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History Brief: William Howard Taft and the Return of the Bull Moose
Test your knowledge with a quiz: https://www.blumarker.org/taft-and-the-return-of-the-bull-moose.html http://readingthroughhistory.com/ Taft and the Return of the Bull Moose When Theodore Roosevelt had been elected to his own term in...
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History Brief: the Income Tax and the Federal Reserve
This video gives a brief description of Woodrow Wilson's role in creating the Federal Reserve and why the United States needed to adopt an income tax. Check out our TpT store:...
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History Brief: Wilson, Civil Rights, and the End of Progressivism
This video gives a brief description of the failures of the Woodrow Wilson administration in the area of Civil Rights. Check out our TpT store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reading-Through-History Check out our website:...
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History Brief: The Causes of World War I
This video gives a brief description of the four main causes of World War I: Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism, and alliances. Check out our TpT store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reading-Through-History Check out our...
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History Brief: the 19th Amendment
This video gives a brief description of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in the United States. Check out our TpT store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reading-Through-History Check out our...
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History Brief: The Olmec
This video gives a brief description of the life and achievements of the the Ancient Olmec civilization. Check out our TpT store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reading-Through-History Check out our website:...
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History Brief: the Boston Massacre
This video gives a brief description of the events revolving around the Boston Massacre. http://readingthroughhistory.com/ Everything students need to know about the Boston Massacre! The Boston Massacre. Everything you need to know....
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History Brief: The Maya Civilization
This is a video documenting the history of the Maya Civilization. It documents its achievements as well as its downfall. Check out our TpT store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reading-Through-History Check out our website:...
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History Brief: the Aztecs
This is a video that documents the history of the Aztec Civilization that developed in Central Mexico. It covers aspects of their culture as well as the downfall of the empire with the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors. For great...
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History Brief: Movies in the 1930s
This video documents movies and the role they played in daily life during the 1930s. Check out our 1930s History Brief book here: http://amzn.to/2mnEuJH *** Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory/ Follow...
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
The defining moments of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. Check out our website at www.readingthroughhistory.com And our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory
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History Brief: The Treaty of Paris 1783
Check Out Our Workbook here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1492215481?keywords=the%20american%20revolution%20reading%20through%20history&qid=1445757032&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1 In this episode of History Brief, the Treaty of Paris is...
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History Brief: The Berlin Airlift
Check out our Cold War workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Through-History-Communism-Collapse/dp/1479252182/ This video gives a brief description of the Berlin Airlift, which followed the Soviet blocking of roads into West Berlin in...
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Ask Teach: The Death Penalty
http://readingthroughhistory.com/ A link to one of the Death Penalty maps is here: http://www.guyanatimesgy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Death-penalty.png In this video, Teach answers the difficult question, "Is the death penalty cruel...
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Valentine's Day: the History of Cupid
In this video, the history of the character of Cupid is discussed. Transcript: Cupid has long been the most recognizable symbol of St. Valentine’s Day. Who was Cupid? Why is he associated with the holiday? In Greek Mythology, there was a...
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History Brief: The Boston Tea Party
http://readingthroughhistory.com/ In this History Brief, we examine the causes and impact of the Boston Tea Party. For great teaching resources covering this and other Revolutionary events, check out our teaching materials:...
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History Brief: Amelia Earhart
The following video provides a brief biography on the life of Amelia Earhart. Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory/ Check out our TpT store:...
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The Roaring 20s
This video features two great songs, along with some fantastic images from the 1920s. Might be great for use in a US History class. Visit and like our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory
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History Brief: Patriots and Loyalists
In this video, the subject of Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution are discussed. For teaching resources to accompany this video series, click here:...
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A Special Veteran's Day Presentation (Some Gave All)
Here's a tribute to Veteran's of all eras.
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Civil War Talk: How Kentucky Screwed Over the Confederacy
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The History of Veterans Day
For teaching materials covering this content, check out our TpT activities: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Veterans-Day-Activities-967403 This brief video provides a short history of the holiday now known as Veterans Day in...
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EOI Review: Black Codes, Jim Crow, and the Klan
In the second part of our Reconstruction video series, Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, and the Ku Klux Klan are explained. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory
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History Brief: Okies During the Great Depression
Check out our Great Depression workbook: http://www.amazon.com/Great-Depression-Dirty-Thirties/dp/1500862584/ In this video, the plight and flight of the Okies from the Dust bowl region to California is documented.