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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Decade That Roared

For Students 5th - 8th
A very brief overview of the decade between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Era of Wonderful Nonsense and Fads

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the fads of the 1920's and the Era of Wonderful Nonsense with numerous pictures, discussion, and lingo.
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Primary
Internal Revenue Service

Internal Revenue Service: Historical Documents Relating to Alphonse (Al) Capone

For Students 9th - 10th
Access the documents held by the Internal Revenue Service related to the prosecution of Al Capone for tax evasion.
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Handout
Other

Roaring 20s Gangster Links

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a list of links regarding the 1920s most famous gangsters, bootleggers, rumrunners, drug peddlers, and labor racketeers.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: St. Valentine's Day Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview and a list of interesting facts pertaining to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre which made Al Capone and his Chicago Mafia national celebrities.
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Article
University of California

Back on the Chain Gang

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very short article but is an argument against the chain gang as a method of punishment, an idea that is regaining popularity.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ardent Spirits: American Temperance Movement: Snake Out of Bottle

For Students 9th - 10th
Iconic graphic of the American temperance movement.
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Website
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: 1918 Spanish Flu

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and detailed facts about the highly contagious, lethal virus called Spanish Flu that quickly became a pandemic.
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Website
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Clayton Antitrust Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and detailed facts about The Clayton Antitrust Act that banned monopolistic practices by business and gave the right of workers to strike.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Kellogg Briand Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with interesting facts and information on the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact that aimed to abolish war.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Us Early Aviation History

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about early aviation, aviators, and the airline industry.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: American Sports in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the history of sports in the 1920s, a time when sporting events were broadcast live across the nation and sports stars were idolized. Provides a list of famous athletes.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Famous Flappers

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and list of interesting facts about the famous flappers of the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Women in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with detailed facts about the changing role of women in society. Provides lists of famous women of the 1920s.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Economic Boom 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a summary and list of interesting facts about the reasons for the economic boom and the causes of the economic bust of the 1920s.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Dawes Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with interesting facts about the Dawes Plan, a war reparations payment plan for Germany following WWI.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Charles Lindbergh

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts about Charles Lindbergh and the first Transatlantic Solo Flight.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Immigration Act of 1924

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts about the Immigration Act of 1924 that used national origin quotas as a permanent basis for U.S. immigration policy.
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Article
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.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Isolationism

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, definitions, and the reasons for the resumption of Isolationism, the foreign policy adopted by Republican governments in the 1920s.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Ohio Gang

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts and information on the Ohio Gang, a group of close friends favored by President Harding were involved in bribery and corruption.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Jazz Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with many interesting facts and information on the Jazz Age, a period in U.S. history associated with exuberance and the introduction of jazz music.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Mellon Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
The strategy behind the Mellon Plan, introduced by the Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, was to lower taxes to free up money that could be then be invested in business to create jobs and improve the economy ensuring financial...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: First Talking Movie

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview with many interesting facts and information about the first talking motion picture, the movie studios, and movie stars.

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