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Woody Guthrie: I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore
http://readingthroughhistory.com/ This is a picture compilation of photos from the Great Depression. The song is from Woody Guthrie, and it is titled I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore. Many of the photos are of Okies who fled the...
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What are Political Parties?
Get the workbook here: https://www.amazon.com/President-Executive-Branch-Jake-Henderson/dp/1537156640/ This short video provides a brief description of political parties, including their history, purpose, and functions.
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History Brief: Benito Mussolini Gains Power in Italy
This video gives a brief description of Benito Mussolini's rise to power in Italy. Teachers, follow our store on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory/ **** Follow us on...
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History Brief: The Space Race
This video gives a brief history of the Space Race during the Cold War era. *** Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigmarshdawg77/ Follow us on...
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History Brief: The Kitchen Debate
This video gives a brief description of Richard Nixon's 1959 visit to the Soviet Union and Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States. Teachers, check out our Cold War workbook: http://amzn.to/2kLF9TH *** Like our Facebook page:...
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History Brief: The Harlem Renaissance
Check out our 1920s workbook here: http://www.amazon.com/Roaring-Twenties-Jake-Henderson/dp/1511531738/ref=sr_1_16?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446351263&sr=1-16 The following video provides a brief description of the Harlem Renaissance and the...
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History Brief: Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal
This video gives a brief history of Theodore Roosevelt and his involvement in the building of the Panama Canal. Check out our TpT store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reading-Through-History Check out our website:...
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🎄What is "A Christmas Carol"?🎄
The following video provides a brief summary of the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Get the workbook here: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons: http://bit.ly/2gEbKs8 *** Follow us on...
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History Brief: Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims (Part Two)
The following video provides a brief account of the pilgrims voyage to North America, and the writing of the Mayflower Compact.
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Election 2016: Open the Debates #opendebates says Oklahoma teacher
Check out the No More 2 Party System page here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgcbx60WkU8QJVN4rbFKnrw I was asked to make one of these videos calling on the Commission on Presidential Debates to open up the televised debates to Third...
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The Cold War
Video compilation from Reading Through History documenting the key events of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States from 1945 to 1991. The song used in the video is Leningrad by Billy Joel. A workbook for classroom...
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History Brief: The Great Gatsby
This video gives a brief description of the history and impact of F Scott Fitzgerald's novel, the Great Gatsby. Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory/ Check out our TpT store:...
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Was Millard Fillmore a Complete Loser?
Here I discuss a History Channel story titled, "Ten Things You Should Know about Millard Fillmore" and I turn it into "Was Millard Fillmore a Complete Loser? 1) Millard Fillmore was born into poverty. 2) Millard Fillmore got his...
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🎺The Great Christmas Songs🎺
The following video highlights the history behind just a few classic Christmas songs, including "White Christmas", "Silver Bells", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", and "The Christmas Song". Get the Christmas workbook:...
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History Brief: Thomas Paine and The Crisis
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History Brief: Dust Bowl Pests
Get the 1930s History Brief series on Kindle: http://amzn.to/2mnEuJH Get the Teacher's Resource Manual here: http://amzn.to/2nhvNAw The following video provides a short explanation of other problems Dust Bowl survivors endured, including...
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Traditional Christmas Foods
The following video provides a brief introduction to some of the more traditional Christmas food items, including plum pudding, mince meat pie, eggnog, and more. Get the workbook here: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our...
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What are the Roles of the US President?
Check out the Executive Branch workbook here: https://www.amazon.com/President-Executive-Branch-Jake-Henderson/dp/1537156640/ The following video provides a brief explanation of the different roles of the president, including Commander...
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History Brief: Women in the American Revolution
In this episode of History Brief, the roles several women played in the American Revolution are discussed. Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Judith Sargent Murray, Mary Ludwig Hayes, Margaret Corbin, and Deborah Sampson are discussed....
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History Brief: The Proclamation of 1763 (Old Version)
This is the old, original version of the Proclamation of 1763. For a newer version, with better audio: https://youtu.be/H1bQVx6gHkA For teaching resources covering this material, visit us at:...
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What are traditional Thanksgiving foods?
Learn about the traditional Thanksgiving foods eaten in America and how they became part of the Thanksgiving meal. Also, check out our Holiday Roundup workbook in the following link: http://amzn.to/2fRp5K3 ******* Check out our website...
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History Brief: Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims (Part Three)
The following video provides a brief account of the pilgrims first year at Plymouth.
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History Brief: Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims (Part One)
The following video provides a brief background of who the pilgrims were and where they came from, prior to their arrival in North America.
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EOI Review: Ellis Island and Americanization
In this episode of EOI Review, European immigration to Ellis Island and the process of Americanization is discussed. Where did the immigrants come from? What was their journey like? How long did the process of entry at Ellis Island take?...