Unit 5: Growing to Meet Challenges | American Republic

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Chapter 17: Industrialism

• The New Industrial Era: the Rise of Andrew Carnegie—Links to many topics related to industrial history, especially the rise of Andrew Carnegie
• John Rockefeller Senior—Exclusive biography of Rockefeller
• Samuel Gompers—Audio clip of voice of Gompers
• History of the Johnstown Flood—History of the flood with pictures and other sources
• Ellis Island—Visual tour, timeline, videos, pictures, and much more

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Chapter 18: The Last Frontier

• Zane Grey’s West Society—The purpose of the society is to “promote interest in and knowledge of the eminent American author, Zane Grey and his works” and to “to revive interest in the writings of Zane Grey and preserve the sites of his writings.”
• Directory of Online Resources on the History of the American West—Numerous links to various aspects of history of Western frontier
• The Last Best West—Cowboy history and biographies of major players
• Black Cowboys, Part 1—Information on the role of black cowboys in the West

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Chapter 19: America and the World

• Spanish-American War Resources—Various sources from Library of Congress on the war
• Spanish American War Centennial Website—Extensive resource on the war
• Joseph Pulitzer—Site on Joseph Pulitzer and his New York World newspaper (also look at numbers 2-11 at the bottom of the page.)
• Insurrection in the Philippines—Site about the Philippine insurrection following the Spanish-American War
• Best of History Web Sites on US History Early Imperialism—Numerous links dealing with U.S. imperialism during late 1800s and early 1900s

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Chapter 20: Progressivism

• The Gilded Age & the Progressive Era—Exclusive information on the age and the era
• Resources on the Gilded Age and Progressive Era—Includes numerous sources on various topics.
• Election of 1908—Audio clips of the voices of William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft
• William H. Traft’s Foreign Missions—Audio clip of President Taft speaking about the importance of foreign missions
• Booker T. Washington Papers—Contains volumes, images, and much more.