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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1900 1940s: The Changing Workplace

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photos depicting the rise of industry and the transformation of the American workplace.
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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1900 1940s: Early Advertising

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source images show the development of the modern advertising industry and highlight what these ads reveal about American culture during the early 20th century compared to today.
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Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Chicago Workers During the Long Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module in which students use primary source material to examine the plight of workers in Chicago during the 19th and 20th Centuries, their efforts to make changes to working conditions and public response to those efforts.
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Dada

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is brief, but informative. It informs readers of the founding of Dada and defines what Dada is.
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Primary
Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke Coll.: Coolidge Intervention in Nicaragua

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Mount Holyoke College provides a speech by President Calvin Coolidge discussing Americas intervention in Nicaragua during the early 20th Century. He talks about the political instability, revolutions, and the US presence.