US History Decades Project

 

Task: to research the lifestyle, major scientific breakthroughs, important personalities of the 20th century.

 

An abundance of information exists for this assignment. Below you will find choice resources in print and online formats as well as search strategies.

 

 

Books:

 

 

A teacher reserve shelf will hold books for this assignment; please remember that check out is overnight only so that students coming to use the library from study hall have access to these resource. Below are listed books that are in a series.

 

America’s Decades

American Decades Gale

American Decades UXL

Cultural History of the United States, A

Day by Day

Hulton Getty Picture Collection, The

This Fabulous Century

 

 

Databases:

 

 

The following databases are available through Infohio Resources www.infohio.org (see librarian for username and password)

 

1. The Art Collection

            Enter artist name in search bar to pull up images of his/her works.

 

2. Biography Reference Bank

            Enter name of historical figure to locate reliable article.

 

3. Digital Video Collection

            Select Grades 9-12

            Select Digital Video Collection

            Select “Browse List”

1.      9 videos covering the era 1914-1970

2.      20th Century Turning Points in US History

 

4. EbscoHost – your most reliable source for archived magazine articles

            Select Grades 9-12

 

5. World Book

Enter keyword or search term in search bar for detailed articles on people, events, etc.

 

The following databases are available through NCEMC www.ncemc.org (see librarian for username and password)     

 

1. Gale Biography Resource Center

 

2. Gale U.S. History in Context

            Scroll to “Events, Decades and Cultural Trends”

            Select “View All” to access each decade

 

 

Websites:

 

 

American Cultural History: the Twentieth Century

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decades.html

 

American Memory – sponsored by the Library of Congress, this site offers primary documents that document the American experience.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

 

Library of Congress Chronicling America – find newspaper advertisements, stories, etc. Primary source.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/