20TH CENTURY
AMERICAN HISTORY HOTLIST
US Presidents of the 20th Century
1900-1909 William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt
American
History 1900-1909
1901 - 1953 T. Roosevelt - Truman
1910-1919 William Taft, Woodrow Wilson
http://www.liberty.edu/resources/library/public/as/history/american/1910.htm
William
Howard Taft
1920-1929 Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge
http://www.liberty.edu/resources/library/public/as/history/american/1920.htm
http://www.colquitt.k12.ga.us/users/bsnlab22/presidents.html
1930-1939 Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt
American History 1930-1939
Online
Resources for U.S. Presidents
1940-1949 Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman
http://www.liberty.edu/resources/library/public/as/history/american/1940.htm
1950-1959 Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower
American History 1950-1959
1953 - Present, Eisenhower - Clinton
1960-1969 Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson,
Richard Nixon
http://www.liberty.edu/resources/library/public/as/history/american/1960.htm
1970-1979 Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, James Carter
American History 1970-1979
Richard
M. Nixon
1980-1989 James Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Sr.,
http://www.liberty.edu/resources/library/public/as/history/american/1980.htm
The Ronald Reagan Home
Page
1990-1999 William Clinton, George Bush Jr.,
http://www.liberty.edu/resources/library/public/as/history/american/1990.htm
US Social Developments of the 20th Century
Influences from immigration
HISTORY OF
FOUNDING INFLUENCES
Frederick Jackson Turner, \The Siginificance of the Frontier\
Influence of
Immigration on American Economy
http://www.urban.org/pubs/immig/immig.htm
Western
Immigration
Lawlink
NSW: 6. Juvenile Crime in New South Wales Report: Crime Prevention Strategies
Legaltimes.com
- 20th Century Timeline
History Today: THE IDEA OF JUVENILE CRIME.
Juvenile
Justice Volume VI-Number 2, December 1999: An Evolving Juvenile Court: On the Front Lines
With Judge J. Dean Lewis
Encyclopedia.com
- Results for Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku
Klux Klan
Encyclopedia.com
- Results for Ku Klux Klan
The Civil Rights Movements
The Civil Rights Movement 1846-1972
Civil Rights Movements
Equal Rights for Women Movement
Chronology
Of The Equal Rights Amendment 1923-1996
http://www.legacy98.org/
Legacy '98: A
Short History of the Movement
Leaders
in the Women's Suffrage Movement: Women's History
US Economical Developments of the 20th Century
US Expansion in the Pacific
The Age
of Imperialism
The Diplomacy of
Involvement: American Economic Expansion across the Pacific, 1784-1900
US Constructs the Panama Canal
http://www.eclipse.co.uk/~sl5763/panama.htm
Encyclopedia.com - Results
for Panama Canal
http://kunkel.hispeed.com/panama/
The Panama Canal
Post World War I Prosperity Occurs in the US
http://home.stny.rr.com/dematteo/historysites.html
Securities and Exchange Commission
1929 Stock Market Crash
http://mypage.direct.ca/r/rsavill/Thecrash.html
Stock
Market Crash of 1929
America's
Great Depression
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/1545/
http://www.marist.edu/summerscholars/96/fdrhome.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4545/
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/depression/
NCPA Economic Issues - Effects Of
Big Government On Growth
NCPA EXECUTIVE
ALERT MJ93 : The Cost of Big Government
North American Free Trade Agreement
The
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
FedLaw - NAFTA
SICE - Trade
Agreements
Issue Focus: Welfare
Reform
ACF - Welfare Reform
Welfare Reform and the General
Welfare
Welfare Reform Resources
US States Admitted into the Nation During the 20th Century
OfficialCitySites.org: Oklahoma
Oklahoma Historical Society
http://www.otrd.state.ok.us/StudentGuide/history.html
History of New Mexico - NM
Tourism
Timeline of New Mexico History
New Mexico
New Mexico Magazine | New
Mexico History
Arizona,
an Encarta Encyclopedia Article Titled \Arizona\
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/az/state/
Arizona facts
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html
Introduction to Alaska -
The United States of America
Alaska's Many Cultures
The US50 - A guide to the state of
Alaska - History
http://www.hawaii-nation.org/admission.html
Hawaii Overview
Hawaii State Government Home Page :
About the State of Hawaii : Brief History of Hawaii
US Involvement in Wars during the 20th Century
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/EMS/WWI/WWI.html
Wars and conflicts
of the U.S. Navy
American
Involvement in World War II
World
War II (1939-1945)
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/korea/
Korean
War (1950-1953)
The Vietnam War
History of the
Vietnam War
WashingtonPost.com: Fog of War
Persian
Gulf War (1991)
US Transportion Developments During the 20th Century
Fords Model T was introduced in 1908
Ford
Motor Company Chronology
Showroom of Automotive History: The Model T
In 1933, Pasenger airlines went into business
Airline
Handbook: Chapter 1 A Brief History of Aviation
Airline Timeline resources at Business.com
In 1969, Neil Armstrong became first person to walk on the
moon.
OHS/Neil Armstrong Air &
Space Museum
http://www.artcom.com/museums/vs/mr/45895.htm
Famous People of the 20th Century in the US
FDR's elected to four terms as President of the US
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
A giant during peace and war
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~sotos/prez/z_x32fdrk.htm
Martin Luther King, Civil Rights Leader
Seattle Times:
Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.lifemag.com/Life/mlk/mlk.html
Web66:
Martin Luther King Day
Sally Ride, first American female to go up in space
http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96may/ride.html
Sally Kristen Ride | First American Woman in Space
Sally Kristen Ride | First American Woman in Space
Challenging
the Space Frontier -- Sally Ride: The Space Shuttle Program
Michael Jordon, top NBA player of all time
Michael
Jordon Still Rules N.B.A. Basketball Date:02/07/97
CNN/SI
- Michael Jordan Retires - Michael Jordon Cover Gallery - Wednesday January 13, 1999 04:12
PM
Bill Gates, wealthiest American, co-founder of Microsoft
Bill
Gates' Web Site
Why Bill
Gates is Richer than You
Bill Gates Net
Worth Page
Technology Developments during the 20th Century in US History
Automobile invention and advancements
Encyclopedia.com - Results
for Ford, Henry
GoldenEssays
- Technology
Television joined radio for news and evertainment into
American Homes
Television History
Television History: The
Beginning of a New Medium
In 1962, Telstar I became the first communications safellite
to transmit television images
http://www.shop.ieee.org/organizations/history_center/milestones_photos/telstar.html
http://roland.lerc.nasa.gov/~dglover/sat/telstar.html
Computers made space flights possible in the 1960's
http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space_ex/manexplore.html
1960's Information Time
Line
By 1980, computers had entered businesses and homes
History of computers during
1980 to 1990
History of Homecomputers
1980-1983 (story from Ace magazine)
In 1983 celluar telephones were introduced
Cellular Phones and
People Safety e-automechanic.com
NPTalk: Wireless
Technology and Cellular Phones (February 20, 2001)
The compact disc became the latest technology in sound and
storage
History of the CD. History of the
Compact Disc. -- OneOff Media, Inc
Philips & Sony ( CD )
Laptop computers in the 1990's made information age portable
History Of Personal Computing.
http://www2.umassd.edu/CISW3/other/PDA/wstuff.htm
Medical Advancement During the 20th Century in the US
Vaccinations for many diseases such as small pox and polio
Medical News
http://www.olmstedcounty.com/finance/2001bdgt/2001bdpublichealth.htm
Special treatments for cancer patients
New Technologies Provide
the Road Map to Better Cancer Treatment
CANCER
- DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Medical advancements in many surgical operations such as the
heart
Atlantic
Health Systems - Press Room - Atlantic Health System's Cardiac Emergency Training Program
Addresses Increased Public Use of Debibrillators
Recent
Advancemnets In Cardiac Surgery
Continuing research to cure AIDS victims.
CENTERS FOR AIDS RESEARCH
(CFAR)
http://www.ari.ucsd.edu/
http://www.aidsresearchatlanta.org/
Environment Changes During the 20th Century in the US
People who wanted to perserve natural resources vs.those who
favored developments
Research in the
Department Natural Resource Sciences
TIME:
Navajo vs. Navajo
Information Service -
Publications for Sale
Pollution effects on the environment
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0856526.html
http://www.jp.kids-commons.net/vc96/vc-13/envir.htm
Car Exhaust, Air Pollution;
Environment: Health Effects of Exhaust Chemicals
3 mile island nuclar disaster
The Chornobyl Nuclear Disaster
Three Mile Island: The Rest of the
Story
Three Mile Island:
A 20th Anniversary Remembrance
http://www.api.org/oilspills/valdez/
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Damage
Assessment and Restoration Office
10 years After the Valdez Oil Spill: An
Environmental Update
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/
Global Warming -- The Cooler Heads Coalition
NCDC: Global Warming