SS5H4The student will describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America.
b. Describe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920s of the Jazz Age (Louis Armstrong), the
Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes),baseball (Babe Ruth), the automobile (Henry Ford), and the airplane
(Charles Lindbergh).
A great place to start your research is by using Encyclopedia Britannica. In order to access this resource
through Galileo, use the following link http://www.galileo.usg.edu/kids/henry-k12/ . You will need to
type in the password for Galileo. We discussed the current password in class and it is listed on the board
in my room. If you know the password, you will be able to access this resource from home too.
Langston Hughes
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/langston-hughes
http://www.biography.com/people/langston-hughes-9346313?page=1
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ho-Jo/Hughes-Langston.html
http://www.datesandevents.org/people-timelines/23-langston-hughes-timeline.htm
https://sites.google.com/site/langstonhughesmemorial/Home/history
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_hughes_1.html
Louis Armstrong
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/louisarmstrong/preview.we
ml (Remember, you will have to log in to this site during school hours using our password.)
http://www.biography.com/people/louis-armstrong-9188912
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/armstrong/
http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/louie_armstrong/overview.htm
http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/Louis-Armstrong.htm
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_louis_1.html
Babe Ruth
http://www.baberuth.com/
http://www.baberuthcentral.com/kids-clubhouse/stuff-listen-watch/
http://www.bookrags.com/biography/george-herman-ruth-jr/
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/George+Herman+Ruth
Henry Ford
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/henry_ford.php
http://www.biography.com/people/henry-ford-9298747
http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventors/a/HenryFord.htm
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/henryford.htm
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf/
http://www.willamette.edu/~fthompso/MgmtCon/Henry_Ford.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/btford.html
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_ford_1.html
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAford.htm
http://www.factmonster.com/biography/var/henryford.html
Charles Lindbergh
http://www.biography.com/people/charles-lindbergh-9382609
http://www.charleslindbergh.com/history/
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/hauptmann/clindbergh.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/timeline/index.html
http://www.factmonster.com/biography/var/charleslindbergh.html
http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs/index.php/charles-lindbergh
http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/charles-lindbergh.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/lindbergh-charles-augustus-1902-74-american-aviator.html
Duke Ellington
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_ellington_duke.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/duke-ellington-9286338
Jesse Owens
http://www.biography.com/people/jesse-owens-9431142
http://www.jesse-owens.org/about2.html
Orville and Wilbur Wright
http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers
http://www.famousscientists.org/wilbur-and-orville-wright/
http://wright.nasa.gov/wilbur.htm
http://www.wright-house.com/wright-brothers/Wrights.html
George Washing Carver
http://www.biography.com/people/george-washington-carver-9240299#synopsis
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/george_washington_carver.php
http://www.livescience.com/41780-george-washington-carver.html
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/george-washington-carver
Alexander Graham Bell
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/alexander_graham_bell.php
http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/alexander-graham-bell
http://www.biography.com/people/alexander-graham-bell-9205497
Thomas Edison
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/thomas_edison.php
http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/thomas-edison
http://www.biography.com/people/thomas-edison-9284349#synopsis
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/edison/000_story_02.asp
http://www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/index.htm
Marie Curie
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/women_leaders/marie_curie.php
http://www.biography.com/people/marie-curie-9263538
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/marie-curie-docu.html
http://www.aip.org/history/curie/scandal1.htm
Benjamin Franklin
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/ben_franklin.php
http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-franklin-9301234
http://learn.fi.edu/franklin/inventor/inventor.html
Steve Jobs
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/entrepreneurs/steve_jobs.php
http://www.biography.com/people/steve-jobs-9354805#synopsis
Johannes Gutenberg
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/johannes_gutenberg.php
http://www.biography.com/people/johannes-gutenberg-9323828
http://www.gutenberg.de/english/erfindun.htm
http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/johannes-gutenberg-inventions-facts-accomplishments.html#lesson