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Johnstown Flood National Memorial

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Students explore the causes of the Johnstown flood and the reasons that people ignored the potential for disasters such as the flood. The humanitarian responses to such disasters are examined. Local disasters that have occurred in the region are resear

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the industrial age, the industrial revolution

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humanitarian responses, industrialization, social studies
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Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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