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Curated OER

America in the 1930s: The Bonus Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Vivid and succinct account of the efforts and struggles of WWI veterans who marched on Washtington D.C. to demand their veterans' benefits. Article does a nice job describing their forced dispersement by the army, which strained the...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: America by Air: Airline Expansion and Innovation

For Students 9th - 10th
Air travel grew in the 1920s and 1930s despite the Great Depression. Read about the new commercial airlines of the time and what it was like to fly at the dawn of commercial passenger flight.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fbi: Famous Cases and Criminals: Bonnie and Clyde

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the background, crimes and capture of famous criminals Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Links to the FBI's archives featuring remarkable primary documents relating to the couple's misdeeds.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 7: Facing Challenges at Home and Abroad

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the role of economic fluctuations in creating new demands on the government to design reforms and how the United States became a dominant military, political, cultural, and economic force in the...
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University of Oregon

Mapping History: American History

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Road to Emerald City Is Paved With Good Intentions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
'The Wizard of Oz' is perhaps the most popular film ever made. Generations of families have enjoyed this classic tale of Dorothy's struggle to return home from a faraway land. What is not well known, however, is that 'The Wonderful...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Neutrality Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the terms of the Neutrality Acts banning arms and war materials to countries at war. These laws were designed to prevent the United States of America from being entangled in a possible foreign war.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Quiz 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this five-question quiz that checks comprehension over parts of US history between 1890-1945.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Public Enemy #1

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website for the PBS documentary on the crime spree of John Dillinger, an infamous gangster. Included are a transcript of the film, biographies of people in the film, pictures of gangsters of the era, and a teacher's guide for...
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New York Times

New York Times: On This Day: Barrow and Woman Are Slain by Police in Louisana Trap

For Students 9th - 10th
This article takes readers back to the day of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker's famous capture in a small Louisiana town. The article from the 1934 archives is written in harrowing "old-time" journalistic detail.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Esperanza Rising: Learning Not to Be Afraid to Start Over

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson students will explore some of the contrasts that Esperanza experiences when she suddenly is forced to leave the life of a wealthy landowner's daughter surrounded by servants to become a servant herself among an extended...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Father Divine

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Father Divine, a prominent African-American religious leader of the 1930s. The Depression-era movement he founded, the Peace Mission, was originally dismissed as a cult, but it still...

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