University of California
History Project: Chicago Race Riot, 1919
This lesson plan for high school students explores the race riot in Chicago in the summer of 1919. Students are asked to explain the reasons for the riot and address the questions in the lesson plan. Included are excerpts from 26 primary...
US Senate
Historical Minutes: Merchants of Death
A review of the Senate hearings held by Senator Gerald Nye investigating the possibility that munitions manufacturers had forced the United States into World War I in order to increase their profits. Read how the course of these hearings...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: 1920's Politics, Taxes, and Foreign Policy
Check out a comprehensive slideshow that dives into the key components of the American government which the people disagreed with following World War I.