World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Cesare Battisti: Italian Patriot, Hero, Martyr
Discussion of Cesare Battisti, an Italian patriot and politician of Austrian citizenship, who became a prominent Irredentist at the start of the First World War. Although condemned as a traitor in Austria, in Italy he is considered a...
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Asiago
Excerpt from the book Asiago by Francis Mackay describes the evening of the Battle of Asiago which led to the death of Captain Edward Harold Brittain.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: The Death of Sepp Innerkofler
Article relates the story of Sepp Innerkofler, a Tyrolean mountaineer who died defending his homeland in July 1915 during World War I.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: The Battle of Ortigara June 1917
Detailed description of the June 1917 Battle of Ortigara that took place between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian armies for possession of Mount Ortigara.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Avalanche!
This article takes a look at the unique killer of the Italian Front, avalanches.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Virgilio's Caporetto Odyssey
Author recounts the life of his father, Virgilio Benedetti while summarizing the way the events of Italy in World War I shaped his father's outlook.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Italian Front Casualties
Provides statistics on the casualties of the battles of the Italian Front in World War I.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Italian Front: Weapons, Equipment, Uniforms
Take a look at the weapons, equipment, and uniforms used by the Italian forces in World War I. Detailed descriptions provided.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Caporetto a Fresh Look
Article takes a look at the 1917 Battle of Caporetto in which the Italian Army suffered one of the most stunning defeats of World War I.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Italian Reparti D'assalto: The Arditi
This historical website includes information about the Italian Reparti d'assalto (Assault Units) of the First World War, the most elite force in the Italian Army.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: The Geography of the Italian Front
Slideshow presentation provides a virtual tour of the varied battlefields of the Italian Front during WWI.
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Minnesota Historical Society: James J. Hill House: James J. Hill
A biography of railroad magnate, James J. Hill. Learn about the life and legacy of this railroad executive who was a pivotal force in the transformation of the Northwest, earning the name "The Empire Builder."
Washington State University
Washington State University: The Stephen Crane Society
This is a good starting point for those looking for information and resources on Stephen Crane. Includes a full-texts, a bibliography, responses to queries and FAQs, and several links for further Internet research on Crane.
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: A Brief Explanation of the Social Security Act
The Social Security Act was brought into law in 1935. This booklet was published by the government in 1935 to explain how the Act worked.
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Illinois Labor History Society: Gene Debs and the American Railway Union
Description of the rise and fall of the American Railway Union in the context of the Pullman Strike.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Great War & Jazz Age (1914 1928)
This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...
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Chicago Historical Society: Alexander Hesler Climbs the Court House
This resource provides pictures of Chicago from the roof tops.
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Postbellum African American Society and Culture: Black Migration
From the Encyclopedia of American Social History. Read about the black migration to the West, primarily Kansas and Oklahoma after the end of Reconstruction and the institution of black codes in the South.
Wessels Living History Farm
Wessels Living History Farm
The Wessels Living History Farm of York County, Nebraska, offers a look at what it was like to live on a Great Plains farm in the 1920s. The farm's attractive and well organized website includes interviews with people who remember life...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: Closed for the Holiday [Pdf]
"Closed for the Holiday" is an excellent account of the consequential events of the Great Depression focusing on the Stock Market Crash of 1929 as the beginning of the Great Depression, and ending with the emergency bank actions Franklin...
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Columbus Museum of Art: Art and Social Issues in American Culture
Great reference tool for exploring American history and culture through artistic images. The visual images shown relate to issues Americans face today: economics, war, and race & ethnicity. Included is a teacher resource page with...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 7: Facing Challenges at Home and Abroad
This extensive learning module examines the role of economic fluctuations in creating new demands on the government to design reforms and how the United States became a dominant military, political, cultural, and economic force in the...
Massachusetts Historical Society
Mhs: Coming of the American Revolution: Committees of Correspondence
Discusses the formation of the committees of correspondence movement starting with the first one in Boston in 1772. Includes supporting primary source documents and great resources for teachers including lesson plans.
Library of Congress
Loc: Law Library of Congress: Pakistan
This resource offers a great deal of information and resources pertaining to the law of Pakistan.