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Major Topics in U. S. History
A summary of the major topics in U. S. History from the Revolutionary War to September 11th, 2001. Includes primary sources, learning tools, visual aids and resources. From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Timelines/Chronologies

dMarie Time Capsule
Enter the day, month and year of your birth for information.

History Channel--This day in history
Search here for events that happened on a specific day and month.

Today in History
Search here for events that happened on a specific day and month.

Information Please: Today in History
Find events that happened on a specific day and month.

Timelines of the 20th Century
Choose the year you were born and check the major events happening at this time.

Digital History
"developed to support the teaching of American History in K-12 schools and colleges"; it includes a textbook, essays, multimedia presentations, a database of links, classroom handouts, and much more "

On this day...
Search here for events that happened on a specific day and month.

History of the World
Search by continent to find a chronology of events. Many events have links to further information.

United States History Chronology
Find the most important events occuring in the United States.

Founding of the Nation

Native Americans
Kathi Mitchell, a teacher in New Hampshire, with numerous links to indivdual Native American tribes.

Salem Witchcraft Witch Trials
Used by Mrs. Marshall's classes.

Salem Witchcraft Trials, 1692
From National Geographic, this site is very interactive and takes you into the world of Salem, Mass. in 1692.

Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive and Transcription Project.
The University of Virginia has created webpages with court records, personal letters, maps and archives of significant events.

Salem Witchcraft Trials, 1692
The University of Missouri School of Law has created webpages with a summary of events, a chronology, images, maps, an example of an arrest warrent. transcripts of accusations.

Rise of Industrialization

Role of Religion & Religious Liberty

Western Expansionism and Reform 1829-1869

Westward Expansion History Resources
A series of links from Histor Esearch.

Westward Expanisionism
From Digital History

Westward Expansion And Regional Differences
From the State Department and their Outline of U. S. History

The Old West: Eyewitness to History
Includes primary source information on vigilante justice, buffalo hunts, the Gold Rush, the Pony Express and Stagecoaches, transcontinential railroad, Custer, Wounded Knee, ranchers, farmers, cowboys and much more.

Wild West
Collection of links about aspects of the West from cowboys, to women's roles, lawmen, outlaws, recipes, Native Americans, poetry, songs and more.

American West Photographs: 1861-1912
From the National Archives

The Oregon Trail
Designed for younger students, this is a great site on the basics of the Oregon Trail from Idaho State University.

The Gold Rush
Designed for younger students, this is a great site on the basics of the Gold Rush from Idaho State University.

Rise of the United States to a world power

Slavery

Aboard the Underground Railroad
Discover current locations where the Underground Railroad operated as well as find historical information on slavery, anti-slavery groups, operating the railroad and the Civil War.

Africans in America
Judgement Day gives an extensive description of the three decades leading up to the Civli War. The Search link is at the bottom of the screen. ng in the United States.

African American Odyssey: Underground Railroad: A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters...
Wonderful primary source material on African Americans during the Antebellum period

Industry

The Robber Barons

Gilded Age-Robber Barons

Industry grows bigger
Overview of the time of monopolies, focusing primarily on Carnegie, but including information on the Standard Oil Company, Western Union and the food industry.

The Robber Barons Page
Includes who they were, information about Morgan, Rockefeller, and Carnegie, as well as a listing of the 40 richest Americans of all times.

Civil War (1860-1865)

Civil War
Primary source documents, music, web links, the places, the battles and a timeline help fill out this extensive site.

American Civil War
Timelines, battles, women in the war, primary source documents, maps, famous individuals, places and images all show the events during the civil war.

Selected Civil War Photographys
From the Library of Congress, these primary source photographs include scenes of military personnel, preparations for battle, and battle after-effects. The collection also includes portraits of both Confederate and Union officers, and a selection of enlisted men.

The Civil War (1861-1865)
This timeline has a link the the Causes of the War, as well as hotlinks to various events during this time period.

Reconstruction (1866-1877)

Reconstruction (1865-1896)
A timeline with hotlinks to specific events occuring during Reconstruction.

Reconstruction Era
A series of links from About.com about facets of the Reconstruction Era.

Reconstruction Timeline
Year by year guide to events from 1865-1879 with hyperlinks to more detailed information.

Gilded Age (1878-1889)

Gilded Age (1878-1889)
The Library of Congress gives a brief introduction to the time period followed by numerous articles featuring women, Broadway, sports, the time controversy, Coca-Cola, labor issues, energy, literature, inventions and more.

AP US History-www Resources-Gilded Age
A large number of high quality links to information including: politics, urban life, industrialists, robber barons, populists, the New South, suffrage and temperance, immigration, civil rights and society and culture.

The Gilded Age Industrial Revolution in America
Provides a history and geneology of the wealthy families of America including: The Mining Bonanza Kings, The Railroad Barons, The Banks, the Merchant Princes, Organizers of the Trusts and Utility Tycoons.

The Age of Industry: The Development of Western Civilization
Linked here are a variety of websites covering Industry, Art, Literature and Drama, Music and Dance and Daily Life.

Industrialisation
The BBC has a great site here on the concept of Industrialization, the Industrial Revolution, and Invention. Links to the side highlight specific inventions that changed the world.

Progressive Era (1890-1913)

Progressive Movement
Great series of articles from Discovering Collection that cover religion, presidential administrations, business and economy, government and politics and much more during the Progressive Era.

Progressive Era
Great article from ABC-CLIO American History summarizing the major events and people during the Progressive Era.

Progressive Era History Resources
Links to websites from muckrakers, women's sufferage, imperialism, labor, and haymarket among others.

The Progressive Movement
Short overview of the Progressive Era, but links to subcategories will furnish you with more information.

Imperialism and the Progressive Era
Links for the major events from this time period including the Spanish-American war, Standard Oil Company, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, Cuban Revolution and immigration.

Learn About the Progressive Era
Maps, images, timelines and summarizations give information about this time period.

How the Panama Canal Works plus Canal History
Images of how the canal works and some quick facts

Immigration

Encyclopaedia of USA History: Immigration to the USA 1860-1960
Wonderfully organized site with links to statistics, time periods of immigration, what life was like, immigration acts, and issues about immigration.

US Immigration and Its Effects
Immigration of different ethnic groups are linked here along with primary source documents detailing opposition to immigration.

Tenement Museum
Lower East Side Tenement Museum. This site tells the true story of the real American immigrants who lived in 97 Orchard Street between 1860-1935.

Immigration in American Memory
From the Library of Congress' American Memory site featuring immigration from the 1780s to the present.

Ellis Island
Multimedi site about Ellis Island featuring personal narratives from immigrants. The timeline page shows world events leading up to the wave of immigrants. Students can fill in the "Who Are You" page and learn whether or not they would be admitted to the U.S.

American Immigration
The American Immigration Home Page was started as a part of a school project for a 10th grade American History Class. The project was meant to give information as to how immigrants not only were treated, but also why they decided to come to America.

The Growth and Distribution of American Cities: 1790 to 2000
Maps from each decade show the movement of Americans.

Depression & WWII (1929-1945)

The Great Depression

Link to Diamond Assignment Resources

Gale Resources

Grolier Encyclopedias

America from the Great Depression to World War II
Photographs from the Depression from the Library of Congress, also click on the image and get information about this time period.

Causes of the Great Depression

America's Great Depression Timeline

Crash Chart for 1929
Currently not available. See Ms. Elliott for access.

Photographs of the Great Depression

Timeline of the Dust Bowl

Depressions

Slouching Towards Utopia?: The Economic History of the Twentieth Century

Timeline of the Great Depression

Great Depression and World War II

Children of the Great Depression

Overview: The Great Depression

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Depression

The Roaring Twenties and The Great Depression
Scroll down to find a variety of topics.

The Great Depression: An African American Perspective

Online Archive of California
Find images here by typing in Great Depression.

World War II

Gale Resources
Choose Discovering Collection and research your topic in this electronic database.

Grolier World War II
Find the events leading to World War II, its military operations, diplomacy, statistical data, and results, under numerous headings.

Holocaust History Project
A free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial.

Historical Text Archive
Numerous websites selected by Don Mabry including an actual digital image of a ration book and other primary source documents.

World War II
Information on World War II organized into topic headings.

Normandy, 1944
From Britannica.com, this features information on the buildup, the invasion, fighing inland, breakout and memories.

World War II Propaganda Posters
Use the index to select different topics

Atomic Bomb Decision
Primary source documents showing the decision on using the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

Atomic Bomb WWW Museum
Information on the dropping of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

Nazi Gold
Documents from PBS Frontline concerning Switzerland's wartime actions and its role as a banker for Nazi Germany.

USS Arizona
Exhibit featuring photos and text on the sinking of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor.

Powers of Persuasion
Poster Art from World War II.

World War II Oral Histories at Tankbooks.com
World War II oral histories.

Midway@nationalgeographic.com
Video clips and images from a documentary trip to the sunken USS Yorktown. Includes a diary, historical background, maps, and ship details.

Women Come to the Front
Exhibit featuring photos and text on the sinking of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor.

World War II
Information on Hitler, the German, British, Soviet, Italian, Japanese & United States High Command. Also included are a WWII trivia page, glossary, and listing of links.
 

Modern Era (1946 - present)

20th Century Decades Research

Cold War

Korea

Cuban Missile Crisis

Vietnam

Flashpoints: Guide to World Conflicts
Search for the country in which a conflict is occuring and get an overview including historical foundations for that issue.

Civil Rights Timeline
Detailed timeline from 1954 to 1992 outlining major events affecting the civil rights movement.

MLK Page
From Western Michigan University's Department of Political Science, this page presents a timeline of major events from 1954-1965 in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Information presented by the Seattle Times about the Martin Luther King, Jr., the movement, the legacy, and the holiday.

USM Oral History Civil Rights Documentation Project
Great Oral History transcripts can be found here as well as a timeline of the period.

National Civil Rights Museum
Check out the Gallery here. The story of Civil Rights in the United States from the 1600s through today is shown in brief vignettes and pictures.

Cold War

CNN Cold War Glossary
Information on Cold War terms with definitions.

CNN Cold War 
Information on Cold War terms with definitions.

Newseum: The Berlin Wall
An interactive site on the news and how it differed between East & West Berlin, the history and politics behind the Berlin Wall, Staliin's use of phiotographys for propaganda purposes. and an essay on the German media.

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
Atlas of what the world looked like including the Cold War era, with details on which countries aligned with the American/Allied governments and which ones aligned with the Soviets.

We Didn't Start the Fire
Flash program featuring the song by Billy Joel with images of events during the Cold War.

We Didn't Start the Fire from the BBC
Great site giving details and background information on the events in Bill Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" song.

We Didn't Start the Fire: The History Behind Billy Joel's Song
Teacher created page expounding on the events covered in Billy Joel's song. (Some links appear to no longer work)

We Didn't Start the Fire
Includes an excerpt from the original music video by Billy Joel and "this webpage is based on a paper written for my Sociology class pertaining to the social implications of the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel."

Alternatime
Every conceivable timeline available on the web.

Timelines of History: 20th Century 1900-2000
Click on the year to find the major event occuring at that time.

Timelines of History:21st Century
Click on the year to find the major event occuring at that time.

HyperHistory Online
Use the frame on the left to choose the time period you need

Cold War Interactive timeline
Major events during the cold war are covered here.

History Channel Timeline
Select the century, then the decade and lastly the year to access a timeline.

Korea

Korean War from ABC-CLIO
Wide variety of links to information on the events leading to the war, the personalities involved, as well as images. See links on the right for additional information.

The Korean War, June, 1950-July, 1953 from Discovering Collection
Summary of the war and notes about the principal in personalities involved. Links on the left will furnish further information

Korean War: History
Many links to information on weapons, battles, with maps and graphics.

Korean War: 50th Anniversary
Gives a short history with timelines, biographies, along with photos.

The Armed Forces Integrate
Essay on the changes in the armed forces with the integration of African Americans.

Vietnam

Vietnam Online
PBS presents this site dealing with sections such as: Introduction, In the trenches, Vientma timeline, reflections and biographies.

NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis
A look at the Cuban Missile Crisis from the perspective of the intelligence community.

The Cuban Missile Crisis
Using audio files from John F. Kennedy, the events that unfolded from October 18-29, 1962 are documented.

The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A Political Perspective after 40 Years
"A collection of declassified documents and other information about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Includes photographs, audio clips, submarine naval charts, a detailed chronology, and analyses. Also includes materials from the 40th Anniversary Conference held in Havana in 2002 and links to related news articles and publications. From the National Security Archive at George Washington University." (www.lii.org)
 

updated 10/3/2011