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Ohio Public Library Information Network: Famous Ohioans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ohio Public Library Information Network provides this site where you can play games, read biographies, find book titles and links for more information about astronauts, Indians, inventors, presidents, and women.
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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: State of the Union Addresses and Messages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).
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US National Archives

Presidential Library and Museum: Herbert Clark Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of President Herbert Hoover. This biographical sketch goes through the life of Herbert Hoover chronologically.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of primary resources having to do with the constitution throughout American history.
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon 1855 1937

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of Andrew Mellon who not only was a successful businessman, banker, art collector, and philanthropist, but also became Secretary of the Treasury under President Warren G. Harding.
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Calvin Coolidge Is Sworn in as President, 1923

For Students 9th - 10th
Calvin Coolidge's account of the night he was hurriedly sworn in as president after the death of President Warren G. Harding.
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270 To Win

270towin: 1920 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1920 won by Warren Harding in a landslide victory.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Teapot Dome Scandal

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides good reference material and pictures about this political scandal involving the oil industry during the 1920s.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Outline of American History: Booming 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article addresses many of the issues facing the country after World War I. It provides an overview of the Republican policies which supported private business.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Domestic and International Politics

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the politics, both domestic and international, of the three presidents in the 1920s. Domestic scandals and attempts to patch international problems stood out in this decade.
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US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Charles Evans Hughes (1862 1948)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Charles Hughes provides a brief description of his life, rise to prominence and influence on American diplomacy.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: The Booming 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the policies of the Republican administrations in the 1920s that promoted favorable conditions for U.S. industry. Read about how these policies were a disaster for the farm economy.
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Digital History

Digital History: Conservative Policies and Presidents [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Starting in 1920 the United States had three presidents who followed conservative policies. Read about their policies, and determine whether they made the U.S. a more economically sound country. [pdf]
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Pacific War: Far Eastern Strategy and the Washington Conference of 1921 1922

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Teapot Dome Scandal

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts and information on the Teapot Dome Scandal that involved national security, oil companies, and corruption.