Decade: 1900-1909
Students can learn about the Progressive Era using these sites. Find out about Andrew Carnegie and William Jennings Bryan. Investigate the Monroe Doctrine. Included are eThemes resources on Teddy Roosevelt, the Spanish American War, 1904 World’s Fair, changes in America since 1900, and the decade from 1910 to 1919.
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Progressive Era (1890-1913)
This site has many links to stories about the Progressive Era.
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BrainPOP: Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution led to the progressive era. Watch the movie and then take the quiz. NOTE: Site available by subscription only.
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FactMonster: Nature of the Industrial Revolution
Students can read this encyclopedia article. NOTE: The site includes ads.
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San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Watch a video of the aftermath of the earthquake.
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Andrew Carnegie
Students can view a history time line and learn about Andrew Carnegie.
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PBS: The Richest Man in the World
Students can investigate the interactive timeline about Andrew Carnegie and much more.
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William Jennings Bryan
Learn about this "gifted speaker, lawyer, three-time presidential candidate and devout Protestant."
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Vassar: William Jennings Bryan
Find out about the personality of this great orator.
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William Jennings Bryan Recognition Project
This site is sponsored by the Agribusiness Council. There are photographs of the "great commoner" and background information.
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Galveston Storm
Students can learn about this 1900 hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas. The silent movie is slow to load.
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Scholastic: 1898: America Becomes a Pacific Power
Read a portion of this Pearl Harbor timeline.
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BBC: Theodore Roosevelt
Read this brief biography of Roosevelt. NOTE: The "Talk" link leads to message boards.
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Cartoon Animation
Students can learn about the history of animation. There are videos to watch which are slow to load.
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Monroe Doctrine
Read an excerpt from President James Monroe's seventh annual message to Congress in December of 1823. Teddy Roosevelt used the Monroe doctrine and adapted it with his Roosevelt corollary in 1905. NOTE: This site includes ads.
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Roosevelt Corollary and the Monroe Doctrine
Students can read excerpts from speeches by Roosevelt and Monroe. Click on "Monroe Doctrine" for more of Theodore Roosevelt's writing.
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US Department of State
Students can learn about the Roosevelt corollary and other interests that effected the United States from the years of 1899-1913.
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eThemes Resource: U.S. President: Theodore Roosevelt
Learn about the life and political career of Theodore Roosevelt. Includes audio and video clips as well as timelines, photographs, quizzes, and biographies.
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eThemes Resource: St. Louis World's Fair, 1904
These sites have information about the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Includes visitors and the nations they represented, attractions, foods, exhibits, and antiques.
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eThemes Resource: Changes in America since 1900
Here are resources on population, environment, communication, transportation, human rights, and other areas that have changed significantly in America in the last 100 years. There are timelines, statistics, images, original documents, animations, and other interactive features.
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eThemes Resource: Schools 100 Years Ago: Turn of the 20th Century
What was it like to go to school in the late 1800's and early 1900's? How big were the schools, how many grades? Investigates clothing, games, songs, and lifestyles. There is one site on frontier culture.
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eThemes Resource: Decade: 1910-1919
Read about life in America during the 1910s. View the fashions of this time. Read about the Tango and silent movies that were popular. Learn about WWI and see photographs and diaries from soldiers. Topics include inventions during the 1901s such as air conditioners and radio receivers. There is also information about women suffrage and the 1918 Influenza outbreak.
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eThemes Resource: Spanish American War
These sites are about the Spanish American War. Learn about the influence of media on the war. Read letters from the soldiers, view several photographs, movie clips, and timeline and listen to music composed during that time. There are other primary documents from the war such as maps and newspaper articles. Includes lesson plans and a study guide.
