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Curriculum Connections U.S. History Resources

	Selected Online Resources The 1920s Contains links to material covering all aspects of life in the 1920s: famous people, the Depression, the Suffragist movement, Prohibition, culture of the times, etc. The 1920s from the WWW Virtual Library Contains an extensive directory of links to all aspects of life in the 1920s, organized by year and by subject. Maintained by the Kansas Heritage Group. The African-American Mosaic A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture. Topics include Colonization, Abolition, Migration, and the WPA. America in the 1930s Part of the University of Virginia's American Studies department, this site is a directory to information about the 1930s. Links are organized by topics such as film, documentaries, people, comics, sports and advertising. American Experience: Citizen King The online companion to the PBS presentation about Martin Luther King and his fight for civil rights. American Heritage The online archive of American Heritage Magazine. Searchable by topic. Articles are full text. American Memory Collection List A complete list of the American Memory collections in the Library of Congress digitized library. American Women A gateway to Library of Congress resources for the study of women's history and culture in the United States. Contains a fully searchable online research guide. American Women's History: A Research Guide Created and maintained by Middle Tennessee State University, this site is a research guide for American Women's History. It contains a network of links by subject, state, and format (e.g. primary sources). Best of History Web Sites: U.S. History An excellent gateway to sites covering various aspects of U.S. History. Congressional Quarterly Researcher 1923-Present "Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist. The consistent, reader-friendly organization provides researchers with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources." Digital History A gateway to a vast collection of resources, some primary resources, related to United States history. Maintained by the University of Houston. The Great War Society (WW I) Maintained by the Society, the research center is a gateway to information about battles, fallen soldiers, the war in various countries, and links to other resources. The History Place: African Americans in WW II The History Place: World War II in Europe The first link is to brief biographies of Africa American soldiers. The second is to an annotated timeline with links to further information and some photos. Immigration: The Changing Face of America "Provides an introduction to the study of immigration to the United States...by link[ing] educators to primary sources from the Library of Congress' online collections." The Leopold and Loeb Trial From Famous American Trials, this site presents in depth information about the evidence, Clarence Darrow (the defense attorney), and the decision. Lusitania Chronicles the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915. Has information about the ship, her master, and the tragedy. Mass Moments "An electronic almanac of of Massachusetts history," this site contains information on 365 notable events. Visitors can access the "moments" via a timeline, search words, or by subject. Remembering Pearl Harbor A National Geographic site, with links to a timeline of the attack, maps and selected memoirs. The Scottsboro Boys' Trial Samuel Liebowitz was the defense lawyer for the Scottsboro Boys, and was also a graduate of Cornell. This site has detailed information on the trial, from Famous American Trials, information about Liebowitz, and links to further information at Cornell and elsewhere. Time Magazine The online archive of Time Magazine back to 1923. Searchable by topic. Articles are full text. Twentieth Century History, Decade by Decade A timeline with links to events, popular culture (fashion, sports, arts), personalities and criminal history. The Underground Railroad National Geographic's interactive site, with timelines, the routes, important people and classroom ideas for teachers. Women: Their Rights and Nothing Less Part of the Library of Congress American Memory project, this is a lesson plan covering the suffragist movement. World War II Part of the Modern American Poetry site, these pages contain a summary of the war, a discussion of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, a photo essay covering the war and another concerning the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World War II Resources A gateway to a resources on the web, hosted by Pearl Harbor Associates, Inc. It contains "Primary source materials on the Web and original documents regarding all aspects of the war." Handout - Library Resources for American History Research Paper A handout for Ms. Gately's class. Curriculum Connections: History - General Interest Sources Many of these sites are relevant to U.S. history.