Links to History Sites on the Internet
This links page is organized to help you locate
the kind of information you need. For sites that have many different
topics, look to the "General History Links". For specific time
period information, look to the
General History Links | U.S. History Links by Era | U.S. History Project Research Links
If you find good internet sites or dead links, please notify teacher by email: mailto:kwilliams@djusd.k12.ca.us
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Colonization, Revolution and Constitution (1607-1800)
American Revolution
Documents: Declaration of
Independence, Federalist Papers, Constitution
U.S.
Constitution
Expansion of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Alamo
Mountain Men in the
American West
Mexican-American War
The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1880)
American Civil War Homepage
United States Civil War Center
Civil War Medicine
African American
History
Post-Civil War
Westward Expansion - The Wild West
U.S. Patent Office
History
Immigration
Ellis Island Online
Unions
The Age of American
Imperialism
Panama Canal
World War and American Society (1910-1930)
World War One
Roaring Twenties
Harlem
Renaissance
The Great Depression and World War Two (1930-1945)
The Cold War and American Society (1945-1960)
Cold War Links
Atomic Archive
Korean War
The Vietnam War and American Society (1960-present)
Vietnam War
The 60's Project
Persian Gulf War - "Desert
Storm"
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The American West /
Post-Civil War America Project | Roaring 20’s Trading
Cards | Vietnam War Magazine |
A.P.
History Project Links
U.S. Presidents Project | Time Capsule Project
Native
American Tribes Links - conducted by Columbia University
Western Tribes
Summaries - covers only tribes in the Western U.S.
Native American
Home Pages - listed alphabetically- may be a good source for current
information
500
Nations - lists geographically - if you knowwhere
your tribe is located, this might be good place to go.
Southwest
Tribes - Apache, Navajo and Hopi
Native American
Flags - links to flags and their stories for many different Native American
tribes.
First Nations Histories -
histories and links to many East Coast tribes
Maps for Native
American Tribes - this site has a big map of the
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html
http://cprr.org/Museum/index.html
- lots of pictures and links
http://cprr.org/Museum/Chinese.html
- specific info about Chinese-American contributions
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/iron/index.html
- good summary - also, there is a video – The Iron Road
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html
- pictures galore.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/program/episodes/three/
- good overview of the Gold Rush – also, there is a video – The West: Speck of the Future
http://www.nypl.org/west/hw_mining.shtml
http://www.goldrush1849.com/thewaywest.html
http://www.ladwp.com/aboutdwp/history/allabout/allabout.htm
- finding a water source was key to allowing
http://www.losangelesalmanac.com/topics/Population/po25.htm
- population statistics
http://www.losangelesalmanac.com/topics/History/hi06de.htm
- William Mulholland
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/california/ca_la2.htm
- specific information about the growth of
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/california/
- lots of links and maps for California History
http://www.endex.com/gf/buildings/bbridge/bbridge.html
Labor Union History
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Eco_Unionization.htm
- general union history
http://www.boondocksnet.com/labor/history/songs_for_labor06.html
- labor song
http://www.boondocksnet.com/labor/history/songs_for_labor05.html
- labor song
http://www.aflcio.org/gallery_hist/index.htm
- lots of sources for labor history. You
may need to surf.
http://www.iww.org/info/wobbly.shtml
- origin of the nickname “wobbly” – what people called International Workers of
the World (I.W.W.) members
http://www.iww.org/info/SaintJohn1.shtml#brief
- brief history, and below, the preamble
Social Darwinism
http://www.ioa.com/~shermis/socjus/socdar.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/peopleevents/pande03.html
- Herbert Spencer
Trusts
http://www.us-highways.com/sohist.htm
- timeline of Standard Oil
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/peopleevents/pande01.html
- Carnegie biography
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~wgreene/firmsandmarkets/VerticalIntegration.ppt
- good Power Point which discusses horizontal and vertical integration with
current examples
Inventions
http://www.uspat.com/historical/index.shtml
- Patent history in the
Rags to Riches
http://www.horatioalger.com/junior.htm
Child Labor
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/
- great pictures
http://www.boondocksnet.com/labor/
- several links about the campaign to end child labor
Popular Entertainment
http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/coneyisland/
-
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/coney/
- PBS Coney Island site
http://www.baseball1.com/bb-data/e-hist-1.html
- baseball history
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma02/easton/vaudeville/vaudeville.html
- Vaudeville!
Cult of Domesticity
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/386/truewoman.html
- a bit long, but good discussion of the many aspects and expectations
surrounding the Cult of Domesticity.
http://www.nevadapages.com/jparker/article1.html
- the Cult of Domesticity in the West.
The following links are all taken from the same site - The 1920s. However, I've organized the site into categories to better facilitate your searches.
1920s Timeline - this is a great place to start if you are looking for original topics. The timeline briefly mentions topics that might entice you to do further research. Remember, your cards cannot consist of only topics mentioned in the book.
Social
The
Arts - this has information about films, actors, music, photography,
painting, and more. Again, an excellent site to browse if you know you
want to do an "arts" card, but really don't know what subject to do.
Artists of the 1920s -
focuses on Stielglitz, Benton and Sheeler.
Literature of the 1920s
- famous novelists like Fitzgerald, Lewis, and Hemingway as well as poets like
Langston Hughes.
Scandals,
Crimes and Trials - just what it says - highlights are Al Capone, and the Leopold-Leob Murder Trial,
among others.
Society
and Fads - this page has FOUR different "pages". All focus
on some aspect of daily cultural life in the
Fads and Fashion -
for fads, this site focuses on Mahjongg, and Freudism.
It also focuses on men's and women's fashion.
Sports in the
1920s - highlights sports figures from all different sports - Gertrude Ederle (swimming), The Four Horsemen (football), Bobby
Jones (golf)...just about all sports.
Political
Political
leaders - highlights Presidents, and important American leaders of the
1920s.
Law, Prohibition and Social Reform -
not a lot here - Prohibition, Margaret Sanger (birth control), and Women's
Suffrage.
Warren
G. Harding - contains info about elections, domestic and foreign policy,
his death, among other things. Use the bar on the left to navigate.
Calvin
Coolidge -
Herbert
Hoover -
Economic
The
Economy of the 1920s - only focuses on the farm crisis and the Stock Market
Crash
Science and
the Humanities - focuses on many different inventors, as well as
information about early television and radio. Also has a page devoted to
philosophy and theologians.
Business
Leaders of the 1920s - the people behind the business. Interesting highlights? Clarence Birdseye, Charles Walgreeen, Walter Chrysler, among others.
The Ponzi
Scheme - Looking for an economic card. Go to
this site to learn about one of the coolest scams in the 1920s.
Vietnam War
Chronology of the Vietnam War - a good overview 1930-present. This site might be a good starting point for groups looking to find ideas for articles.
Vietnam War
Internet Project - this site contains links to resources, images, and
articles on the Vietnam War. Be warned, the resources section is
HUGE...be patient, there is a lot there.
Vets With a Mission - Excellent site that contains information about the country,
history of the conflict. You'll need to look at the links along
the top of the page.
Battlefield Vietnam -
contains excellent information on guerilla warfare, the air war, the seige at Khe Sahn,
and a timeline of American involvement in the war.
The Virtual Wall - a tribute and
virtual exhibit of the Vietnam War Memorial
The Vietnam War Photo Album
The Vietnam
War – well organized with very cool pictures. Thanks to Dara Nezamfar for the link.
American Culture During the War
The Fifties
Web - outlines the culture of the 1950s - music, tv, games, pop history, etc. Many links are
organized by year. There is a lot of oddball trivia here.
The Sixties - extended
chronology (year by year) of the 1960s. Some oddball
trivia.
American Culture in the 60s
Posters
from 1965-1975 - cool
Songs
of the 60's - simply a list of popular music.
Some songs have links.
Protests
of the 1960s - this site contains links to the numerous protest movements
of the 1960s
70s Preservation Society - pop culture in
the 1970s - tv, music, etc.
The Super70s - covers
culture - books, cars, music, science, sports, etc. Not a lot of depth,
but you might find some useful things.
Yesterdayland.com
– Amazing wealth of pop culture information from the 1940s-1990s. Includes information about Saturday Morning
Cartoons, music, movies, prime time tv,
lunchboxes…much more! Take a stroll down
memory lane.
Politics During the Vietnam War Era
Dwight
D. Eishenhower – (1953-1961) click on the links
on the left to navigate around this extensive site.
John
F. Kennedy – (1961-1963) click on the links on the left to navigate around
this extensive site.
Lyndon
B. Johnson – (1963-1969) click on the links on the left to navigate around
this extensive site.
Richard
M. Nixon – (1969-1974) click on the links on the left to navigate around
this extensive site.
Gerald
R. Ford – (1974-1977) click on the links on the left to navigate around
this extensive site.
Jimmy
Carter – (1977-1981) click on the links on the left to navigate around this
extensive site.
Ronald
Reagan – (1981-1989) click on the links on the left to navigate around this
extensive site.
George
Bush – (1989-1993) click on the links on the left to navigate around this
extensive site.
Bill
Clinton – (1993-2001) click on the links on the left to navigate around
this extensive site.
A.P.
Images of
American Political History – site contains electoral maps. You will need to scroll down to this
collection of maps 1796-1968.
President
Elect.org – contains election information and electoral maps from
1789-2000. Click on the election year on
the left side of the screen.
POTUS (Presidents of
the United States) - this site contains election results, cabinet members,
notable events, links to biographies on the web, historical documents, and
interesting trivia on ALL 42 American Presidents.
The
White House - Presidents of the United States - this site was created by
the White House and has interesting trivia as well as short biographies of all
the Presidents.
Presidents - this site contains a
lot of primary and secondary source information about each President.
Presidential
Portraits - this site contains the official presidential portrait for each
President
Grolier Presidents
Online – has links to several different online sites dealing with the
Presidents.
PBS
"The President" - this site only gives brief outlines of the
Presidents - foreign policy, domestic policy, historical events during their
presidency.
American President.org - a general
Presidential information website.
Oyez.org – this site organizes significant court cases by era. Easy place to start and maybe end your Supreme Court case search
Time Magazine’s 10 Most Notorious Pardons – it’s only 10…but it’s a start.
Wikipedia’s List of Significant Pardons
The American Presidency Project and Executive Orders – easy to search listing of over 3000 executive orders. Only goes back to John Quincy Adams.
The
Donnelly Collection of Executive Orders – for ALL Presidents…the only catch
is this group has selected on their own which executive orders to choose.
History Channel – Contains general historical timelines for all decades. You’ll need to select a century and then you can select by decade.
Time Capsule of the 20th Century – contains general information for the 19th and 20th centuries. Just enter a date.
U.S. History
Time Line – contains general information about decades in U.S.
History. Might be a
good starting point to find significant domestic events.
American History Timeline – divides events into categories: Native American, Planetary (World), Technological, Cultural, Popular.
Images
Harper’s Weekly Online –
go to “more features” and check out Political Prints 1776-1876. This has political cartoons for this entire
period. Also, simply try searching
“Cartoon of the Day”. Or, check out the
numerous other “features”.
Authentic History
– great site which has primary source images, music and sometimes art from
every time period in American History.
Late 19th Century History – Industrialism, the West, New Manifest Destiny and Progressivism all have sections at this well organized site of links.
Retroland – Amazing wealth of pop culture information
from the 1930s-1990s. The front page
only highlights 60s-90s, but if you click on one of the topic tabs, you should
be able to access information from earlier in the 20th century. Includes information about Saturday Morning
Cartoons, music, movies, prime time tv,
lunchboxes…much more! Take a stroll down
memory lane.
The West – amazing companion website to Ken Burns’ and Steven Ives’ amazing series The West. Well organized and easy to use.
Reconstruction – PBS site to accompany their series Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant – Companion website to PBS show Ulysses S. Grant. He was the President during most of Reconstruction, so this site should be helpful.
American Industrialism – About.com’s links…not many but some could be useful.
The Rockefellers – PBS companion site to the series.
Andrew Carnegie – PBS companion
American Imperialism – good information and documents. Not terribly in depth.
Teddy Roosevelt – companion PBS website to the excellent Teddy Roosevelt episode.
Woodrow Wilson and Progressivism – companion PBS website.
Woodrow Wilson and WWI – companion to the PBS website.
World
War One – somewhat useful if you search well. This site is mostly dedicated to
The Roaring 20s and the Great Depression – lots of links to other sites…some work, some don’t.
Surviving The Dust Bowl – companion website to PBS show.
World War II – many links to some websites that could be helpful in making your time capsule more unique and creative.
World War II in Color – companion website for the PBS series. Many topics – good primary sources, and images.
Cold War Outline – great chronological approach with images and text (if desired).
The Cold War – companion website to CNN’s production The Cold War.
The Cold War Online Exhibits – nice exhibits…sometimes they don’t highlight American involvement.
The Fifties Web - outlines the culture of the 1950s - music, tv, games, pop history, etc. Many links are organized by year. There is a lot of oddball trivia here.
The Sixties – lots of stuff on the 60s.
May take some “surfing patience”. Some oddball trivia.
1960s
Chronology Links – extensive list of documents and sites organized
chronologically through the 60’s
Posters
from 1965-1975 - cool
Songs
of the 60's - simply a list of popular music.
Some songs have links.
Protests
of the 1960s - this site contains links to the numerous protest movements
of the 1960s
Vietnam
Online – companion website to the series
Battlefield
Vietnam – companion website to the PBS series Battlefield:
70s Preservation Society - pop culture in
the 1970s - tv, music, etc.
The Super70s - covers
culture - books, cars, music, science, sports, etc. Not a lot of depth,
but you might find some useful things.
1980s Flashback – pretty much what the title of the website conveys.
The Presidency of George H.W. Bush – nice and short regarding the Bush Presidency 1989-1993.
The Gulf War – nice short website with good images and outlines concerning the 1991 Persian Gulf War.