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 World War I and see photographs and diaries from soldiers. There is also information about women’s suffrage and the 1918 influenza outbreak. eThemes Resources on the Titanic, Charlie Chaplin, Angel Island immigration station, the Wright brothers, and World War I are linked.
Grades
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Links
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Great War and Jazz Age (1914-1928)
Students can read stories about World War I and the Jazz Age.
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The Costume Gallery
Students can click on different years to view information on that year's fashion. Some of the articles and fashion plate enlargements require a paid subscription. Click on 1910 for free information.
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Fashion Pictures 1910-1914
See what the fashions for women looked like from these patterns. Click on the thumbnails for a larger photograph. "Next Era" has more pattern drawings from 1914-1919. NOTE: The site has a link to a guestbook.
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PBS: Influenza 1918
Read about this illness that became rampant in 1918. Includes a timeline, maps, and major events. "Special Features" has a list of famous Americans that had the flu. NOTE: This site includes banner and other types of ads.
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Centralhome.com: A History of Tango
This dance become very popular in America in the 1910s. This site discusses its history and names recent movies that show Tango dancing. NOTE: This site includes banner and other types of ads.
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Spartacus Educational: Influenza in the First World War
Read about this illness and its quick spread around the world. NOTE: The site includes advertising.
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Sufferin' Suffarage!
This timeline shows the events that led to the 19th Amendment in 1920. See which states had already granted women the right to vote in the 1910s.
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The Library of Congress: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
This American memory collection includes photographs and materials of the campaign for women to have the right to vote in the U.S. Click on the link entitled the "National American Woman Suffrage Collection, 1848-1920" to visit another collection that has text documents.
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The Library of Congress: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment
This Library of Congress site has lots of information, images, and audio and movie files about entertainment in America from 1870-1920. Click on "Collection Connections" near the bottom for suggestions on how to use this site in the classroom.
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eThemes Resource: Immigration: Angel Island
These sites are about Angel Island, a former immigration station in San Francisco Bay that opened in the 1910s. Includes information on the experience of early Asian immigrants who came through this station. There are photos and videos of early immigration. Also includes lesson plans and suggested activities for students on the cultures of Asian immigrants.
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eThemes Resource: Titanic
These sites are about the RMS Titanic that sank in 1912. Includes information on the building of the ship, the iceberg accident, and its 1985 discovery. There are photographs and biographies of the passengers and crew. See newspaper articles that covered the disaster and personal accounts from survivors. Includes a photograph of the iceberg believed to have sunk the Titanic.
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eThemes Resource: World War I
These sites cover the events of World War I (1914-1918). Read eye witness accounts and view photographs and maps. Other topics include the assasination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand, trench warfare, Choctaw Code Talkers, President Woodrow Wilson, war propaganda, Treaty of Versailles, the Lusitania, and the Zimmerman telegram. Includes biographies, letters, images, posters, video, and audio clips.
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eThemes Resource: Famous People: Charlie Chaplin
These sites are about Charlie Chaplin. He played an important role in the American film industry. He is considered to be a "true genius of motion pictures." He co-founded United Artists in 1919.
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eThemes Resource: Aviation: Wright Brothers
These sites are about the Wright Brothers and their early airplanes. Includes biographies on Wilbur and Orville that tell about their family and careers. Discover what inspired them to build planes. Contains historical photographs, movies, diaries, interviews, and simulations.
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