Exploring+1920's

Farming in the 1920s
 * You'll get a good understanding of the events that impacted farming and life in the U.S. and the world in the 1920's on this web site created by Nebraska's Wessels Living History Farm. This comprehensive site covers such topics related to farming as machines, crops, pests, weeds, water, farm life, making money, and world events. You'll learn how country and city life differed, and how sickness was treated. When you watch interviews with members of the farming community, you'll understand the strong connection between farmers and their land and homes
 * URL: http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org

Henry Ford (1863)
 * People sometimes think that Henry Ford invented the automobile. Maybe this is because his name is so closely identified with early automobiles. Although he did not invent the automobile, he did refine the assembly line system of manufacturing automobiles so that cars became affordable for more people and could be manufactured more quickly. Earlier in his career, Ford worked with another legend, Thomas Edison, and was Edison's chief engineer. You can learn more about Ford, a man who had a profound effect on American life, when you visit the United States Department of Energy web site for kids.
 * URL: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov

Ku Klux Klan
 * The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture explains the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma. Learn when the group first invaded the state and read some background information on how the Klan was started in the late 1800s. Discover what social conditions were like in Oklahoma in the 1920s that contributed to a quickly growing Ku Klux Klan membership. The activities of the Klan and its eventual decline are explained. Links in blue on this page take you to other articles in the online encyclopedia.
 * URL: http://digital.library.okstate.edu

The 1920s: An Overview
 * The Jazz Age is the term used to describe the United States during the 1920s. A common conception about this decade is provided in the beginning of this online chapter and some common misconceptions are explained. You will discover that rather than a decade of prosperity, flappers, bootleggers, and jazz, the 1920s were actually a continual struggle between old America and new America. Groups were fighting over the use of alcohol, religion, and also gender, racial, and morality issues. The social changes that took place during this decade are presented as well.
 * URL: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu

The Crash
 * Black Tuesday was the day the stock market crashed in 1929. As economists predicted steady increases, no one was worried by a few minor setbacks earlier that year. In October, prices began to fall and brokers rushed to sell stocks in a selling frenzy. Billions of dollars were lost as people lost their life savings, businesses and banks went bankrupt, and chaos brake out. Gain a greater understanding of the extent of the losses by comparing the amount the stock market dropped in a day to the government's yearly budget or the amount spent on World War I.
 * URL: http://pbskids.org

The Politics of Prohibition: The 1920s
 * Professor Stanley Schultz's lecture notes for American History 102 at the University of Wisconsin are produced online. Lecture 17 focuses on the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Also known as the Volstead Act, the amendment prohibited the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages within the boundaries of the United States. The material here, which includes related images, is arranged under such headings as "Prohibition in a Nutshell," " The Decline of the Anglo-Saxon Class," "The Melting Pot Bubbles," and "The Melting Pot Bubbles."
 * URL: http://us.history.wisc.edu

The Roaring Twenties
 * This article on the roaring twenties explores many positive aspects of the decade. The new luxuries such as radio, automobiles, sugar substitutes, and higher product standards were becoming more prominent. A similar article on the Great Depression and the Industrial Age are available through this web site as well. The development of radio and optical glasses in the twenties is also discussed. The National Institute of Standards and Technology sponsors these articles and look at the topics from a unique perspective that is demonstrated in the articles.
 * URL: http://www.100.nist.gov

The Twenties
 * What was life like in the United States during the 1920s? Experience this time in history with a segment from "A Biography of America" from Learner.org. By completing a free registration, you will have access to a video describing the years from 1913 to 1929. As you browse the site, you are invited to decide if the twenties were really a roar or a yawn! See what the economy was like then, understand the affects of prohibition, and witness the impact of pop culture. There is a list of key events and a list of additional web sites.
 * URL: http://www.learner.org