Understand how industrial development affected the United States culture.
Understand how the influx of immigrants after 1880 affected United States� culture.
Story of American Agriculture - interactive multimedia site that tells the story of American agriculture and it's influence in American History.
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson - online access to Harper's Weekly coverage of the historic 1868 Johnson Impeachment - with over 200 excerpts from 1865-1869 - selected specifically for the site.
Sioux Treaty of 1868 - Primary sources to review along with teaching resources and lesson plan.
Immigration - Thinkquest site; 8 different cultures which immigrated.
Manifest Destiny worksheet - A printable activity sheet which explains the concept of Manifest Destiny and how it is linked to westward expansion. Includes a source analysis activity.
Manifest Destiny Crossword Puzzle - to print.
Manifest Destiny Lesson Plan - handouts and video clips available with lesson.
"A Complete and Graphic Account of the Cr�dit Mobilier Investigation" from "Behind the Scenes in Washington"
Historical Maps of the United States - maps on exploration, settling and territorial growth.
summarize why America is a "nation of immigrants"
Video Lessons of Urban Nation era - Chinese Immigrants, New Immigration, Reaction to New Immigration, Appeal of the City, Social Development, Squalid Side of the City.
American Westward Movement - article with information about the economic interests of various geographic regions.
The Growth of the American Economy - 1820-1860 time frame.
Populism and Progressivism Timeline -Populist and Progressive movements between 1869 and 1921.
American Nativism - conveys attitudes that immigrants encountered during the turn of the century.
Social Darwinism - a Thinkquest activity.
illustrate through an artistic expression how 19 th C technology laid the foundations for an "American century"
Who Declared War and When - "list of the nations who formally declared hostilities during World War One, along with their date of entrance"
Battlefield Maps - "large-scale maps covering the key battles and offensives on all fronts of the war from 1914-18."
A Land Fit for Heroes - "many of the heroes who went out to fight and die for their King and Country, their peacetime reward was unemployment, hunger and despair."
Doughboys Return From the World War - "Doughboys, fresh from the trenches of France, brought home a special sense of identity. That sense would influence domestic and foreign policies for the next two decades."
The Age of Imperialism - "the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism"
Anti-Imperialism in the United States - 1898-1935 ; platforms, essays, speeches, pamphlets, people in the movement and more.
Antitrusts - definition of the laws and information about Congress and the federal branch of government.
Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer - "pamphlet was prepared to alert consumers to the existence and importance of antitrust laws"
Muckraking - article with hyperlinks for more information on various topics and individuals.
How it Began - introduction to WWI with hyperlinks for more information about various topics.
Organized Sports - Discovering our American Spirit - Electronic Field Trip.
Prohibition in the 1920s - Video.
Radio - The Audion - prominent and practical applications of this device are illustrated and described.
Recreation Yesterday and Today - excellent lesson plan with many resources, primary and secondary.
Fighting for Rights - Thinkquest site - overall information, poems, images, quiz.
Big Bull Market - from the book "Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920's"; what was happening in 1918.
How Can Big Business Make Money from Tariffs? - Lesson plan with resources included.
Twentieth Century Inventions - Timeline of inventions with hyperlinks for exploring inventions.
critique American art and literature from the Social Realists to the Harlem Renaissance to the "Lost Generation"
Progressivism - Theodore Roosevelt's address before the Convention of the National Progressive Party in Chicago, August, 1912; original audio and video clips.
Overview of the Great Depression - Unemployment, agriculture, Industry and labor and more.
The Roaring 20s and the Great Depression - many links and articles.
Nazi Fascism and the Modern Totalitarian State - lesson plan.
Battles - Naval Encyclopedia of World War 2 - extensive resource of the numerous battles.
WWII Timeline - information links at bottom of the timeline.
Tales from the Rails - the stories of 7 teenage hobos.
Timeline of the Great Depression - Depression era timeline.
Road to World War II -syllabus and content. Great site!
The case of unemployment - article with graphs to help explain extent.
Communism - Definition from the Glossary of Political Economy Terms.
Nationalism - Vocabulary Review - vocabulary list with definitions.
Bonus Marchers - information and pictures.
Great Depression and World War II Years ; African American Art - Examples of Art work in that time period.
War in Europe - This timeline covers all the political and military events that occurred across the whole of Europe between the years 1939 and 1945.
New Deal Network - resources on the New Deal.; lesson plans, primary documents, press conferences, speeches and more.
The Living Newspaper - created by the Federal Theater Project in the 30s in order to dramatize current and historical events.
Women and the Home Front During World War II - article on women roles changes during the war.
A History of the Richmond Shipyards - Rosie the Riveter/ issues of women going to work.
World War II Rationing - . Rationing would deeply affect the American way of life for most.
What was life like during the Second World War? - online resource that looks at aspects of life during the Second World War.
Tennessee Valley Authority Act (1933) - brief history of the formation; also primary document of Act.
Atomic Bomb- Decision - Documents on the decision to use Atomic Bomb.
Recordings from Hard Times - oral histories of people who lived in Depression times.
Voices of Civil Rights - individual accounts and oral histories of their experiences through the Civil Rights Movement.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Background information; also Document Analysis Worksheets available on this site.
Timeline of Computer History - "This timeline explores the history of computing from 1939 to 1994. Each year features illustrated descriptions of significant innovations in hardware and software technology, as well as milestones in areas such as commercial applications and artificial intelligence"
About the Vietnam War -Timelines, maps, the cause, course of the war and more.
How the U.S. got involved in Vietnam -Interactive diagram. Students type in the answers to the questions.
The Effects of the Vietnam War - "The course of American History was drastically changed by the Vietnam War"
match innovators or entrepreneurs in the new "new economy" (i.e., Sam Walton, Michael Dell, Ray Kroc, Lee Iococca, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos).
Watergate Chronology - Detailed Timeline with hyperlinks giving explanations.
compare and contrast the Reagan and George H. Bush administrations with the Clinton administrations and the nature of their respective political opposition (i.e., economic, domestic, budgets, foreign policy, ethics, and generational values).
Political Corruption - Political corruption undermines political and economic development in many countries, and raises difficult challenges for foreign aid.
A Century of New Ideas - "Advances in science, medicine and creative inventions came at such a rapid pace that society now complains of information and gadget overload. Innovative advances that seem mysterious a hundred years ago, soon became commonplace. Society in history absorbed them all, and everything subtly affected the lives we lead today."
A New Century: Immigration and the US - "immigration, perhaps more than any other social, political, or economic process, has shaped the United States over the past century"
Forest Hills High School - U.S. History and Civics Links with EOC tests and quizzes - some are interactive and some are to print.
Fun Trivia - Study your history with fun quizzes!
Preparing for the TN EOC U. S History Course - compiled by students at Ridgeway High School in Memphis, TN - page on web.archive.org site.
Mrs. Michelle Edwards Social Studies Instructor - her Quia site with many many resources!