Digital History
Digital History: The Rise of the Dictators [Pdf]
Use this lesson plan to explore the economic and political conditions in Europe after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles that led to the rise of dictators in several countries. Read about the rise of Lenin and Stalin in...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: The Peacemaker
Find a document containing President Wilson's plan for peace after World War I, known as his Fourteen Points, as well as photographs with captions, and the audio of one of his speeches in which he lays out his ideas and garners support...
Other
Tsu: The Progressive Era and World War I
A comprehensive outline covering the major ideas, leaders, and actions of the Progressive Era and the transformation of the United States as a result of World War I.
National Archives (UK)
Uk National Archives: First World War Sources for History
A comprehensive site filled with historically significant documents on the UK during World War I.
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.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: World War I for u.s. History
This slideshow will explore the reasons the United States joined into fighting during World War I. Explore the role Woodrow Wilson had during the war, the Treaty of Versailles, and the creation of the League of Nations.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: People: Assimilation and the Crucible of the City: Exclusion
This lesson examines government reports that urged restrictions on immigration to America at the turn of the nineteenth century.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Madison: Italian Life Under Fascism
This virtual exhibit looks at the world of Italian Fascism during the 1920s, '30s, and early '40s, including its propaganda, fascist youth organizations, women and Fascism, and more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: Intro.: Age of Empire
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Age of Empire is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: End of Wwi and Post War
Kids learn about the history of what happened after World War I including the armistice, negotiations, the Big Four, the Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations.
Other
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: The Fourteen Points
Learn about President Wilson's controversial Fourteen Point blueprint for world peace that became the basis for the Treaty of Versailles following World War I.
European Union
Europa: A Brief History of the Emu
Have you ever wondered why Europe moved to the single-currency euro? Its roots have been in the formation of the League of Nations. Read here about its inception and the benefits it has provided such as lowering the cost of financial...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Pete Rozelle
A biography of Pete Rozelle, the Commissioner of the National Football League who transformed the league into its current form. He is responsible for consolidating the teams playing professional football, making the league profitable,...
Other
The League of Canadian Poets: Al Purdy and the Dorsets
Canadian poet and teacher Kathryn Bjornson explains how she uses Al Purdy's poem "Lament for the Dorsets" to teach about First Nations migrations in pre-European days.
Other
American National Biography Online: Eleanor Roosevelt
This site provides a detailed biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady of the United States, social reformer, politician, and diplomat of the early- to mid-1900s.
Other
New American Nation: Internationalism and Interwar Isolationism
This essay by two foreign policy scholars gives background to the concept that the United States did not really become isolationist after World War I.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Ww I Ended, Treaty of Versailles
This site describes how the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I. Includes photos.
Digital History
Digital History: The Fourteen Points and the Versailles Treaty [Pdf]
President Woodrow Wilson, in his hope that World War I was the war to end all wars, issued his Fourteen Points almost one year before the end of the war as a bluepoint to guarantee peace across the world. Read a summary of the points and...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Eleanor Roosevelt, American Visionary
This site features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history, as well as a virtual tour of her home.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Women's Trade Union Seal
Find the seal of the National Women's Trade Union League, a union formed by women to address issues not being supported by unions with mostly men as members.
Harvard University
Women Working: National Women's Trade Union League of America
An explanation of the formation of the National Women's Trade Union League of America that brought together working class women and professional women. Read about what their goals were for women in the workforce. Find links to primary...
Other
League of Women Voters
This resource provides information about important issues, relating towards female voters.
US National Archives
Docsteach: The Third League in Professional Baseball
Students will analyze three documents from the court case The Federal League of Baseball Clubs v. The American and National Leagues of Baseball Clubs to gain an understanding of baseball contracts and labor issues in the Progressive Era....