8th Grade Social Studies
West Middle School
L. Hilger
A decade ago…
For each of the following decades, your group must research each topic and answer the basic guiding
questions: who, what, when, where, why and how. Some questions have been provided that are
specific to that topic, those questions must be answered as well.
All topics must provide at least one image per question. .
Create one slide per topic with no more than 50 words per slide.
1890-1899
US
President: Where was he
originally from? Political party,
Political campaign and goals,
what was accomplished? What
was he famous for?
NC
Governors of NC: same
questions as president.
NC
Electric power companies:
Name major companies.
Who found them?
Where and when?
NC
NC A&T University
NC
Appalachian State University
US
Spanish-American war
US
Sports and Entertainment
US
Geography: Map of the US at
this time, provide interesting
statistics about population.
Acquisition of new states.
NC
Sports and Entertainment
US
Presidents: Where was he
originally from? Political party,
Political campaign and goals,
what was accomplished? What
was he famous for?
NC
Governors of NC: same
questions as president
NC
Prohibition in NC
NC
The Wright Brothers: Biography,
first plane designs, attempts,
other inventions.
NC
East Carolina University
US
Geography: Map of the US at
this time, provide interesting
statistics about population.
Acquisition of new states.
US
Ford Company
US
Panama Canal
US
FBI is established
1900-1909
8th Grade Social Studies
West Middle School
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1910-1919
US
Presidents: Where was he
originally from? Political party,
Political campaign and goals,
what was accomplished? What
was he famous for?
NC
Governors of NC: same
questions as president.
NC
Fort Bragg
NC & US
19th Amendment
US
Geography: Map of the US at
this time, provide interesting
statistics about population.
Acquisition of new states.
US
WWI: map of countries involved
and how did the US get
involved?
US
Triangle Shirtwaist Company,
NY.
US
Sports and Entertainment
NC
Sports and Entertainment
1920-1929
US
Presidents: Where was he
originally from? Political party,
Political campaign and goals,
what was accomplished? What
was he famous for?
NC
Governors of NC: same
questions as president.
NC
Duke University School of
Medicine and Law.
NC
UNC Asheville
US
Lindbergh: Biography, tragedy
and child disappearance.
US & NC
Indian Reorganization Act
US
Sports and Entertainment
NC
Music and Culture
NC
Sports and Entertainment
8th Grade Social Studies
West Middle School
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1930-1939
US
Presidents: Where was he
originally from? Political party,
Political campaign and goals,
what was accomplished? What
was he famous for?
NC
Governors of NC: same
questions as president.
NC
Ending Child Labor
NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
NC
Krispy Kreme
US
WWII: Map, countries involved,
series of events that lead to
war. Stay on your decade.
*This is a large part that will
take 50% of your decade.
US
Presidents: Where was he
originally from? Political party,
Political campaign and goals,
what was accomplished? What
was he famous for?
NC
Governors of NC: same
questions as president.
NC
UNC Wilmington
NC
Great Smokey Mountains
National Park
US
NATO is formed
NC
USS North Carolina
US
Attack on Pearl Harbor
US
Germany is divided
US & NC
Sports and Entertainment
1940-1949