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Decades in American History
Decades Assignment
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MLA Works Cited
Virtual
Reference Books
Americans
at War
This unique, four-volume set explains the mobilization for
war and how wars themselves have altered the fabric of everyday life.
The encyclopedia places major American conflicts, from the Colonial
Wars through the War on Terrorism, in the context of cultural and social
events and conditions on the homefront.
http://find.galegroup.com/
Bowling,
Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th Century America
The hairstyles, slang terms, advertising jingles, pop
music sensations, described as popular culture is covered in
this five-volume reference. Major topics include products and brands, toys
and games, music and dance, holidays, shopping, sports, and movements.
http://find.galegroup.com/
Fashion,
Costume and Culture
Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from
prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of
human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces
to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people
who made them, and their uses. This set shows how clothing, headwear,
body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious,
and societal beliefs.
http://find.galegroup.com/
St.
James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
Includes more than 2,700 signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written
by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward
reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and, where appropriate,
photographs and textual cross-references to related essays.
http://find.galegroup.com/
UXL
American Decades
Covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending
in 1999. Each decade is covered in a single comprehensive volume. Chapters
begin with a chronology of world events and a general overview of the
decade. Within each topic, alphabetically arranged entries discuss historically
important events, issues, definitions of difficult concepts or terms,
and other interesting trivia and sideline stories.
http://find.galegroup.com/
General Sites
ABC-CLIO American
History
Search by the assigned Decade. Example: 1960's. Includes Primary Source documents,
Biographies, Images and Timelines.
http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/login.aspx
History Channel
Look for Search Any Topic in History and pull down the menu in Search by Time
lines to your decade.
http://historychannel.com/
Film History by Decade
Information about the film industry for each decade and listings of
top films in each year.
http://www.filmsite.org/filmh.html
This Day in History
Select a month and day to learn what happened throughout the centuries.
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
Famous Birthdays
Find out what famous people were born month by month.
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/
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