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General Sites
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
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You can search for specific topics to get general background information, but browsing through articles on "Twentieth Century: Society in the United States " or "United States, history of the (II) is a good way to get to information also.
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KidsClick! American History
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Collections of useful links on the labor movement, immigration, and twentieth century American history in general. |
| Biography Resource Center |
The best resource for information on people. |
| SIRS Discoverer |
Articles from reference books, primary source materials, and selected articles from newspapers and magazines. Can search by specific topic or broswe easily through the Subject Tree (History-United States-choose subtopic). Weblinks are great from this source. |
| SIRS Knowledge SOurce |
More advanced articles from reference books, primary source materials, and selected articles from newspapers and magazines. Use this when you need information on a specific topic such as Hull House, or Jim Crow. |
| Eyewitness to History: 20th century |
Primary source accounts of a variety of events, such as entering to King Tut's tomb, air conditioning at the movies (1925), first flight, or early adventures with automobiles |
| America's Story: Jump Back in Time |
Background information and easy to read human interest stories from the Library of Congress |
| Biography of America |
Background information on key events of each time period, map, transcript of the related video program, and an annotated list of additional resources |
| Digital History |
An interactive multimedia history of the United STates from the Revolution to the present. Good chapters on the rise of big business and the growth of cities. |
| American History Year by Year : 1900-2007 |
Infolplease Almanac lists the important events of each year |
Advertising And Cartoons
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| Ad*Access |
Images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. |
| Turn of the Century Ads |
A random selection of ads to browse through. |
| Tooning into History |
Links from the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists |
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Immigration
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| Ellis Island History |
Information on Ellis Island and the immigrant experience. Includes a timeline |
| Angel Island Immigration Station |
History of the main immigration portal on the West Coast. |
| Immigration (LOC) |
Overview of different ethnic groups and their immigration history fromthe Library of Congress |
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African American History
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| Remembering Jim Crow |
Background informatio on Jim Crow Laws and their effects |
| Great Migration |
Detailed maps, images, and other background information on the African American migration experience |
| WHAT IT MEANS TO BE COLORED IN THE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES |
A 1906 address by Mary Church Terrell, reprinted in SIRS Researcher |
Women's Suffrage
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| Not for Ourselves Alone |
PBS site on Elizabeth Cady Satanton and Susan B. Anthony; includes background on women's movement. |
| Women's Suffrage and the 19th Amendment |
Primary SOurce documents from the National Archives |
Industrialization
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| They Made America |
The innovators whose ideas and entreprenurial spirit helped change America. Find information about people like George Eastman, Thomas Edison, Clarence Birdseye, Eli Whitney, and more. |
| Industrializaton of the United States |
Great set of links from Irondequoit High Shool |
| Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900 |
Overview of the topic, with links to primary source documents and hints for researching this topic in the Library of Congress collections. |
Urbanization
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| Cities on the Progressive Era |
Overview of the topic, with links to primary source documents and hints for researching this topic in the Library of Congress collections. |
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Inventions
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| Invent Now! Hall of Fame |
Brief profiles of inventors |
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| Famous Inventions from A to Z |
An About.com List of Good Links |
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