Critical Thinking Essay Questions About History

Challenge your students to think critically about history with these essay questions. A brief overview of five major events of the 1850s is presented – the ministry of David Livingstone, the Crimean War, the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Suez Canal, and key events that resulted in the American Civil War. Each event is followed […]

Challenge your students to think critically about history with these essay questions. A brief overview of five major events of the 1860s is presented – the Māori  in New Zealand, advancements in chemistry, Canadian confederation & the sale of Alaska, the south-to-north race across Australia, and the US transcontinental railroad & the Suez Canal. Each event is followed

Challenge your students to think critically about history with these essay questions. A brief overview of five major events of the 1870s is presented – the Montreal Bread Riots, the invention of the telephone, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Otto von Bismarck and the German Confederation, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each event is followed by essay

Challenge your students to think critically about history with these essay questions. A brief overview of five major events of the 1880s is presented – the eruption of Krakatoa, the Johnstown Flood, the first run of the Orient Express, the 1884 Berlin Conference, and the invention of the first mechanical dishwasher. Each event is followed

Challenge your students to think critically about history with these essay questions. A brief overview of five major events of the 1890s is presented – the building of the Corinth Canal, the 1890 U.S. Census, the first modern Olympic Games, the Klondike Gold Rush, and the Australian Depression of the 1890s. Each event is followed