US History Links

Student Site

Chapter 26: The Politics and Culture of Abundance, 1952-1960

Links

    Cold War International History Project, http://cwihp.si.edu/default.htm
"Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) Web site from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The document archives contain many previously unreleased or unpublished documents from countries on both sides of the Cold War, as well as other important documents from the post-World War II period. These documents can be searched or browsed by date, topic, author/contact, and keyword."*

    Literary Kicks: The Beat Generation, http://www.charm.net/~brooklyn/LitKicks.html
"An independent site devoted to the literature of the beat generation. Created by New York writer Levi Asher, the site includes writings by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neil Cassidy, and others; material on beats, music, religion, and film; an extensive bibliography; biographical information; and photographs."*

    Martin Luther King, Jr., http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/index.html
"A documentary and biographical treatment of Martin Luther King, Jr. Created by the Seattle Times, the site contains commentary by MLK contemporaries, a civil rights timeline, a photography exhibit, an examination of King's legacy, and a study guide with links to related topics. Some audio features are also included."*

    Senator Joe McCarthy, http://webcorp.com/mccarthy/
"A collection of audio clips from Senator Joe McCarthy's red scare period. The site was created by webcorp, a corporate Internet services company, to demonstrate some of their technology. The site includes clips from many of McCarthy's speeches and from the televised trials."*

    The Cold War in Washington State,
"The Cold War and Red Scare in Washington State Web site, authored and designed by The Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest. The main feature of the site is an extensive history of Washington State over the course of the twentieth century, with a focus on the Cold War and anticommunist movements in the united States. A timeline, glossary of terms, and document archive of over fifty sources supplement the history."*

    The Interstate Highway System and Car Culture,
http://www2.kenyon.edu/people/slomanj/roads.htm
"An examination of the social and cultural impact of the interstate highway system, which began in the 1950s. A student project from Kenyon College, the site consists of a long essay broken into eleven sections, along with images of billboards, motel architecture, advertisements, and a Levitt House design."*