Directory of Twentieth Century Resources

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This category lists pages and sites that tell about historical events in the 20th century.

Subcategories

• Great Depression
• World War I
• World War II

Resources in This Category

• Century In Shoes

  http://www.centuryinshoes.com/
  Online museum that features vintage shoes and explains the cultural temperament associated with various shoe styles throughout the 1900's.

• Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century

  http://www.greatachievements.org/
  Describes the twenty greatest engineering achievements as determined by the National Academy of Engineering.

• Historical Atlas of the 20th Century

  http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
  Includes socio-economic trends, population and war statistics, and listings of world leaders.

• Imperial War Museum

  http://www.iwm.org.uk/
  Tells the stories of how the wars of the twentieth century have affected people, covering all aspects of life in wartime. Includes online exhibitions.

• Mass Entertainment

  http://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U6/U6_main.cfm
  Offers a glimpse into the turn-of-the-century entertainment world. Features highlights from the 1903 World Series, the St. Louis World's Fair, Coney Island, and the circus.

• People's Century

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/
  History of the people, for the people, as told by the people who lived it. From PBS.

• Rpfuller.com: GCSE History Notes

  http://www.rpfuller.com/gcse/history/
  GCSE revision notes, covering Germany, the Treaty of Versailles, interwar diplomacy, the causes of World War II, Russia, and the Cold War.

• The Roaring Twenties

  http://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U7/U7_main.cfm
  A look at how inventions shaped the culture of the early 1900s. Includes information on radio, appliances, the automobile, and the movies.

Other Languages

• French
• Dutch

 

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