Worksheet
Curated OER

The Great Terror: Old and New Approaches

For Students 8th - 12th
Here is a thorough Russian history worksheet. In it, learners read a two-page selection about the Great Terror and Stalin. They respond to four short answer questions based on the selection.
Lesson Plan
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Communist Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Russian Communist Revolution of 1917. They watch and discuss a video, take notes and answer video discussion questions, and read and evaluate newspaper articles about how Lenin and Stalin are viewed today in the...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

How "Grand" and "Allied" Was the Grand Alliance?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learn more about the Grand Alliance with a scaffolded lesson plan that includes four activities. Class members use primary sources to complete a map exercise, understand the goals and objectives of each individual nation, and participate...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Victory and the New Order in Europe

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A New Order in Europe calls for a new lesson plan! This third plan in a series of four sequential lessons encourages high schoolers to read primary sources about the development of the New Order and follow up their knowledge with a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

League of Nations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the purposes and mandate system of the League of Nations. They watch a PowerPoint presentation on the mandate system and complete a fill-in-the-blank worksheet, and participate in a "pick your side" activity.
Lesson Plan
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End of Mandates and the Middle East

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the original mandates of the League of Nations regarding the Middle East. They listen to a lecture/PowerPoint presentation on the end of the mandate system, and complete a fill-in-the-blank worksheet that...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sadness in Srebrenica

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the atrocities committed during the war in Bosnia from 1992 to 1995 that prompted an apology from the international community in 2005.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Lord of the Flies-Symbols: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
Fun Trivia quizzes can be made by anyone, so you will want to closely evaluate this one on symbolism in Golding's Lord of the Flies before assigning it to your class. It includes 10 multiple choice questions and provides the score...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Illingworth Cartoons: The Cold War

For Students 8th - 12th
In this political cartoon analysis instructional activity, students examine a political cartoon from the Cold War era and respond to 5 short answer questions about it.
Worksheet
Curated OER

H3 Homework Assignment #2

For Students 8th - 12th
In this global studies worksheet, students read the noted pages in their textbooks and then respond to 1 essay and 4 short answer questions about the Soviet Union.
Lesson Plan
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Brave New World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view a video about the effects of World War II on the map of Europe. They discuss the video and answer questions. They work together to identify accomplishments that best represent American culture.
Worksheet
Curated OER

WW II Names and Faces

For Students 9th - 12th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the terms that are related to the people and events of World War II. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
Worksheet
Curated OER

World War II

For Students 9th - 12th
For this social studies worksheet, high schoolers find the words related to World War II and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Global Review/World Leaders

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are given a world leader to research a week before participating in a class game. Using the internet, they discover their major contribution to history and the time period and location in which they lived. They present their...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Flat-Out Truth

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Earth's shape worksheet, students read an article about a gentleman who believes the Earth is flat. Then students complete 5 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rusyns Survive Time in Central & Eastern Europe

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the different ethnicities in Europe. In this Eastern Europe ESL lesson, 10th graders read an article and complete guided questions. Students participate in a debate.
Handout
Digital History

Digital History: The Dealth of Stalin and the Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
In March 1953, Joseph Stalin, who had ruled the Soviet Union since 1928, died at the age of 73. His feared minister of internal affairs, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria, was subsequently shot for treason. Nikita Khrushchev then became first...
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Other

Msu: American Revolution: j.v. Stalin: Founder of the Bolshevist Economic Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the Bolshevist Economic Model which was founded by Joseph Stalin.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Stepanova, the Results of the First Five Year Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered what came before Photoshop? After the First World War, artists in Germany and the Soviet Union began to experiment with photomontage, the process of making a composite image by juxtaposing or mounting two or more...
Primary
Other

1936 Constitution of u.s.s.r.

For Students 9th - 10th
This was the constitution used by Stalin in the USSR.
Graphic
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The History Place:stalin's Forced Famine 1932 1933

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examining the events surrounding the famine that Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union forced causing seven million deaths.
Website
PBS

Pbs: Wwii Behind Closed Doors: Prelude to Cold War

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the uneasy alliance maintained by Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II and the implications of this alliance on the development of the Cold War.
Website
PBS

Pbs: Wwii Behind Closed Doors:the Conferences

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a comprehensive overview of many conferences between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill and the Allies' conferences with Stalin and others during World War II and includes links to related resources and media.
Handout
Other

The 1956 Hungarian Revolution: The Road to Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the situation in Hungary after the death of Stalin and events leading up to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.