This lesson explores the methods used by Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler to establish totalitarian regimes in Italy and Germany. Students will analyze tactics such as propaganda, terror, economic manipulation, and cults of personality to understand how 'total' control was achieved.

A comprehensive 35-minute lesson exploring the Cold War nuclear era, focusing on Tennessee State Standard US.69. Students will analyze the impact of atomic testing, civil defense strategies, and the logic of Mutual Assured Destruction.

A 40-minute high school history lesson exploring the rise of 1950s youth culture, the evolution of popular music, and Tennessee's pivotal role in the global music industry through Sun Studio and Stax Records.

A 25-minute exploration of how television transformed American life in the 1950s, focusing on consumer culture, the nuclear family ideal, and the shift in political campaigning.

A jigsaw activity where students become experts on specific facets of globalization—definitions, drivers/impacts, and economic consequences—before sharing their findings with peers to form a complete understanding of the topic.

A comprehensive 30-minute lesson on domestic developments during the Eisenhower administration, covering the polio vaccine, interstate highways, suburbia, and the rise of franchising.

Students explore the intersection of history, art, and civic values by analyzing controversial monuments and designing their own commemorative public art. This lesson specifically looks at New Mexico's complex history and global movements to rethink public memory.