In this activity, students examine an interactive timeline of the events of World War I.

In this lesson, students will link what they already know about Aboriginal Australians to the new topic, identify basic and clear differences between modern society and Aboriginal living, and identify what they would like to learn more about Aboriginal Australians.

This lesson examines the propaganda produced by the Jacobites in their efforts to push the resoration of the Stuarts to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

This page contains extensive documents and resources related to the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, including the propaganda, the resistance, the treatment of prisoners, and the Battle of Sheriffmuir.

This page contains extensive documents and resources on the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, including accounts of the battle of Culloden and Prestonpans, the lives of Jacobite soldiers, the treatment of Jacobite prisoners, the defense of London, and examples of museum objects.

This lesson begins with a lecture/presentation about the Kurds and their history/geography. Students are then asked to divide into pairs, randomly choose a place and time in modern Kurdish history in which their character will live, conduct research on the historical situation, fill out the research question guide and the options pros and cons guide, and write a detailed letter explaining what actions their fictional character plans to take and why.

The Japanese conquest of Manchuria in 1931 was only the first step in what became a much larger campaign to create a pro-Japanese "buffer state" in North China. This lesson will examine the overall principles which underlay both Japanese and American foreign policy in the mid- to late-1930s.

In this lesson, students make an illustrated timeline of the history of Timbuktu, using the notes and information they have gathered throughout the unit.

This resource contains several documents on Magna Carta and its legacy throughout the Middle Ages, as well as ideas for uses in the classroom.

This resource is a collection of posters showing the struggles and triumphs of the life of Nelson Mandela. These posters are from around the world and show the international effort in dealing with South Africa in the late 20th Century.

The writings of Martin Luther helped spur the Reformation and inspired the rise of Protestantism in the 16th century. Luther gave different reasons for his break from the Catholic Church at different times in his life. This lesson features two sources attributed to Luther - an excerpt from the letter he wrote that accompanied what came to be his 95 Theses and part of a talk he gave later in life. Students compare the documents and consider how to weigh contrasting accounts of history written by the same person.

This lesson engages students in investigative work using primary sources related to the murder of Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary Queen of Scots.

This lesson discusses England's settling in North America and their interactions with the Native Americans.

This lesson includes information pertaining to the ways in which man lived during the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age. Students will acquire knowledge through the utilization of a PowerPoint presentation while completing a graphic organizer throughout the lesson.

In this lesson, students consider how art and drawings from the scientific revolution played a role in the development of the democratic and industrial revolutions.

The Committee of Public Safety's assumption of political power and rule between 1793 and 1794 marked what was arguably the most radical phase of the French Revolution. The Committee justified its excesses as necessary to protect against domestic and foreign counter-revolutionaries. In this lesson, students question the motives of the Committee through analyzing excerpts from the "Decree Against Profiteers" and "Law of Suspects."

In this lesson, students will examine the major events and significance of hte Korean War, including U.S. involvement in the war. Students will read primary source materials to understand the political, social, emotional, and cultural costs of the Korean War.

This module covering Poland's Solidarity movement up to the fall of Communism includes teaching strategies, primary sources, a lesson plan, discussion questions, and a writing prompt.