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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Gospel of Wealth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Modern History Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides excerpts from an 1899 article written by Andrew Carnegie to outline his philosophy and responsibilities as a wealthy man.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Andrew Carnegie

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
America's Story identifies the accomplishments of Andrew Carnegie as a businessman and a philanthropist. It highlights his commitment to give back to society. It also highlights the comparisons between his mother's and father's influence...
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Website
Other

Lost Labor: Images of Vanished American Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
Lost Labor: Images of Vanished American Workers 1900-1980 is a selection of 155 photographs excerpted from a collection of more than 1,100 company histories, pamphlets, and technical brochures documenting America's business and corporate...
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Website
Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Sir Henry Bessemer, English Inventor & Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Sir Henry Bessemer.
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Handout
Other

Carnegie Library: Facts About Andrew Carnegie

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of trivia regarding the life, work, and philosophy of Andrew Carnegie.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Andrew Carnegie

For Students 9th - 10th
A student essay explaining how Andrew Carnegie, born into poverty, became extremely wealthy, donating over 300 million dollars to various charities and organizations.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Manufacturing Areas, 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1907 of the United States showing the principal manufacturing areas in 1900. The star symbol in Ohio represents the mean center of manufacturing in the nation. Each symbol represents gross $25,000,000 or fraction more than...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Manufacturing Areas , 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the United States showing the principal manufacturing areas in 1900. The star symbol in Ohio represents the mean center of manufacturing in the nation. Each symbol represents gross $25,000,000 or fraction more than...
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Homestead Strike

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Homestead Strike.
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Wagner Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the growth of labor unions during the 1930s as the Great Depression continued, due to the passage of the Wagner Act. Find out about the strikes and the conflict between labor and management, as well as conflict within the...
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Website
Other

Pier 70 San Francisco: Historic Shipyard at Potrero Point

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the historical importance of Pier 70, Potrero Point, and the nearby waterfront areas.
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Primary
Other

Oral History Digital Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
First-person narratives of northeastern Ohioans who have participated in, or closely observed events which have significantly affected both the state and nation.
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Website
Ohio State University

E History: Labor Management Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the labor/management conflicts that occurred around the country at the beginning of the 20th century. Click on each of the links to get information about each of the conflicts.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: Labor Battles in the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Homestead Strike of 1892 and the Pullman Strike of 1894 and how these ended, as well as responses of the federal government to the labor movement. Includes questions for students at end.
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Website
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Labor in the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
The Gilded Age was a period of terrible labor violence, as industrialists and workers fought for control of the workplace. Workers organized the first large American labor unions during the Gilded Age, while employers tried to stop the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
"South China comprises the drainage basins of the middle and lower Yangtze River, the basin of the His Chiang (West River) in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and the mountainous coastal provinces of Fukien and Chekiang. The division between the...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Spain: Vizcaya Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Vizcaya Bridge straddles the mouth of the Ibaizabal estuary, west of Bilbao. It was designed by the Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and completed in 1893. The 45-m-high bridge with its span of 160 m, merges 19th-century ironworking...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Washington, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1904 of Washington showing the capital, Olympia, principal cities and towns, Indian reservations, railroads, mountains, rivers, and coastal features. "Washington - Organized as a Territory in 1853. Admitted to statehood in...