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<div>1918 Flu Pandemic in S.C.</div>

1918 Flu Pandemic in S.C.

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<div>History In A Nutshell</div>

History In A Nutshell

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<div>Persian Gulf War</div>

Persian Gulf War

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The Invasion of Poland

The Invasion of Poland

Lesson

Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8

Students will understand the influence of dictators in Europe and the role European Nations played in World War II.

Colonization of Africa and The Berlin Conference of 1884

Colonization of Africa and The Berlin Conference of 1884

Lesson

Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12

Students will understand the role colonial expansion throughout the world played in the development of European nations.

Persian Gulf War, Part 4 4

Persian Gulf War, Part 4

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Saddam Hussein’s elite Republican Guard forces were on the run from American and British Army armored divisions. After the allied victory at the Battle of Medina Ridge, Saddam was afraid that the...

Persian Gulf War, Part 3 3

Persian Gulf War, Part 3

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The United States and the United Nations responded quickly to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. With multiple United Nations sanctions, and chances to leave, Saddam refused to withdraw his military...

Persian Gulf War, Part 2 2

Persian Gulf War, Part 2

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein earned notoriety for his brutal suppression of political dissidents, oppression of Kurds living in northern Iraq, and his desire for nuclear weapons. World criticism did...

Persian Gulf War, Part 1 1

Persian Gulf War, Part 1

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Saddam Hussein instigated the Persian Gulf War with his invasion of Iraq’s next door neighbor Kuwait on August 2, 1990. The introductory segment of this edition of History In A Nutshell sets the stage...

Bibliography and Works Cited Page for The Persian Gulf War | History In A Nutshell

Bibliography and Works Cited Page for The Persian Gulf War | History In A Nutshell

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Collins, Shannon. “Desert Storm: A Look Back”. Defense.gov. Published Jan. 11, 2019. https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/story/Article/1728715/desert-storm-a-look-back/#:~:text=Desert%20Storm...

The Persian Gulf War Vocabulary Terms | History In A Nutshell

The Persian Gulf War Vocabulary Terms | History In A Nutshell

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Allied Coalition: A group of over 35 nations which took part in the liberation of Kuwait after invasion by Iraqi military forces under Saddam Hussein. Colin Powell: Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs...

Persian Gulf War Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell

Persian Gulf War Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell

Episode 5

Photo

Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Allied Coalition Logo Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War President George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the U.S. Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah - Emir of Kuwait King...

A PBL About South Carolina’s Reconstruction Constitutions

A PBL About South Carolina’s Reconstruction Constitutions

Lesson

Grades: 8

Students will examine Reconstruction from a legislative point of view and a social point of view using guiding questions and activities to examine the Reconstruction Constitutions of 1865, 1868, and...