Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free
Pbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy WebsitePbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy Website
Publisher
PBS
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
2 more...
Resource Type
Websites
Audiences
For Administrator Use
2 more...
Lexile Measures
0L
Website

Pbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy

Curated by ACT

A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report on more than forty countries, a timeline of economic developments, biographies of famous economists, and numerous essays on global economic developments.

3 Views 2 Downloads

Concepts

capitalism, communism, famous economists, globalization, inflation, labor, chile, switzerland, argentina, brazil, canada, china, cuba, egypt, france, germany, hong kong, india, indonesia, iraq, israel, italy, japan, john maynard keynes, malaysia, mexico, nafta, new zealand, nigeria, pakistan, peru, poland, saudi arabia, singapore, south africa, sweden, taiwan, tanzania, thailand, the world bank

Additional Tags

capitalist nations, command economies, economic development, fascist states, floating currency, global capitalism, global economics, global economy, global free-market, international global economy, nationalization, pbs, privatization, world economic order, hungary, lenin, bolivia, bretton woods conference, chicago's school of economics, czech republic, east germany, friedrich von hayek, hayek's mt pelerin conference, hayek's road to serfdom, jean monnet, keith joseph, keynes' general theory, keynesian economic theory, korea (north), korea (south), marx, ordoliberals, raul prebisch and dependencia theory, reaganomics, the wto at doha, turkey, united kingdom, united states of america, versailles, world war ii reconstruction, commanding heights, development economics after world war ii, development in africa, economic architects, economic timeline, government, marketplace forces, markets vs. government, nationalism in third world countries, the austrian school, the german hyperinflation, 1923, the balance of confidence, the birth of the british welfare state, the rise of regulation in the u.s., totalitarian systems, international and global economies

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

View 5,877 other resources for 9th - 10th Grade Economics

© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use