The Circle Association's Weblinks to the Harlem Renaissance
Links to sites dealing with the Harlem Renaissance and African-American history, art, and culture
Some of My Favorite Poems by Claude McKay
Texts of a number of poems by McKay
Zora Neale Hurston
Biography of Hurston, with a selected bibliography and links to other Hurston sites
Chapter 27
Main Causes of the Great Depression
Detailed account of many of the most-often-cited causes of the Great Depression
Hunger in Great Depression
Interesting overview of how the Great Depression affected people
The Strip District: Shantytown
Photographs of a shantytown in Pittsburgh, taken around 1930
The Dust Bowl
Haunting photographs and a well-chosen Steinbeck quotation bring the ecological disaster of the Dust Bowl to life
Overview: The Great Depression
Look at the impact of the Great Depression on the social structure of the American family
Herbert Hoover: Thirty-First President, 1929-1933
Brief biography of Hoover, with links to a biography of his wife and the text of his inaugural address
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal
Links to a variety of sites containing information about FDR and his New Deal policies
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Thirty-Second President, 1933-1945
Brief biography of FDR, with links to a biography of Eleanor Roosevelt and texts of his four inaugural addresses
A Short History of American Labor
Within a large site on unions, this is a history of American labor, including the formation and history of the Congress of Industrial Organizations
Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in Georgia
Collection of photographs chronicling many of the WPA projects undertaken in Georgia
Dorothea Lange
Information about the photographer's career, with links to some of her photographs
Chapter 28
Marcus Garvey: An Overview
Informative account of Garvey's career. Part of a site devoted to UCLA's Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers Project.
Mary McLeod Bethune Papers
Informative introduction to a microfilm publication of the records of the African-American educator
Richard Wright: A Disgruntled Postal Worker
Brief account of Wright's career, with a chronology of his life, bibliographies, and links to related sites
Chapter 29
Benito Mussolini
Information about Mussolini's life, the birth of fascism, and the Italian leader's military dictatorship. Includes links to information about Adolf Hitler and about the history of World War II
Joseph Stalin
Account of Stalin's revolutionary apprenticeship and his leadership of the Soviet Union
Nazi Fascism and the Modern Totalitarian State
Overview of totalitarianism, fascism, and Nazism, accompanied by a glossary, activities, and discussion questions
Chronology of International Events, March 1938 to December 1941
Detailed time line of events preceeding the U.S. entry into World War II, issued by the U.S. Department of State in 1941
Winston Churchill
Account of Churchill's life, with links to information about other key players in the drama of World War II
Charles de Gaulle
Biography focusing on de Gaulle's role in World War II and in postwar France. Includes links to information about Henri Pétain and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Neville Chamberlain
Brief biography of the British prime minister
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Home page of the museum, including a brief history of the Holocaust and information about the Nuremberg trials and the 1936 Berlin Olympics
World War II: Alliance
Summary of the role of the Lend-Lease Act in the alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union. Part of a site devoted to the Library of Congress's Revelations from the Russian Archives exhibit.
The U-Boat War, 1939-1945
Site providing a comprehensive look at the boats, the men, and the Atlantic and Mediterranean sea battles between the Germans and the Allies
Pearl Harbor Remembered
Comprehensive information about the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, including maps and survivors' accounts
World War II on the Web
Hundreds of links to Web sites dealing with various aspects of World War II, including ones maintained by the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and the U.S. Army Center for Military History
Operation Overlord
Well-illustrated overview of D-Day, including operation plans, equipment, and numbers of casualties
Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President, 1945-1953
Brief biography of Truman, with links to a biography of his wife, the text of his inaugural address, and the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library site
Atomic Bomb Damage in Hiroshima
Extensive information, including photographs, about the damage caused by the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. Includes a bibliography and information about the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.
The Japanese American Internment
Detailed information about all aspects of Japanese-American internment, with links to a number of related sites
