Mrs. Katz' Timeline Project
World War I
1.Woodrow Wilson/ League of Nations
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/portrait/wp_league.html
http://www.woodrowwilson.org/about/president
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/wilson/external.html
2. Trench Warfare
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gas.htm
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html
Your textbook in chapter 9
3. U Boats and the Sinking of the Lusitania
Firsthand account of sinking of the Lusitania, from Eyewitness to History
An overview of the sinking in 1915
The Lusitania Disaster, from American Memory Project at The Library of Congress:
An overview of the event, with consequences, from World History in Context (database)
search for "A German U-Boat Sinks the Lusitania" (if this link doesn't work, click World History in Context first, then go back and try the article link)
The Great Depression
1. Franklin Roosevelt
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/education/resources/bio_fdr.html
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt
2. Eleanor Roosevelt
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/eleanor-biography/
http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=33
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/IYAM/about%20the%20column.html
3. Civilian Conservation Corps
http://www.ccclegacy.org/home.php
http://www.history.com/topics/civilian-conservation-corps
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/ccc/
4. Dorothea Lange
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/migrantmother.htm
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/bios/dorothea-lange/
http://www.moma.org/collection/artists/3373
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0013.html
World War II
1. Attack on Pearl Harbor
https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec07.html
https://pearlharboroahu.com
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pearl.htm
2. Women’s changing roles
An overview, with photos and illustrations, from the National Women's History Museum
An account of women journalists during WWII, with individual correspondents, from Library of Congress
From the National Archives, information about women who served as pilots in WWII
Primary source documents related to WASPS, from the PBS documentary Fly Girls. Follow links for information on specific pilots,
timelines, maps, and more. This Women in the Military Library Guide provides a good overview, with potential research paths for the various roles women had during the war.
3. Tuskeegee Airmen
http://tuskegeeairmen.org/explore-tai/a-brief-history/
http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/legacy_of_fame/tuskegee_airmen.aspx
http://www.redtail.org/the-airmen-a-brief-history/
4. The Atomic Bomb
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/hiroshima.htm
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vohiroshima.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-hiroshima/
http://www.pbs.org/program/bomb/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-leaflets/
1.Woodrow Wilson/ League of Nations
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/portrait/wp_league.html
http://www.woodrowwilson.org/about/president
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/wilson/external.html
2. Trench Warfare
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gas.htm
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html
Your textbook in chapter 9
3. U Boats and the Sinking of the Lusitania
Firsthand account of sinking of the Lusitania, from Eyewitness to History
An overview of the sinking in 1915
The Lusitania Disaster, from American Memory Project at The Library of Congress:
An overview of the event, with consequences, from World History in Context (database)
search for "A German U-Boat Sinks the Lusitania" (if this link doesn't work, click World History in Context first, then go back and try the article link)
The Great Depression
1. Franklin Roosevelt
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/education/resources/bio_fdr.html
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt
2. Eleanor Roosevelt
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/eleanor-biography/
http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=33
http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/IYAM/about%20the%20column.html
3. Civilian Conservation Corps
http://www.ccclegacy.org/home.php
http://www.history.com/topics/civilian-conservation-corps
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/ccc/
4. Dorothea Lange
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/migrantmother.htm
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/bios/dorothea-lange/
http://www.moma.org/collection/artists/3373
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0013.html
World War II
1. Attack on Pearl Harbor
https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec07.html
https://pearlharboroahu.com
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pearl.htm
2. Women’s changing roles
An overview, with photos and illustrations, from the National Women's History Museum
An account of women journalists during WWII, with individual correspondents, from Library of Congress
From the National Archives, information about women who served as pilots in WWII
Primary source documents related to WASPS, from the PBS documentary Fly Girls. Follow links for information on specific pilots,
timelines, maps, and more. This Women in the Military Library Guide provides a good overview, with potential research paths for the various roles women had during the war.
3. Tuskeegee Airmen
http://tuskegeeairmen.org/explore-tai/a-brief-history/
http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/legacy_of_fame/tuskegee_airmen.aspx
http://www.redtail.org/the-airmen-a-brief-history/
4. The Atomic Bomb
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/hiroshima.htm
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vohiroshima.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-hiroshima/
http://www.pbs.org/program/bomb/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-leaflets/