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Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – The Great Depression and the New Deal
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The stock market crash of October 29, 1929, marked the beginning, though not the cause, of the Great Depression.
Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – WWII
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Mired in the Great Depression of the 1930s, U.S. leaders were more concerned with issues at home than with those abroad.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Prosperity and Anxiety
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The 1950s were a time of prosperity and affluence unlike any ever seen in the United States.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Rights and Revolutions
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The years between 1950 and 1975 were tumultuous times for American society.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – The Vietnam Years
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Since the late 1800s, France had controlled the area of Southeast Asia called Indochina—Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia—and had profited from the region’s rice and rubber plantations.
- Economic Issues
- Education
- Equality
- Executive Branch
- Government & Elections
- Health Care
- Legislative Branch
Reshaping the Economy
Post | May 18, 2021
President Joe Biden is currently promoting his plan to transform the U.S. economy.1 In a previous blog post, we explored one element of that plan: infrastructure. In this post, we will examine some details of the Biden administration’s American Families Plan. What is in the Plan? According to the White House, the American Families Plan […]
Workers’ Rights & Teacher Unions
Videos | May 7, 2021
During this Close Up Conversations webinar, Close Up’s, Mia Charity discusses ‘Workers’ Rights & Teacher Unions’ with guest speakers Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. What are worker’s rights and teacher unions? After a year of changing our normal working lives, many workers including teachers are still navigating difficult changes to their […]
- Civil Rights & Individual Liberties
- COVID-19
- Education
- Health Care
- Partisanship & Polarization
- Social Issues
How Can We Overcome Vaccine Skepticism?
Post | March 16, 2021
There’s been a lot of good news in the fight against COVID-19. The United States has authorized three vaccines for emergency use and drastically ramped up the distribution to states while increasing the administration of doses.1 More than 107 million shots have already been given, with an average of 2.3 million per day.2 President Joe […]
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Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – The Great Depression and the New Deal
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The stock market crash of October 29, 1929, marked the beginning, though not the cause, of the Great Depression.
Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – WWII
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Mired in the Great Depression of the 1930s, U.S. leaders were more concerned with issues at home than with those abroad.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Prosperity and Anxiety
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The 1950s were a time of prosperity and affluence unlike any ever seen in the United States.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – Rights and Revolutions
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The years between 1950 and 1975 were tumultuous times for American society.
Unit 5: The Challenges of Power – The Vietnam Years
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
Since the late 1800s, France had controlled the area of Southeast Asia called Indochina—Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia—and had profited from the region’s rice and rubber plantations.
- Economic Issues
- Education
- Equality
- Executive Branch
- Government & Elections
- Health Care
- Legislative Branch
Reshaping the Economy
Post | May 18, 2021
President Joe Biden is currently promoting his plan to transform the U.S. economy.1 In a previous blog post, we explored one element of that plan: infrastructure. In this post, we will examine some details of the Biden administration’s American Families Plan. What is in the Plan? According to the White House, the American Families Plan […]
Workers’ Rights & Teacher Unions
Videos | May 7, 2021
During this Close Up Conversations webinar, Close Up’s, Mia Charity discusses ‘Workers’ Rights & Teacher Unions’ with guest speakers Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. What are worker’s rights and teacher unions? After a year of changing our normal working lives, many workers including teachers are still navigating difficult changes to their […]
- Civil Rights & Individual Liberties
- COVID-19
- Education
- Health Care
- Partisanship & Polarization
- Social Issues
How Can We Overcome Vaccine Skepticism?
Post | March 16, 2021
There’s been a lot of good news in the fight against COVID-19. The United States has authorized three vaccines for emergency use and drastically ramped up the distribution to states while increasing the administration of doses.1 More than 107 million shots have already been given, with an average of 2.3 million per day.2 President Joe […]
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