Internet links
These links are meant only as a starting point for your research. Before you begin it is imperative that you read some of the material on how to assess the quality of websites. Simply because material is found on the internet does not necessarily make it accurate, nor useful, nor it is necessarily primary material which is to be the core of the research paper. It is also imperative that you know how to cite the internet sources correctly in both your references and your bibliography. For further information in these areas see the related sites under the Writing and Research link for this course.
The following sites are some of the more useful as starting points for research. This is by no means an exhaustive list, and many of the sites listed are particularly good in providing links to other related sites. This list will be added to throughout the term, so remember to update this page regularly.
Anti-Imperialism in the United States, 1898-1935
This is the most comprehensive site comprised of speeches, articles, photographs, letters, etc., for any aspect of the anti-imperialist movement in the Unites States in the first decades of the twentieth century. While there are some excellent materials here on the Spanish-American War, the scope of the site is much more encompassing. Contained within this site are excellent subsites such as women in the debate about imperialism, African Americans in the Anti-Imperialist movement, The White Man's Burden and its Critics which is a reprint of Kipling's poem and fifty responses to it, and organizational platforms and petitions. Definitely a site worth spending some time at.
Imperialism in the Making of America
Another excellent site which, while it does not address the question of the Spanish American War exclusively, provides excellent insights into the America of the 1890s which produced the war. The site provides an index and links by author and subject to online articles from important American magazines from 1890 to 1901.
The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War
A Library of Congress site containing commentary and documents about the prewar period and the war itself.
The Spanish-American War Centennial Website
An eclectic list of links to almost anything to do with the war. There are some very good links here, but they need to be sifted through to determine their usefulness.
The complete edition online of Theodore Roosevelt's book on his experiences in the Spanish-American war, originally published in 1899.
Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film
This is part of the American Memory Project from the Library of Congress. If your computer has the capabilities it is well worth visiting to see and hear TR himself.
Doughboy Center: The Story of the American Expeditionary Forces
A mix of secondary materials and primary documents which cover most aspects of the American military effort in Europe. Of particular note in this site is the letters, diaries, and biographies section which contains more than thirty personal accounts of the American war experience.
This is probably the largest and most eclectic of the WW1 sites. The orientation of the site is more British and European, but there is some relevant American material.
A very extensive set of links to almost any aspect of the war. The material is more global than American, and the sites linked are of varying usefulness and quality, but it could serve as a starting point for some topics
A massive site of primary documents, commentary articles, and further links for WW1. It can be searched by year or topic. An excellent site for ww1 material, but the American content is limited.
An extensive collection of letters from a soldier posted in the US during the war. An interesting collection of letters.
An extensive collection of letters from an American soldier to his sweetheart from 1917 to 1919.
An extensive collection of letters to and from France, as well as newspaper excerpts and postcards. A very rich site and well worth some time.
Recollections of a Buck Private**
The diary of Clarence Richmond from enlistment in early 1918 to the end of the war in France. Richmond had kept a diary during the war and rewrote the diary in memoir form shortly after the war.
Personal Letters of a Driver at the Front
A collection of letters detailing life as an ambulance driver in France in 1915 and published privately in 1916. It contains some good observations and details about the war.
The War With Germany: A Statistical Summary
Excerpted from the book of the same title, this is part of Colonel Ayers' report to the U.S. Government in 1919 on casualties, hospitalization, and disease.
Part of the Trenches on the Web site, there are 56 posters which can be viewed as thumbnails or enlarged. A good collection of government produced posters on all aspects of the war effort at the homefront.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1830 to 1930
This is an absolutely excellent site for primary materials. The site is divided by subject projects and three projects in particular are of value for this course. For an interesting aspect of the peace movement prior to America's entry into the war see Women's Peace Movements to European Capitals, 1915. For the debate over the expansion of the American military and its impact on the peace movement, see Pacifism vs. Patriotism in Women's Organizations of the 1920s. Also for the 1920s see the project on the Women's International League of Peace and Freedom and Right-Wing Attacks, 1923-31.
WWI: The Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia
A useful internet source for providing overview background on personalities and events for the U.S. during WWI, as well as some limited documents. A good starting point for background but without much depth. Not suitable as a research source.
World War One Archive: Special Topics and Commentary Articles
This portion of the much larger site contains links to some very interesting contemporary publications online. See for example The American Negro in the World War (1919) by Emmett Scott; American Women and the World War (1918) by Ida Clarke; The Repression of War Experience (1918) by Dr. W. Rivers; or The Vanguard of American Volunteers (1919) by Edwin Morse.
A photographic look at a U.S. Army hospital during the war. A limited site, but the images are useful in enhancing the perspective provided by the written documentation of the war.
Uncle Sam's Army Boys (1919)
This is an online edition of a juvenile fiction novel based on the war. It is an interesting genre through which to explore values and attitudes about the war. For another example see Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines (1919). In both cases a reading of the opening chapter provides an interesting method of looking at war and America at this time.
Soldier and Dramatist: The Letters of Harold Chapin (1916)
This is an online version of the complete 1916 edition of over 100 letters written in 1914 and 1915 by an American who went to Britain to join British forces before the U.S. entered the war, and who was killed in battle in 1915.
Marion's View: The Letters of Marion McCune Rice
A collection of 48 letters of an American nurse who spent several years in Europe as a nurse during the war. Some interesting material, but not all the letters are dated. This is part of the larger An American Nurse at War site which, which it has a commercial orientation, does have some useful materials for the war.
A good collection of letters from an American woman serving with a French army hospital at the front. Published in book form during the war to generate contributions to overseas hospitals, the letters provide a good look at the work of a war nurse and of the casualties and conditions in the hospitals.
World War II Propaganda Posters
A collection of thirty one American World War II posters.
A collection of thirty posters and photographs depicting various aspects of the homefront experience.
This is part of the very extensive Kingdom of History(?!) site and links to many aspects of the war. The site below on women and the homefront is a subsite of this larger site. Another useful subsite on the personal side of the war is the First Person Accounts, Letters Home, Diaries & Journals. The links are of varying quality and usefulness, but they are a good starting point for this aspect of the war.
A very extensive list of links on all aspects of women and the homefront during WWII from the much more extensive site linked above. The sites which are linked are of varying quality and usefulness, but there is some very solid material available through here. Not all links appear to be operational though.
The stories of eight women who participated in the war as broadcasters, photographers, or journalists.
An exhibit from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) which highlights the various roles Americans occupied during the war. A good overview site with some interesting documents and photographs.
Another exhibit by NARA which through the use of over thirty posters provides an important look at the propaganda efforts of the American government directed at its citizens.
A site maintained by Northwestern University. It has a searchable database of over 300 posters from the beginning to the end of the war.
A collection of American government posters with commentary. This is a small exhibit organized by the Smithsonian Institute, but well done and worth a visit.
This is part of the much more extensive Avalon Project from Yale Law School. It is a good collection of documents, concerned primarily with diplomatic matters.
Documents Related to World War II
An extensive collection of documents from 1938 to the end of the war. The focus is international and largely diplomatic, but there is some good American content, particularly for materials by FDR.
World War II: Images From the Homefront
A small eclectic collection of images and memorabilia from the American homefront. It includes some images of ration books, postcards, and anti-Japanese propaganda. An interesting look at some of the racism underlying the American war effort.
World War II Radio: News Broadcasts
If your system has the audio capabilities, this site will allow you to hear broadcasts such as the announcement that Pearl Harbor has been bombed, live reports from the beaches on D-Day, or President Truman announcing the use of the Atomic bomb on Japan. This material is part of a very interesting site by Byron Center High School. Through this site you can access other WWII audio clips, as well as a range of material on other topics throughout the twentieth century. An interesting eclectic collection of material worth a look and listen.
Internment of San Francisco Japanese
This is part of an excellent online site created by the Museum of the City of San Francisco. At the site there are more than sixty online articles and editorials from local newspapers from 1942 on the subject of Japanese internment.
An online exhibition by the University of Washington about the internment of Japanese Americans. A very good site with some interesting documents and letters. Worth a visit.
The American Declaration of War on Japan, 1941
If your computer has audio capabilities you can hear the broadcast of FDR's request to Congress requesting a declaration of war against Japan on December 7, 1941.
The
American Experience: Vietnam Online
An excellent site produced by PBS
Vietnam:
Historical Text Archive
A site maintained by Mississippi State with links to
a variety of Vietnam related sites.
The
Wars for Vietnam: 1945 to 1975
A site located at Vassar College which provides a good
overview of the wars and an extensive document section online. Also
links to other sites.
Investigating
the Vietnam War
Another good starting point for links.
Country
Joe and the Fish Homepage
An important sixties band blending commercialism and
protest.
The
Vietnam War Internet Project
Am extensive site which leans heavily to the military
side of the war.
Department
of National Defence: Vietnam Links
An extensive list of links on all aspects of the war.
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy: Vietnam
A very extensive list of links to sites and primary documents on American foreign policy as it related to Vietnam from 1941 onwards.
A link to sites with letters to and from Vietnam to family and friends. For a particularly extensive site see Paul O'Connell's 80 letters home.
Links to stories and memoirs by nurses and about nurses, both during the war and afterwards.
A rich source of links to other Vietnam sources and links pages.
Vietnam: A Soldier's Perspective
A limited but useful starting point on the human side of the war.
Shining Angels: Nurses, Women, and Vietnam
A good set of links to the experiences of women in Vietnam, as well as links to organizations and to other general Vietnam links pages.
Remembrance: Reflections, Memories, and Images of Vietnam Past
Links to images, poems, stories, songs, etc. from or about the Vietnam era. A good eclectic collection (the index alone prints to 19 pages) of some very personal and poignant sites. As a sampling see for example From the Heart, a collection of short stories and poems; Top's Tent, poems by a vet; poems of John Musgrave; a short story entitled Two Sons; a story entitled Comrades in Arms about a visit to the Wall in Washington; and Friendly Fire, the story of one soldier's first combat experience.
Sites about the Vietnam War and Vietnam Veterans
An extensive set of links to Vietnam War homepages, literature of the Vietnam War, and to Vietnam Veterans' sites.
A collection of short recollections about soldiers' experiences at Christmas in Vietnam. An interesting perspective on the soldiers' experiences using a single theme as a focus.
The My Lai Court Martial Trial
This is one of the trials at the Famous American Trials site, an excellent means to explore important and controversial aspects of American history. The court martial trial includes court excerpts, opinion polls, peers reports, and a section on the law of war. A very good look at the less celebrated side of the Vietnam war.
Documents of the Interwar Period, 1918 to 1939
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