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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: 1900 1940s: The Rise of Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source photographs depicting new technologies and communications at the turn of the 20th century and how lives changed as a result.
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Article
US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: Labor in the Industrial Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting essay traces the growth of the Knights of Labor from a group that represented those in the shoe industry in Philadelphia to a nationwide union fighting for workers' rights. It also traces other union developments over...
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Other

Mission Us: Mission 4: City of Immigrants

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Engaging interactive game for middle and high school studetns in which they learn about immigration in the early 20th Century and develop a sense of the struggle experienced by ordinary men and women of...
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Other

Emazine: The "Gilded Age" in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from a wider history of the world focuses on presidential administrations from Benjamin Harrison in 1890 through the Wilson administration. Read about the domestic policies and foreign affairs from 1890-1920.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Gilded Age

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
The United States had an industrial resurgence after the Civil War. Read about the growth of big business in many areas and the men associated with these businesses. See also the people who did not prosper during this time and evaluate...