Economic, cultural, and military influence are all critical in developing spheres of influence. Students explore international authority by following a Cold War case study, which will encourage better understanding of international persuasion. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify the following key terms: sphere of influence, containment, capitalism, communism, propaganda, Truman Doctrine, Cold War, NATO, Warsaw Pact, and Marshall Plan. *Describe times that the U.S. has been influenced or has influenced other sovereign nations. *Explain the tension between western and eastern allies during the Cold War. *Evaluate the effect of economic, military, and cultural influence on other nations.

A valuable resource for educators who are teaching their students about money. A series of lesson plans cover everything from the different forms of currency over time, to trade and economic growth and exchange. Activities and games are included.

Students compare the basic structure of several different international organizations before categorizing their work. Students also examine the local and global impact of international organizations. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify the purposes and functions of international organizations. *Describe the purposes and functions of the following international organizations: UN, EU, NATO, World Bank, Red Cross/Crescent, and World Health Organization. *Analyze the impact that international organizations can have on the lives of individuals.

Students calculate compound interest to identify benefits of saving in interest-bearing accounts. They learn the "rule of 72" and apply it to both investments and debt. They learn that there is a relationship between the level of risk for an investment and the potential reward or return on that investment.

Use primary documents and images to discover the ways state and local governments restricted the newly gained freedoms of African Americans after the Civil War. Compare, contrast, and analyze post-war legislation, court decisions (including Plessy v. Ferguson), and a political cartoon by Thomas Nast to understand life in Jim Crow states.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify the ways state and local governments restricted the freedoms and rights of African Americans. *Differentiate between legislation that helped and hurt African Americans between 1860 and the 1960's. *Categorize Jim Crow laws based on primary documents. *Explain the effect of Jim Crow laws on the post-Civil War African American population. *Describe how the Plessy v. Ferguson case established the idea of "separate but equal." *Distinguish between the resistance movements of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.

This mini-lesson introduces students to the ideas and writings of John Locke that influenced the likes of Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Analyze the ideas behind America's founding documents. *Identify the ideas of various Enlightenment thinkers who influenced America's founders. *Recognize how various individuals and groups contributed to the development of the U.S. government. *Big Ideas: tablua rasa/ blank slate, state of nature, natural rights (life, liberty, property), purpose of government, social contract, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government acted constitutionally when it detained people of Japanese ancestry inside internment camps during World War II. Students learn what internment camps were, the background behind the government's decision to detain those of Japanese ancestry, and the reasons the government upheld that decision. They also learn how the issue has re-emerged with regard to those of Middle Eastern descent during the ongoing fight against terrorism. Finally, students learn about the restitution and national apology that was eventually given to those interred during World War II. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Describe the American government's decision to inter people of Japanese descent during World War II *Identify the 5th Amendment right to due process at issue in the case. *Identify the main arguments put forth in the case. *Describe the Supreme Court's decision and analysis. *Identify the impact of the Court's decision and ways the issue has re-emerged in modern times. *Describe President Ronald Reagan's national apology to those who were interred.

What keeps government from having too much power? Students learn about the limited power of government in this lesson, which outlines five basic limits on government. They analyze the true story of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, in which many of those limits disappeared, and they evaluate fictional cases of governments with limits missing. The concepts in this lesson prepare students to understand why the U.S. Constitution is structured the way it is. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Describe five limits on government: constitution, separation of powers, rule of law, consent of the governed, and rights of the minority. *Analyze how former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori's presidential actions affected Peru's government limits. *Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of giving one leader total control. *Apply the five limits to fictional government systems.

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In this lesson, students get an introduction to the concept of Manifest Destiny. Even before the phrase "Manifest Destiny"was first used in 1845, many Americans believed the U.S. was destined to grow. Students learn what this philosophy looked and sounded like in the 19th century and preview United States expansion. This lesson is intended to serve as an introduction to further study of American expansion. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define Manifest Destiny and explain the ideals behind its ideology *Analyze primary sources that illustrate Manifest Destiny and related American values *Illustrate America's territorial expansion across the continent *Describe the effect of U.S. expansion on Native Americans *Explain how white Americans in the early 19th century viewed Native Americans

This lesson teaches the basics about the market economy, including the relationships between consumers and producers, supply and demand, and profit and incentive. Students learn six traits of a market economy, compare the market economy to other types of economies, identify opportunity costs, and much more. We recommend teaching this lesson before the other lessons in this unit. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Describe the characteristics of a market economy, including the principle and protection of private property rights. *Identify the relationship among supply, demand, scarcity, and opportunity cost. *Analyze how profit, incentive, and competition motivate individuals, households, and businesses. *Describe the circular flow that shows the interaction among consumers/households, businesses/producers, and markets. *Analyze how changes in technology, costs, and demand interact in competitive markets to determine or change the price of goods and services. *Compare the market economy to other types of economies (command, traditional, mixed).

Students learn about the landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland, in which the Supreme Court clarified what kinds of actions Congress can take under the "necessary and proper" clause. Students find out what events led to this case, look at some examples of what "necessary and proper" could include, and examine the relationship between state and federal power under the Supremacy Clause.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Explain how the supremacy of the national government was defined by the Supreme Court's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland. *Describe how the landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland expanded the powers of the national government. *Identify the effect of the Supremacy Clause and the "Necessary and Proper" clause in the U.S. Constitution.

In this lesson, students will be introduced to physical and geographic features of the Great Lakes, including the size, area, amount of water, and locations of each, as well as the significance of the Great Lakes to many aspects of life for the region in which they are located.

The Mexican-American War ended with Mexico giving up a million acres of land to the United States. In this lesson, students learn about Americans' drive to expand west, tensions between the U.S. and Mexico, and President James Polk's actions that started a war between the two countries. This lesson also includes the Gadsen Purchase of 1853. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Illustrate the disputed area claimed by both Mexico and the United States. *Draw the U.S.-Mexico border described in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. *Draw the U.S.-Mexico border after the Gadsen Purchase. *Identify Mexican states and territories the U.S. acquired. *Use compass directions, lines of latitude, and meridians to draw features on a map.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Bracero Program. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.

This mini-lesson discusses the Baron de Montesquieu, one of the great thinkers of the 18th century. He spent a lot of time thinking about how governments should be created and maintained. These ideas guided the Founding Fathers when they wrote the Constitution and continue to influence the way people think about government around the world. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Analyze the ideas behind America's founding documents. *Identify the ideas of various Enlightenment thinkers who influenced America's founders. *Recognize how various individuals and groups contributed to the development of the U.S. government. *Big Ideas: liberty, separation of powers, checks and balances, European governments

Starting a brand new nation was a tough job for America's first presidents-and it didn't help that many Americans were wary of the new central government. In this lesson, students learn about some of the decisions and actions the first presidential administrations took to make sure the United States would be strong enough to last.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Explain how actions of early U.S. presidential administrations established a strong federal government. *Identify actions that helped stabilize the early nation's finances. *Identify actions that helped strengthen the early nation's military. *Describe ways in which the early changes in leadership were peaceful transitions of power. *Understand both the importance of the central government to the early nation and the tension it created.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand the nature-versus-nurture debate.

This is a full unit of study from iCivics, featuring multiple lesson plans with presentations, downloadable documents, and more. The universe of information we live in is a complicated web of messages with a mind-blowing array of sources, biases, and agendas. Help your students develop the mad news literacy skills they need with the resources in our hot-off-the-press News Literacy unit. Designed for the high school classroom, this unit teaches students to recognize high-standards journalism so they can make informed judgments about the information coming at them. Students get practical skills to help them identify and deal with misinformation, bias, opinion, and more.

Celestial navigation is the art and science of finding one's geographic position by means of astronomical observations, particularly by measuring altitudes of celestial objects sun, moon, planets or stars. This activity starts with a basic, but very important and useful, celestial measurement: measuring the altitude of Polaris (the North Star) or measuring the latitude.