Digital History
Digital History: The Growth of the American Economy
A brief look at why the American economy boomed across the country after the War of 1812. Read about the industrialization, expansion of transportation, and improved farming techniques.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Geology: Surface Processes
In this interactive tutorial, you will learn about the types of weathering and erosion that rocks and landforms undergo. This will lead to a discussion of soil and the types of soil. Lastly, you will learn about mass movements of soil,...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Armenia
This resource is an encyclopedia-style reference resource about Armenia. It includes all essential statistical facts about the country (e.g., population level, land mass) and brief notes about the country's economy, government, natural...
Other
Electric City Trolley Museum Association: Vehicle Collection
Find drawings and brief descriptions of various trolleys used across the country in the last part of the 19th century and early 20th century.
Other
The Trolley Stop: The Electric Trolley Era Begins in 1887
A nice site that gives a description of the early trolleys that were used in the late 1800s. Also provides pictures of many of the early trolleys and their destinations.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 3: The Growing Republic
This extensive learning module examines how the United States' efforts to increase foreign trade, add new territory, and isolate itself from Europe affected its foreign policy and other initiatives. It investigates how advances in...
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Northwestern University
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences: Second Industrial Revolution [Pdf]
A lengthy essay on the Second Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author looks at seven major aspects of technology that were affected by the revolution and makes...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Landforms From Erosion and Deposition by Gravity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Indicates the factors that lead to landslides and other mass movements, what their characteristics are, and how to avoid them.
NASA
Nasa: Ocean Motion: Wind Driven Surface Currents: Upwelling and Downwelling
Explains what upwelling and downwelling of ocean currents are, and the impact of Ekman transport and the Coriolis effect on current movement as well as where they occur. The effects of upwelling and downwelling on water temperature and...
Other
Dwellings: The Message of Houses and Their Contents, 1780 1820
Architectural styles of the times reflected the economic status and taste of the individuals who owned the houses. As this turn of the century proceeded from 1780 to 1820, many changes occurred in communication, transportation,...
Other
Chicago L: The Original L Companies
As part of a larger site, this article gives the history of the famous Chicago "L" and its development in the last part of the 19th century. Hyperlinks to photos, many of which are period photos.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How the World's First Metro System Was Built
Christian Wolmar explains how the London Underground was built at a time when no one had built a railway under a city before.
Curated OER
Unesco: Japan: Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and Its Cultural Landscape
The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in the south-west of Honshu Island is a cluster of mountains, rising to 600 m and interspersed by deep river valleys featuring the archaeological remains of large-scale mines, smelting and refining sites and...