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Will you support the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961? A decision-making exercise.
Posted January 26, 2026
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Will you support welfare reform proposals in 1996? A decision-making activity.
Posted February 16, 2026
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What were the main causes of the 1981 air traffic controllers’ strike?
Which argument makes the strongest cause-and-effect connection about 1840s immigration?
What were the main causes of the 1981 air traffic controllers’ strike?
Posted February 9, 2026
Posted February 23, 2026
Posted April 13, 2026
Will you support the air traffic controllers’ strike in 1981? A decision-making activity.
Posted March 1, 2026
Will you support the CIA plan to overthrow the Iranian government in 1953? A decision-making activity.
Posted March 8, 2026
Did the stock market crash of 1929 cause the Great Depression? Evaluating cause-and-effect.
Posted March 16, 2026
Did declining industries cause the Great Depression? Evaluating cause-and-effect.
Posted March 23, 2026
What caused American antebellum manufacturing to expand? Evaluating cause-and-effect.
Posted March 31, 2026
Which is the better causal explanation for the stock crash and the depression? Evaluating the connection between cause and effect.
Were Sacco and Vanzetti guilty? Evaluating the reliability of evidence.
Did prosecutors conspire to convict Sacco and Vanzetti? Evaluating a conspiracy theory.
How did industrialization change rural life. Analyzing a painting as an interpretation