Units 5-6 20th-21st Centuries

UNIT 5-6: THE 20TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT

World War I, Russian Revolution, Great Depression, World War II, The Cold War, Age of Terrorism, Global Issues

GENERAL 20TH CENTURY
20th Century American Culture
EyeWitness to the 20th Century
Voices Of 20th Century - History in Motion
A Century in Review - When Was That? - Events of the 20th Century Quiz
BBC - History: World Wars in-depth
Many more links available on Mrs. Oz's 20th & 21st Century America webpage.

World War I
Britain in 1914, France in 1914, Germany in 1914, Austria in 1914, Russia in 1914, Italy in 1914, Turkey in 1914, Triple Alliance, Triple Entente
The First World War
EyeWitness To World War I
   SnapShots - America in World War I
World War I - Trenches on the Web
Trenches on the Web - Timeline Index
Trenches on the Web - Reference Library
The Great War - corresponds with video shown in class for this unit.
BBC - History - World War One
BBC - History - Western Front animation
BBC - History - The Human Face of War
    Encyclopaedia of the First World War: Trench War
Trenches on the Web - Armory: Trench Warfare
Trenches on the Web - Armory: Gas Warfare
BBC - History - Life in The Trenches Virtual Tour
BBC - History - World War One Trench Virtual Tour
BBC - History - Front Line Trench Virtual Tour
BBC - History - Dogfight Over the Trenches Virtual Tour
The ANIMATED map as history: World War I, 1914-1918: Europe plunges into War
ANIMATED MAP: History of the Middle East since the early 20th century
WWI War Atlas Index
Welcome to The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I
Fighting the Flying Circus
Trenches on the Web - Armory: Zeppelins
Zeppelins at War
U-Boat war: 1914-1918
uboat.net - The History - World War One
Photos of the Great War
WORLD WAR I CARTOONS
THE WAR POETRY WEB SITE - The First World War and Contemporary War Poetry
Wilfred Owen - Dulce et Decorum Est - best known poem of the First World War - dulce et decorum est
BBC - History - Wilfred Owen Audio Gallery
Propaganda Postcards of the Great War (World War 1)
   1914-18 war - Art of the First World War
President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" (1918)
Wilson and the New Diplomacy
The League of Nations Fight
The Versailles Treaty of June 28, 1919
A German View of the Treaty of Versailles
The Legacy of Versailles
Encyclopaedia of the First World War: Statistics
Casualties: First World War
Financial Cost of the First World War
Frequently Asked Questions about the Armenian Genocide
The American Experience | Influenza 1918
The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
More info can be found on Mrs. Oz's World War I page.

Russian Revolution
eHistory at OSU | The Russian Revolution through the Prism of Propaganda
Stalin's Russia
Info can be found on Mrs. Oz's Pre-AP World Geography Unit 5-Russia page. Also, check out Mrs. Oz's Russia web page.

Chinese Revolution - Japan - Gandhi & India - Middle East - Africa
Info can be found on Mrs. Oz's Pre-AP World Geography pages: East Asia, South Asia, SW Asia, Africa. Also, check out Mrs. Oz's Non-Western Cultures webpage.

Inter-war Years: On the Road to War
Steps to War: VERSAILLES TREATY to POLISH BLITZKRIEG 1919-1939
MAP: Europe, Political Realignment, 1919
MAP: The World, Political Realignment, 1919
The Legacy of Versailles
Impact of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919
ANIMATED MAP: History of Europe between the Two World Wars 1918-1942 : Europe after World War I
ANIMATED MAP: History of the Middle East since the early 20th century : The Middle East at the beginning of the 20th century
The World at War - Global Timeline 1918-48
American Foreign Policy 1920-1940
U.S. Foreign Policy 1920-1941
chronology of Dictatorial Regimes between the World Wars
SnapShots - America in the 1920s
Prelude to War - Germany
Between World Wars
Hitler's Rise to Power
    More info can be found on Mrs. Oz's Causes of World War II page.

The Roaring Twenties & Great Depression in America
American Cultural History - Decade 1920-1929, 1930-1939
SnapShots - America in the 1920s
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
More Roaring Twenties
Roaring 20s and the Great Depression History Resources
Flappers in the Roaring Twenties
The Economy of the Twenties
The 1920's Experience
SnapShots - America in the 1930s
The Great Depression
New Deal Programs
Depression and the New Deal in the USA (1929-1941)
New Deal Network: The Great Depression, the 1930s, and the Roosevelt Administration
Places in the Heart: Discussion Questions
For more info, check out Mrs. Oz's 20th Century USA web page.

World War II
American Cultural History: 1940-1949
EyeWitness To World War Two
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust Encyclopedia
Children during the Holocaust
Holocaust History: Animated Maps
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Oscar Schindler Story
The ANIMATED map as history: The Final Solution (The Holocaust, The Shoah)
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Executive Order 9066 - Authorizing Japanese Internment Camps in the USA
The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources
Avalon Project - The International Military Tribunal for Germany
World War II Poster Collection from Northwestern University Library
Oral Histories of World War II
BBC - WW2 People's War - BBC - WW2 People's War - Timeline
HyperWar: World War II on the World Wide Web
BBC - History: World Wars in-depth
WWII Europe War Atlas Index - WWII Asia War Atlas Index
The ANIMATED map as history: The War goes Global, June 1941 – end 1942
Cinemocracy - propaganda for the war effort: Free Movies Download & Streaming
Virtual Radio - World War II Multimedia Database - part of World War II Multimedia Database
World War II Texas: WWII Men and Women, POW Camps, Memorials, Home Front Stories
The Authentic History Center: World War II - WWII: Multimedia Timelines - WWII Homefront - WWII Homefront: "Remember Pearl Harbor!" - WWII Homefront: Anti-Japanese - War 'Toons
How Greatest War in history became a war for history | The Greatest Theft in History
Monuments Men Foundation - The Monuments Men - List of The Monuments Men | The Monuments Men
Dallas Swing Dance Society - Films from the Home Front
World War II Videos - Allies, German Footage, Propaganda Film.
For tons of info and pictures, check out Mrs. Osborn's World War II, Hitler, and Holocaust web pages.

Cold War - Korea - Vietnam
American Cultural History: 1950-59, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999
The Cold War Museum
Cold War - Special Reports from CNN.com - CNN - Cold War Experience: Culture
Cold War Policies 1945-1991
History of Europe since 1945 : Europe from one century to another 1990-2005
::The Cold War::
Cold War
The National Archives | Cold War
BBC - History - Cold War
Documents Related to the Cold War
Cold War - Political & Military Figures
Doomsday Clock Overview | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Survival Shelters, Emergency Survival Shelters, fallout shelters
Science Fiction Films and American Society in the Fifties - Cold War Films
WWW-VL: History: United States: US Cold War History: Soviet Union, China, Korea, Vietnam
The Korean War
Korean War
Truman Museum & Library: The Korean War
Truman Library: Desegregation of the Armed Forces Online Research File
VietnamWar.com:The Vietnam War
Battlefield:Vietnam
The History Place - Vietnam War
Names of Vietnam War casualties by city and state www.VirtualWall.org
Vietnam War Resources
American Experience | Vietnam Online | PBS
The Wars for Viet Nam
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A Political Perspective After 40 Years
Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline
Fast Attacks & Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War
Cold War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cold War Museum - Women Defend the Nation
Civil Defense Museum-Main Page
Old Dallas Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center Tour
Home Shelter Tour
The Cold War Ends
The End of the Cold War
Cold War Ends
Nuke Pop Home Page
We Didn't Start The Fire
ANIMATED MAP WITH COMMENTARY: History of Europe since 1945
More info can be found on Mrs. Osborn's Cold War page.

The War on Terrorism - 9/11 & the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
BBC - History - September 11
Medal of Honor Recipients - Iraq - Medal of Honor Recipients - Afghanistan
Home and Away: Iraq and Afghanistan War Casualties - CNN.com
BBC - History - Iraq: Conflict in Context
War in Iraq - Special Reports from CNN.com
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Conflict with Iraq
Afghanistan Crossroads - - CNN.com Blogs
Enduring Freedom Casualties - Special Reports
Army Artists Look at the War on Terrorism
War on Terrorism Resource Guides
Country Reports on Terrorism
Support Your Vet
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Information can be found on Mrs. Osborn's War of Terrorism page.

ONLINE INTERACTIVE GAMES & ACTIVITIES FOR WORLD WAR I - THE PRESENT:
Quia Quiz - Revolution and Nationalism
Quia Quiz - An Age of Uncertainty
Quia - 10.4 Age of Imperialism
GAME: The Causes of the First World War
Quia - The Great War
Quia Matching - The Great War
Quia - The Great War (WWI) Jeopardy
Quia Hangman - World War I
World War I - Interactive Games & Practice Tests
World War I | World History Free Interactive Test-Prep Games
WALK THE PLANK: The Effects of the Treaty of Versailles
   Fling a Teacher: Peace Treaties after World War I
Fling a Teacher: International Relations - 1919-1939
Quia Quiz - Post WWI Era
GAME: Leadup to World War II - Penalty Shootout
Weimar Germany Hyperinflation 1923 - Walk the Plank game
USA New Deal - Beat 'da Bomb game
Russia: 1905-24 Quiz
Russian Revolution - Interactive Study Games & Practice Tests
Between the Wars | World History Free Interactive Test-Prep Games
USA: 1919-1942 Quiz
The USA 1918-1945 - Hoop Shoot
Weimar Germany Quiz
Rise of Dictatorships - Interactive Study Games & Practice Tests
   Hitler's Rise to Power - Walk the Plank game
World War II | World History Free Interactive Test-Prep Games
Nazi Germany - Penalty Shootout
Nazi Propaganda - Walk the Plank game
Leadup to World War II - Penalty Shootout
Jeopardy - WWII
Hangman - WWII
D-Day Maze Game
WWII Knowledge Quiz - World War II Commemoration Quiz - The Great World War II Test - Quia - Who's Who of World War II - Quia Mini Quiz - Who's Who of World War II
World War II Quizzes and World War II Trivia - World War II Trivia - World War 2 Trivia
   Quia Quiz - Restructuring the Postwar World
Quia - Hangman: Post War International Relations
Russia since 1945 - Walk the Plank game
Fling a Teacher: Cold War Quiz
Cold War | World History Free Interactive Test-Prep Games
Communist China - Historical Duckshoot
Revolution in China | World History Free Interactive Test-Prep Games
Modern China - Walk the Plank game
Collapse of Imperialism | World History Free Interactive Test-Prep Games
The Vietnam War - Penalty Shootout
Geography and Fall of the Soviet Union - Free Hangman Game
Modern Europe - Interactive Games and Practice Tests
World Leaders Free Educational Online Matching Games
Science and Technology | World History Free Interactive Test-Prep Games
EyeWitness To The 19th Century - EyeWitness to the 20th Century
History in Motion - On Film - Snapshots: Photographic Gateways to History - Voices Of 20th Century
Baby Name Wizard Graph of Most Popular Baby Names - Type in your name & see where it ranks in popularity with names of the 20th/21st century!

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