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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Italian Political and Military Mobilization in the Great War
Article provides a discussion of the role played by the state in organizing the war effort both in terms of marshaling the troops to the front as well as mobilizing the society and the economy.
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Indiana Historical Society: Homepage
The storyteller of Indiana, the Historical Society collects, preserves, interprets, and shares great historical stories of Indiana. This is a great site to check out for both general and specific information on the subject.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: Sad Tale of the Bonus Marchers
An account of the Bonus March, when World War I veterans, whose war benefit payments could not be redeemed due to the Great Depression, marched on Washington D.C. in 1932 and were forcibly disbanded by the U.S. Army and President Hoover.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: Forgotten Victory: Part I
An in-depth site on the battle for Blanc Mont Ridge. It contains great pictures and a detailed description of the events that occurred during the battle.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Asiago 1916 Two Views
Detailed information on Austria's first great offensive on the Italian Front campaign during WWI. The Battle of Asiago is described both by an English correspondent with the Italian Army and an official German observer with the Austrians.
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Historical Society: History Files: Century of Progress 1933 34
In the midst of the Great Depression, Chicago managed to put on an incredible World's Fair, complete with Hall of Science, Transportation Building, and Enchanted Island.
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Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
This is the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators homepage. A great starting point for new writers interested in exploring this genre.
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Shakespeare Oxford Society: Beginner's Guide to Shakespeare Authorship Problem
This site from the Shakespeare Oxford Society contains a great deal of information in support of the theory that Edwared de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, actually wrote the works traditionally attributed to Shakespeare.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim
This is the full text of the novel The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim, a mystery novel. German Leopold von Ragastein meets Englishman Everard Dominey, in Africa, and plans to murder him and steal his identity to spy on...
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Military Instructions by Frederick the Great
The Historical Society presents a primary document from Frederick the Great to his Generals which includes 28 articles of importance.
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Chicago Historical Society: Letter of William H. Carter on Chicago Fire
A letter written by an eye-witness of the Great Fire of 1871, it gives details about how the fire spread quickly and efforts to fight the fire.
Ancestry
Wise County Hist. Society: Coal Camps of Sw Virginia
Excellent site devoted to the coal camps of southwestern Virginia. Great pictures, historic text, and personal narratives make this a wonderful resource for information on mining communities.
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The Daguerreian Society
A great resource for students or teachers interested in the history of photography, specifically the earliest method, the daguerreotype, of the 19th century.
Emory University
Emory University: Lost Poets of the Great War
This marvelous site offers a chronology of WWI, an assessment of its cost to society, and links to such poets as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Has a plethora of information on the war.
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help: How Do Jfk and Lbj Compare as Presidents?
A comparison between Kennedy's New Frontier and Lyndon Johnson's Great Society.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Boron
A very nice site with a great deal of information on boron and its properties and uses.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Periodic Table/helium
A great source of information on helium. Exceptionally thorough and well written.
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East Tennessee Historical Society
Great site for teachers of Tennessee History. You can find multiple lesson plans on the history of the state, including Revolutionary Period, Civil War, World War 2, and the History of Appalachia.
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Jefferson Historical Society: River to Rail
Although this site provides information on one town, Madison, IN; it is an absolute treasure trove of information on the development of the Midwest. Authors provide captivating historic photos and comprehensive narrative on the area...
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Religious Society of Friends: Willliam Penn: First Great Champion for Liberty
Abridged biography of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania responsible for establishing the notion of freedom of conscience in America.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: Second Battle of the Marne
A thorough description of the Second Battle of the Marne and the Americans who participated in it. Read first-person accounts, find maps of the movements of the battle, and learn about some of the soldiers who perished in battle.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: Chateau Thierry: The Battle for Belleau Wood
Detailed information on the battle for Belleau Wood. Includes facts, background, chronology, and a first-hand account from Colonel Frederick May Wise.
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Chicago Historical Society: Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
This online exhibition provides chronological information, eye witness accounts, primary source documents, photographs, and a mix of other resources that chronicle both the event itself and the ways in which it has been remembered over...
Library of Congress
Loc: African Immigration: Africans in America: Life in a Slave Society
An excellent overview of the African American experience in America beginning with West Africa during the slave trade, through emancipation and reconstruction, to "New beginnings."