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| Aftermath of the Spanish Civil War IIn the decades following the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939, Spain moved through terrible partisan bloodletting and fascist repression but finally, and fitfully, into a mostly liberal democratic society.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Aftermath of the Spanish Civil War IIWhile Francisco Franco and his fascists slowly led Spain into post-war economic and political recovery, he maintained a wary relationship with one of his key allies--the Roman Catholic Church.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Art DecoAfter World War I architects and artists began to experiment with a new style combining color and industrial detail. In a 1960s revival, people called it Art Deco.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Changes in VirginiaAmerica has gone through profound social, economic and technological changes over the last hundred years and life in Virginia has reflected those changes in every way. It’s hard to imagine what our world would be like without the amazing technologies we often take for granted, and the many historical advances that have been made.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Crash of Hindenburg IIIExpanded to huge dimensions and filled with highly flammable hydrogen gas, German airships became an important element of Hitler's propaganda machine.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science | History-Social Science |
| Crash of Hindenburg IVOn May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg--filled with 97 passengers and crew and tons of highly flammable hydrogen gas--was preparing to land at the U.S. Naval Station at Lakehurst, N.J., ending the uneventful first transatlantic trip of the season.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Dancing Stallions of Lipizza IThe graceful and elegant stallions of Vienna's Spanish Riding School have a long and fascinating history.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Dancing Stallions of Lipizza IIBred as royal horses of the Austrian emperors, the beautiful and graceful Lipizzaner stallions were the subject of a spectacular rescue at the end of World War II.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| DesegregationA court case resulted from black students walking out of a Prince Edward County school, and it along with four others was decided in 1954's Brown v. Board of Education, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the doctrine of separate educational facilities was inherently unequal.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| DiscriminationEveryone pitched in to win the war. But for some, the fight for freedom abroad rang hollow upon their arrival home to a segregated Virginia. Black Virginians still found their opportunities to earn a living and educate their children restricted by racial discrimination.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
