• "It's A Long Way to Berlin But We'll Get There," was a patriotic song that came out during WWI. Listen to how jovial the singer is, and remember how horrid trench warfare was.
• "Over There," was another popular WWI song.
• "Brother Can You Spare A Dime," was written during the Great Depression. It is interesting to listen to the singer's references to America's history prior to the Crash.
• "Praise The Lord and Pass the Ammunition," is a song that came out in World War Two. It was inspired by a chaplain who manned an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• President Roosevelt's Declaration of War after Pearl Harbor Dec. 8, 1945.
• Neville Chamberlain's (Prime Minister of England) Declaration of War against Germany for invading Poland.
• Winston Churchill's "Finest Hour," speech is considered an example of Churchill's greatest addresses.
• (Video) Here is a sample of Adolf Hitler giving a speech. Notice how passionate and powerful he is with this address.
• This is a radio announcement of Hitler's death in 1945.
• This is a sample of Malcolm X in action. Listen to how articulate his is. Also, listen to some of his philosophies regarding race and politics.
• Here are some samples of President Nixon's addresses to the public regarding Watergate.
  • "I'm Not A Crook"
  • "I'm Resigning."
• Here is Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Address. Notice how eloquent and smooth he is with his delivery. This speech is regarded as one of the best speeches ever given, and helped coin Reagan as the "great communicator."
• This is President Bush's (Sr.) speech regarding the start of Operation Desert Fox.
• President Clinton is an extraordinary speaker, who often spoke off script. In one instance, during an address to congress, his teleprompter even went offline, but Clinton continued to deliver the speech smoothly and eloquently.
  • I am having trouble finding complete mp3 files. If you are interested go to this link and listen to some brief excerpts of Clinton's major speeches as President.
  • President Clinton on the Monica Lewinsky affair.

ONLINE BOOKS!!!!!

• The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
• Animal Farm, by George Orwell

Online Media

• American Rehtoric--Top 100 Speeches (Audio & Documents)
• More speeches (Audio)
• Civil War Music (Audio)

Good Sources of Information

• Research
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  • The Library of Congress--Excellent source for any research
  • Authentic History Site--Great for primary documents, including some images, audio & video.
  • Biography Dictionary
  • CIA World Factbook--find the general statistics of any country.
  • Middle East Info
  • How Stuff Works--have you ever wanted to know how a nuclear bomb works?
• Government
  • First Gov.--Find any Government Organization Online
  • C-Span--watch your government in action. Live video feeds and great information about current debates and discussions.
  • The NOAA Photo Library has been produced to help bring the work of one of America's most remarkable Government agencies to the American people
  • Case Study Project

    http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
    www.landmarkcases.org
    http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/
    http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
    www.findlaw.com
    http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html

• Politics
  • Political Cartoons! Awesome & Funny!!!!!!
  • Project Vote-Smart--choose your candidate based on your beliefs.
  • Skeleton Closet--Find the dirt on all the politicians--verify if the info presented is true or not.
  • Inauguration Photos for nearly every President
  • Presidential Match
  • Choose a Candidate on the Issues
  • Are you a Liberal?
  • Are you a Neo-Conservative

Links by Topic

• The Enlightenment
  • Online Encyclopedia--The Age of the Enlightenment
  • Excellent Enlightenment Links-categorized by topic
  • WSU Overview of the Enlightenment
  • Internet Modern History Sourcebook on the Enlightenment
  • The European Enlightenment
  • The Age of the Enlightenment
• The Scientific Revolution
  • Overview of the Scientific Revolution
• The Industrial Revolution
  • Overview of the Industrial Revolution
• The Harlem Renaissance
  • The Harlem Renaissance Births a Black Culture (Yale University)
  • The Harlem Renaissance (NKU)
  • The Harlem Renaissance Timeline
  • The Great Migration
  • History of the Harlem Renaissance
  • Interview with W.E.B. Du Bois
  • Poetry and Prose of the Harlem Renaissance
  • Boll Weevil
• Great Depression
  • Photo Essay on the Great Depression
  • Riding the Rails
• The Cuban Missile Crisis
  • George Washington University--excellent primary source documents
• The Vietnam War
  • Vietnam Photo Essay
• Cold War
  • CNN's Cold War Web
  • Cold War Links on the Web
  • Harvard's Cold War Project

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