Tate
Tate: Art Term: De Stijl
De Stijl (The Style)was a post-World War I artistic style. Learn about the major artists, read essays about the style and its importance, and view images of important representatives of the style.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Self Determination
This site defines self-determination and discusses how the concept evolved throughout World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Looks at issues related to self-determination and cases of countries around the world that sought...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression (1920 1939)
Getting back to the daily grind after World War I led to an age of consumerism and wealth which created an entirely different culture of affluence in the United States until Black Tuesday in 1929. Find lessons, videos, slideshows, and...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Webisode 14: Let Freedom Ring
Series episode covers the civil rights movement and the struggle for equality in post-World War II America.
Other
University of Exeter: A Comparative Chronology of Money
A timeline from 1920-1938 that briefly summarizes important economic events that occurred around the world after World War I.
Other
Pacific War: Far Eastern Strategy and the Washington Conference of 1921 1922
A thorough examination of the post-World War I Washington Naval Conference which dealt with treaties with Japan, the U.S. desire for naval supremacy, and the compromise of War Plan Orange, which had a drastic effect on U.S. strategy in...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Booming 1920s
Section on the post-war economic boom and social changes that hit in the 1920s after World War I.
Curated OER
History Matters: Walter White Considers the Causes of the 1919 Chicago Race Riot
An article by NAACP executive secretary, Walter White, discusses the eight reasons he saw for the Chicago Race Riots in July, 1919. He goes into great detail to support these causes.
Curated OER
History Matters: "Says Lax Condidtions Caused Race Riots"
Read several articles from the Chicago Daily News on July 28, 1919, reporting on the various aspects of the Chicago race riots. One article, by Carl Sandburg, used sources from the black community.
University of California
History Project: Chicago Race Riot, 1919
This lesson for high school students explores the race riot in Chicago in the summer of 1919. Students are asked to explain the reasons for the riot and address the questions in the lesson. Included are excerpts from 26 primary source...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Modern Balkan History: The Legacies of 1917 and 1919
An essay describing the impact of the War and the post war on the Balkan people. Discusses social and economic impacts. Also, goes into detail about post war events.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Segregation Separation: Making of African American Identity: V. 3
This resource summarizes and links to primary source articles examining the relationship between segregation and racial separation highlighting some of the effects of segregation on the black community post World War I.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Selected (8) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway. In the years following World War I, a group of disillusioned expatriates travel from Paris to Spain to watch bullfighting and participate...
PBS
Pbs: Lost Peace
Two interesting interviews with eyewitnesses who were involved in two important events after World War I: The League of Nations and the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.
Other
Propaganda Critic
A comprehensive site that offers student information on: Name Calling, Glittering Generalities, False Connections, Bad Logic or Propaganda, Wartime Propaganda and more! Site also offers the Propaganda Gallery - short video clips that can...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Jersey, Post World War I
New Jersey, showing physical features, county lines, railroads, towns, and cities.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Mexico, Post World War I
New Mexico.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Africa, 1918
This map is of Africa after World War I. The scramble by Italy, Belgium, and Germany to create colonies in order to keep up with the British, French, and Spanish Empires was played out in Africa, the last remaining continent yet to be...
PBS
Pbs: Commanding Heights: German Hyperinflation, 1923
This site provides great discussion of the causes and effects of the German Hyperinflation of 1923.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Decade That Roared
A very brief overview of the decade between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Becoming Visible: Grace Paley
Grace Paley is presented in this brief biography highlighting her contributions to literature for her vivid expressions of American local-color through her writings. See "Grace Paley Activities" for related materials.
Other
La Voz De Aztlan: Chronology of Hector P. Garcia's Life
A chronology of the life of Hector Garcia, founder of the American G.I. Forum, and Latino civil rights activist.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Postwar Labor Tensions
[Free Registration/Login Required] A brief look at the growth of unions in the early 20th century. Read about the strikes in 1919 and their consequences.
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