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Learn how Americans on the home front experienced World War 1 while helping the U.S.A win the war. In this 2-part interactive tutorial series, you'll learn about war bonds and the changes WWI brought to America's economy.  You'll also learn how propaganda and new laws against wartime dissent curbed Americans' civil liberties.  Finally, you'll learn how the war lead to increased opportunities for women and African Americans.Â
Click below to open Part 1.
Check out the companion series, "Over There: Americans at War in World War I." Click below to open parts 1 and 2.
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Analyze dozens of World War II propaganda posters in order to understand how Americans on the home front experienced the war years. The U.S. government commissioned propaganda to convince Americans to support the war in a variety of ways. You'll learn how these posters reveal U.S. domestic policy during the 1940s, as well as how the government tried to expand the involvement of different groups of Americans, including minorities, during WWII.
Experience the end of World War I and the Paris Peace Conference that followed, from the point of view of the United States and President Woodrow Wilson. In part 2 of this two-part, interactive tutorial, you'll also learn about the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war with Germany, about the League of Nations, and about Wilson's failure to make the U.S. a part of the newly created international organization.
Click below to open Part 1.
Learn about the end of World War I and the Paris Peace Conference that followed, from the point of view of the United States and President Woodrow Wilson. In part one of this two-part, interactive tutorial, you'll also learn about the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war with Germany, about the League of Nations, and about Wilson's failure to make the U.S. a part of the newly created international organization.
Click below to open Part 2
Learn how Americans on the home front experienced World War 1 while helping the U.S.A win the war. In this 2-part interactive tutorial series, you'll learn about war bonds and the changes WWI brought to America's economy. You'll also learn how propaganda and new laws against wartime dissent curbed Americans' civil liberties. Finally, you'll learn how the war lead to increased opportunities for women and African Americans.
Click below to open Part 2.
- Over Here: Americans at Home in World War I (Part 1)
- Over Here: Americans at Home in World War I (Part 2)
Check out the companion series, Over There: Americans at War in World War I. Click below to open parts 1 and 2.
Learn about the experiences of Americans who served "over there" in Europe during World War I in this 2-part interactive tutorial. Learn about doughboys, trench warfare, and some of the WWI veterans who would go to become famous Americans!
Click below to open Part 1.
Check out the companion series, "Over Here: Americans at Home in World War I." Click below to open parts 1 and 2.
Learn about the experiences of Americans who served "over there" in Europe during World War I in this 2-part interactive tutorial. Learn about doughboys, trench warfare, and some of the WWI veterans who would go to become famous Americans!
Click below to open Part 2.
- Over There: Americans at War in World War I (Part 1)
- Over There: Americans at War in World War I (Part 2)
Check out the companion series, "Over Here: Americans at Home in World War I." Click below to open parts 1 and 2.
Learn how World War II began in Europe and Asia in Part 2 of this interactive tutorial. You'll learn about the aggression of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan that threatened world peace, and you'll learn how the United States responded with isolationism...until the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 caused America to join the Allies.
Click below to open Part 1.
Learn how World War II began in Europe and Asia in Part 1 of this interactive tutorial. You'll learn about the aggression of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan that threatened world peace, and you'll learn how the United States responded with isolationism...until the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 caused America to join the Allies.
Click below to open Part 2.
Learn how World War I--the Great War--began in Part 2 of this interactive tutorial. You'll also learn why the U.S.A. joined the side of the Allies after years of attempted neutrality.
America Joins the Great War: Part 1 can be found here.
Learn how World War I--the Great War--began in Part 1 of this interactive tutorial. You'll also learn why the U.S.A. joined the side of the Allies after years of attempted neutrality.
America Joins the Great War: Part 2 can be found here.
Learn about the era of mass immigration from 1865 to 1914, when as many as 25 million immigrants entered the United States, many of them through Ellis Island. In this interactive tutorial, you'll learn where immigrants came from, why they emigrated, how they adjusted to life in the U.S., and compare the experiences of European and Asian immigrants.
Learn some of the differences between the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, as well as key developments that drove the Second Industrial Revolution with this interactive tutorial. You will also learn about some of the leaders of industry during this era, including John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan, and examine how their development of major industries and business practices affected America’s economy during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Check out the related tutorial: The Power of Innovation: Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
Learn about the years immediately following World War I: 1919 and 1920 in this interactive tutorial. These were dangerous years of economic depression, racial violence, and anti-immigrant nativism in the United States. You'll learn about the Red Scare, the Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan.
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