US Department of the Treasury
Secretaries of the Treasury: Carter Glass
The accomplishments before, during, and after Carter Glass's tenure as Secretary of the Treasury are chronicled in this biography. A portrait of Glass is also provided.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: You Decide: Wilderness Preservation
The Hetch Hetchy controversy caused Presidents Roosevelt and Wilson to examine their beliefs, and then act upon them in ways that would forever change the American landscape. Should they have been more active in preserving wilderness...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: American Women: Marching for the Vote
The day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson, 5,000 marchers along with floats, bands, and mounted groups paraded down Pennslvania Avenue in support of women's suffrage. Read about the parade, the actions of those watching the...
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Progresssive Era
This Grolier On-line Encyclopedia article hits the main points of the Progressive Era stretching from the 1890s until just after the end of World War I.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Us in Wwi: The League of Nations
Discusses the background to establishing the League of Nations, its role in facilitating peace negotiations, and why it ultimately failed to prevent World War II. Explains why the United States never joined it and how the United Nations...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Us in Wwi: The Treaty of Versailles
Looks at the Treaty of Versailles, what its terms were, why America never ratified it or joined the League of Nations, why Germans grew to resent the burdens it imposed on them, and how this contributed to Hitler's rise to power....
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: 1912 Democratic Party Platform
Find the text of the 1912 Democratic Party platform. See the party's position on labor, income taxes, presidential primaries, the direct election of senators, tariff reform, and anti-trust legislation.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: u.s. Entry Into World War 1: Curriculum Unit
A teacher-directed curriculum unit that deals with the issue of why the United States entered World war 1. Includes an extensive list of additional resources and activities.
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Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Tactics and Techniques of the National Woman's Party [Pdf]
This comprehensive essay lays out the tactics the National Woman's Party used in its campaign to obtain women's suffrage. In addition to an explanation of the various tactics are many photographs from the Library of Congress' Records of...
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Story Behind the Science
Story Behind the Science: Story of Cosmic Microwave Background [Pdf]
Article describing the history of the scientific research that led to the discovery of cosmic background radiation, which, according to the Big Bang Theory, is linked to the origin of the universe.
US National Archives
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Americans and Great War 1914 1919: The United States Prepares for War
Details what America did to prepare and execute its entry into World War I, and how the government used propaganda to win public support for the war effort.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Progressive Movement: New Voices for Women and African Americans
Examines how the women's rights movement began and how it evolved over time, followed by a look at the development of the African American civil rights movement and the different leaders that emerged during the Progressive Era.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: World War I: America Heads to War
This collection uses primary sources to explore America's entry into World War I.
Curated OER
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Scroll through this biography of Woodrow Wilson to read about turmoil in Mexico related to the Zimmermann Note and WWI.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Making of African American Identity: Forward: Protest
An article that describes an NAACP meeting with Woodrow Wilson and excerpts from the film "Birth of a Nation." The text examines the gains and setbacks that mark the period of 1907 to 1917 for black Americans.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Jennings Bryan (1860 1925)
William Jennings Bryan brief bio outlining his life as a lawyer and U.S. Statesman, nomitated to Secretary of State by President Woodrow Wilson.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: The First Mother's Day
Mother's Day was begun by President Woodrow Wilson. This Library of Congress site gives you the background and some wonderful old photographs.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The League of Nations
After World War I, US President Woodrow Wilson helped to build an international peacekeeping organization.
Curated OER
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Progressive Era
A good overview of the reforms that were instituted not only in Georgia, but in the entire country during the Progressive Era. Read a history of the beginnings of progressivism, the people involved, and a recounting of the various...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations
President Wilson lobbied for a "just peace" for the end of World War I. Read about his Fourteen Points that he thought would accomplish this. See how his plans for a League of Nations and the final terms of the Treaty of Versailles...
First World War
First World war.com: George Creel
This site gives a biography of George Creel (1876-1953) including his pro-war efforts and role in heading the U.S. World War One propaganda effort.
Library of Congress
Loc: Portraits of the Presidents & First Ladies
A collection from the Library of Congress of formal and informal portraits of the US presidents and their first ladies.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young Univ.: Wwi Document Archive: Development of u.s. Neutrality Policy
Correspondence of two Secretaries of State in 1914 and 1915 outlining America's neutrality and the ways it is being demonstrated to countries in Europe.
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