Small and Arnone.
Explore world history by creating a presentation of a famous person. Middle schoolers identify the uses of timelines and choose a person they would like to research. After utilizing the Internet to research their famous person, learners create a timeline of the subject's life and present their research to class in a multimedia presentation.
Students examine the lives of Jews living in Europe before the German occupation. They conduct Internet research, analyze photographs, share a personal family photo, and write a report on Jewish life in Europe before World War II.
In this World War I and World War II chronological events worksheet, students examine the timeline cards. The cards may be cut out so that students may study the chronology of events.
Students study the major causes of World War II, Isolationism, the Treaty of Versailles, and the dictatorships of Italy, Germany, and Japan. After making a chart of discussed information, they discuss the non-aggression pact with Russia, D-Day, the Allied invasion of France, and the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Students identify and write notes about the leaders of World War II.
High schoolers investigate the concept of a post World War II world and how superpowers emerged out of it all. They use an interactive map of Europe to research different facts and it focuses upon the Marshall Plan. Students outline their own map of Europe.