Unit Six: Leadership | United States History

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Chapter 20: The Twenties (1920-1929)

Normalcy and Naiveté

• Harding—Normalcy—sound recording of Harding’s speech; transcript also available; by the Library of Congress
• The Avalon Project : The Kellogg-Briand Pact—Documents—text of the pact and related documents; go directly to each article of the pact
• Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929—motion pictures, documents, and sound recordings from the Coolidge era; political and social aspects of society; by the Library of Congress
• American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election—sound recordings of American leaders between WWI and 1920; covers political, military, social, and economic issues; by the Library of Congress
• Calvin Coolidge—a good general biography of the president; includes a collection of memorable sayings by Coolidge; also has pictures, web links, and lesson plans

The Mind of the Twenties

• ESVA: Einstein Mini-Exhibit—good info on Einstein and his work; includes some scientific explanation; some audio files of Einstein; includes a large picture file
• NATURE: Sled Dogs – Balto—a short article about Balto (see Teacher’s Edition note); includes a couple of pictures; links to more information about sled dogs
• The American Experience | Lindbergh—online information related to a PBS film; includes articles, time lines, biographies, maps, and multimedia features; teacher’s guide available too
• The Sacco and Vanzetti Trial—a good source of information about the case; includes biographies, a chronology, trial transcript (portions), maps, pictures, and additional information
• American Family Immigration History Center—online records of Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924; easy to use; full membership provides most information but requires payment; free registration still provides good info; actual images of some documents
• History Files—Al Capone—info on Al Capone by the Chicago Historical Society; includes pictures and artifacts; easy to use and well laid out
• Al Capone—Information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Scopes Trial Home Page - UMKC School of Law—good info on the Scopes trial and related issues; biographies of trial participants; observer accounts of trial; newspaper articles and cartoons
• Answers In Genesis—good creationist info and proof against evolution; online articles and webcasts; headed by Ken Hamm
• Creation Science Evangelism—another good creationist site; look under the seminar online (audio files); slideshows soon available; Dr. Kent Hovind Seminars

From Roar to Ruin

• The American Experience | Mr. Miami Beach—online resources related to a PBS film; includes articles, biographies, maps, and a time line; also includes a teacher’s guide

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Chapter 21: The Thirties (1929-1939)

General

• WPA Life Histories--Home Page—life histories by over 300 writers in 24 states; close to 2,900 documents; several ways to search contents; by the Library of Congress
• Weedpatch Camp—history of one of the federal government's camps in the depression era; includes personal narratives; photos available; some information looks more researched than others
• Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections—documents and multimedia related to Florida folklife; several ways to search material
• Thirties in Print—photographic essays by Hine and Evans; articles from thirties magazines; some documentaries as well
• The Federalist Papers—full text of all the papers; go directly to each paper; includes titles, authors, and descriptions for each

Hoover Gets the Blame

• New Deal Network—plenty of photos available in the Library section; lesson plans online; some narratives included

FDR and the New Deal

• Will Rogers Home Page—good collection of Will Rogers quotes; some biographical information; some images
• Fireside Chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt—full text of several fireside chats; go directly to each chat; gives date and title for each chat
• Social Security Act of 1935, Index—full text of the act; go directly to each title for the act
• Color Photographs from the FSA and OWI Home Page—photos by the Farm Security Council and the Office of War Information; search by keyword, photographer, subject, location, or B/W or Color; by Library of Congress

Worst of Times, Best of Times

• Voices from the Dust Bowl Home Page—pictures and sound recordings from the 1930s and 40s; search by keyword, photo subject, song title, performer, or interviewee; by the Library of Congress
• California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties—large collection of folk music; over 35 hours of material; several ways to search material; by the Library of Congress
• Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" Photographs in the Farm Security Administration Collection: An Overview—more information on the picture; includes several other pictures taken of same subject; by the Library of Congress
• EarthStation1.com's Radio Sounds Showcase: The 1938 "War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast Wavs—full broadcast of the radio program; audio clips from parts of the program as well

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Chapter 22: The World at War (1939-1945)

General

• EarthStation1.com - The WWII Sounds & Pictures Page - Second World War America Audio & Video—large database of multimedia resources; numerous subjects; American topics only; can be difficult to navigate
• EarthStation1.com - The WWII Sounds & Pictures Page - Wavs, Sounds & Pictures of the Second World War—large database of multimedia resources; numerous subjects; can be difficult to navigate
• The Avalon Project : World War II : Documents—text of hundreds of documents relating to WWII; includes major agreements as well as correspondence between major figures
• World War II Maps (Asia | Europe)—detailed interactive maps of the European and Asian theaters in WW II; contains general maps as well as campaign and battle-specific ones
• The World War Two Series—articles and archives on WWII; instructions and materials for a WWII game; well organized link page
• World War II—full-length and illustrated articles about World War II
• Japanese Internment in the U.S. during WW. II (PBS | Calisphere)—Great information and numerous pictures of the Japanese-American interment in the U.S. after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
• Japanese Students in the U.S. during WWII (University of Washington)—Interesting information on Japanese students' lives in the U.S. after the Pearl Harbor event
  
  

A Time of Tyrants

• The Avalon Project : Nazi-Soviet Relations 1939-1941: Treaty of Nonaggression Between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—full text of the treaty
• The Avalon Project : Nazi-Soviet Relations 1939-1941—large database of documents; full text available
• EarthStation1.com - WWII Sounds & Pictures - The Speeches of Winston Churchill Sound & Image Archive—sound recordings of Churchill speeches; includes prewar, WWII, and postwar speeches; some photos available too

Isolation and Infamy

• 1939 US Neutrality Act—partial text of the act
• Lend Lease Act, 11 March 1941—full text of the act
• The Avalon Project : THE ATLANTIC CHARTER—full text of the charter
• Pearl Harbor—Contains pictures of the Japanese raid
• Pearl Harbor Remembered—good information about the attack; includes very useful maps of U.S. ship positions and Japanese attack positions; time line of events; links to other helpful sites; eyewitness accounts
• "A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"—detailed information related to Roosevelt’s speech; includes images of first draft of speech; includes sound recording of the speech; teaching resources available; by the National Archives
• The PEARL HARBOR ATTACK HEARINGS—documents relating to the Pearl Harbour attack; include intelligence reports and committee meeting reports; more than enough info on the subject
• Song Sheet: Remember Pearl Harbor—lyrics of the song; additional information
• Song Sheet: Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!—lyrics of the song; additional information
• Four Freedoms—sound clip of Roosevelt’s speech; includes Rockwell’s paintings that correspond to each freedom; by the National Archives
• 100th/442nd Research Center—information on the Japanese-American 442nd combat team in Word War I
• Tuskegee Airmen—Discusses the history, news, photographs, websites for further reading, etc.
• Navaho Code-talkers—site by National Museum of the American Indian; much information about code talking and other

Fight for Fortress Europe

• Untold Stories of D-Day—multimedia presentation by National Geographic; requires Macromedia flash player
• American Experience: D-Day—sites corresponds to PBS special; contains good personal narrative information
• Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center Online—good information on the Holocaust; includes documents of Nazi operations (some in English); very comprehensive in coverage but not that in-depth
• PBS Online: Remembering the Holocaust—links to numerous quality Holocaust websites; information on PBS film "Shtetl"

War in the Pacific

• The Avalon Project : Yalta (Crimea) Conference—protocol of the proceedings
• The Avalon Project: Potsdam—protocol of the proceedings
• Atomic Archive - Explore the History, Science, and Consequences of the Atomic Bomb—good info on the development of the atom bomb; large collections of photos; time line, maps, and original document texts included
• The Japanese Surrender Document—actual image of Japanese surrender document; by the National Archives