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Listed below are a variety of suggested sources to help you.
I. REFERENCE ONLINE DATABASES: The following online databases are available for students at Grover Cleveland Middle School to use. They require a username and password to access the sites at home. Please see the librarian for the required username and password.
Cobblestone Online: Search for comprehensive information in the following main subject areas: American history, contemporary world cultures, geography, world history, physical science, astronomy, earth science, archaeology, African American history, California history, and general social studies and science topics.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Access 25 sets of reference books online.
World Book Online: "The premier online reference source--containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. With state-of-the art multimedia, editor-review Web sites, and more!"
A Century in Review: Check out the decades, 1910 or 1920, to find out the fads, fashion, technology, inventions, and timeline of events for that particular decade.
Crazyfads: Find out information about some of the crazy fads of the 1920s.
First World War.Com: Find major battles, facts, folklore, and trivia on the First World War.
The Immigration Experience: Find out about Ellis Island and other entries for immigrants coming to the United States.
Jews and Politics in the 20th Century: Find information about anti-Semitism under tsarist rule in Russia through the coming to power of Hitler in Germany.
League of Nations: A history of this organization.
The Library of Congress: This site contains all kinds of information on US history and culture, world culture and resources, legislative, exhibitions, current information, and much more.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum: Tour a 19th century tenement in New York City and see how immigrants lived there.
Roaring 20s: Find brief information on many topics of the 20s such as the Red Scare, labor strikes, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, technology, 20s slang, and more.
The Russian Revolution-A Gallery of Photos: A series of photographs from the 1917 Russian revolution.
World War I: Find eyewitness information on such topics as a gas attack, U-boat attack, the Battle of Gallipoli, death of an air ace and more including a link to photographs of World War I.
World War I “The Great War”: A list of many topics and links to websites dealing with World War I.
World War I Songs and Patriotic Music: Here is a collection of some of the popular patriotic songs and lyrics of the "war to end all wars".
Women’s History Resources: This excellent site is full of links to famous women by topics such as African American writer’s, biology, women’s suffrage, Seneca Falls, and many more.