University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Women's Movement
An overview of the Women's Movement and the changes that took place during the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: North and South: Different Cultures, Same Country
The Civil War that raged across the nation from 1861 to 1865 was the violent conclusion to decades of diversification. Gradually, throughout the beginning of the nineteenth century, the North and South followed different paths,...
Other
Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives (Chapter 2) [Pdf]
This is Chapter 2 of the third edition (2010) of the book "Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives" by Norwegian author Thomas Hylland Eriksen, a professor at the University of Oslo. He has been studying ethnicity for...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Democrats Push Through Historic, Controversial Health Care Bill
President Obama signed into law a historic health care bill; making the most dramatic changes to the American health care system in four decades. Follow the details of the bill, its history, and the controversy behind this historic bill,...
PBS
Pbs Newshour Extra: What Will Energy Independence Mean?
What will it mean for the United States to become independent of foreign energy sources? Learn how experts are predicting this change in decades to come.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environmental Challenges in China
Students learn about the wonderful and fascinating country of China, and its environmental challenges that require engineering solutions, many in the form of increased energy efficiency, the incorporation of renewable energy, and new...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Real Dirt on Farmer John: Family Farms in America
Trace the evolution in American agriculture with this interactive timeline. Learn how the history of one small Illinois farm reflects the larger changes, decade by decade.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: What You Need to Know About Immigration Reform
Interpret graphs showing changes over time in the percentage of foreign-born US residents and in annual deportations in this interactive from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students use the interactive and look at how...
Digital History
Digital History: Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Welfare [Pdf]
After reading a brief history of Social Security and its inception in the United States during the Great Depression, find out about the various programs that provide a social safety net to its citizens. See how these programs are funded,...
Digital History
Digital History: Native Americans
Find out about how Native Americans fared during the passage of so much legislation during the New Deal. See which progams helped them, and read about the changes made in decades-old laws.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The World at Our Doorstep
This Virtual Museum of Canada pictorial exhibition highlights the perseverance of a working class that is dealing with big changes that have taken place in Cape Breton over the last decade (closure of the steel plant in 1999; closure of...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 35: The Melting of the Cold War
As the Cold War evolved over four decades, the end of the world seemed imminent as the nuclear arms race continued to escalate. Popular music, especially in the 1980s, reflected this growing pessimism. By 1989 and 1990, as the Berlin...
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Dance Spirit: Thirteen of the Best Tap Dancers of All Time
While certainly not inclusive, this article not only identifies thirteen top tappers, but also offers videos of each of them. While the first few in the list would be considered early tappers, like Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, this...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Dreyfus Affair Trials
This article details The Court Marial of Alfred Dreyfus. The document pieced together that September day in Paris, called "the bordereau," would launch a criminal process that would divide and convulse France for decades. The events set...
A&E Television
History.com: 8 Memorable Protests by American Athletes
Stars Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali and Billie Jean King have used their platforms to seek change. Before a preseason game on September 1, 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem to call...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Lowdown: Life Expectancy: Finding Ratio Relationships
In this interactive map, learn how life expectancy, obesity, hypertension, and physical activity rates have changed dramatically throughout the United States over the last three decades. The accompanying classroom activity supports...
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Transportation Improvements in the 1920s
When World War I ended in 1918 and the troops came home, folks felt optimistic about the future and eager to get on with their lives. This optimism led to an extraordinary decade that brought major changes in the way citizens traveled by...
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Saudi Aramco World: Cooking in Hunza
In northern Pakistan, in the high valley of Hunza, food practices have changed profoundly during the last 50 to 60 years. For decades, access to Hunza, in the heart of the Karakoram mountains (Western Himalayas), was quite difficult. But...
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: General Demographics
The most dramatic change in North Carolina's demographic history post-colonization has been the rapid change in its ethnic composition. For many decades the state has been characterized by a population that was dominated by whites and a...
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Kqed: The Lowdown: Life Expectancy: Finding Ratio Relationships
In this interactive map, learn how life expectancy, obesity, hypertension, and physical activity rates have changed dramatically throughout the United States over the last three decades.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The War in Vietnam
Outlines the war in Vietnam during the Johnson administration, touching on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and protest of the American public.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Election of 1968
A section on the turmoil of politics and protest surrounding the election of 1968.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Nixon, Vietnam, and the Cold War
Outline of later Vietnam War struggles during the Nixon era and U.S. relations with Communist countries.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Latino Movement
Section overview on the Latino Movement in which Hispanic Americans pushed for civil rights in post World War II America.