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Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – The Jazz Age
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The 1920s were a golden era. The postwar economy grew and optimism reigned. F. Scott Fitzgerald—a great novelist of the period—captured the mood in his 1937 essay, “Early Success.”
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.
2021 Summer Round-Up: Infrastructure, Afghanistan, the Delta Surge, and the Climate Crisis
Post | August 17, 2021
As teachers welcome students back into the classroom, it is important to establish good habits and routines for the new school year. One important habit is incorporating current issues discussions into civics, social studies, and humanities courses. To help teachers get started on the right foot, we’re offering a round-up of some of the most […]
- Civil Rights & Individual Liberties
- Executive Branch
- Foreign Policy
- Legislative Branch
- Teaching the News
Conflict in Israel and the U.S. Response
Post | May 24, 2021
A ceasefire has brought an end to weeks of increasing violence between Israel and the Palestinian communities in the territory it controls, particularly the Palestinian Islamic-nationalist group Hamas. This latest outbreak of conflict ended a period of relative calm that had persisted for the better part of a decade. Adding to the complexity of the […]
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Page 5 of 7
Unit 4: Democracy and Adversity – The Jazz Age
Historical Perspective (ELA Unit) | August 19, 2021
The 1920s were a golden era. The postwar economy grew and optimism reigned. F. Scott Fitzgerald—a great novelist of the period—captured the mood in his 1937 essay, “Early Success.”
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.
2021 Summer Round-Up: Infrastructure, Afghanistan, the Delta Surge, and the Climate Crisis
Post | August 17, 2021
As teachers welcome students back into the classroom, it is important to establish good habits and routines for the new school year. One important habit is incorporating current issues discussions into civics, social studies, and humanities courses. To help teachers get started on the right foot, we’re offering a round-up of some of the most […]
- Civil Rights & Individual Liberties
- Executive Branch
- Foreign Policy
- Legislative Branch
- Teaching the News
Conflict in Israel and the U.S. Response
Post | May 24, 2021
A ceasefire has brought an end to weeks of increasing violence between Israel and the Palestinian communities in the territory it controls, particularly the Palestinian Islamic-nationalist group Hamas. This latest outbreak of conflict ended a period of relative calm that had persisted for the better part of a decade. Adding to the complexity of the […]
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