20th Century History in the Yahoo! Directory

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
Including information on socio-economic trends, systems of government, wars, and religion.
users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
The top twenty achievements in terms of their impact on the quality of life, chosen by the National Academy of Engineering and its collaborators.
www.greatachievements.org
Titanic, The@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Shipwrecks/RMS_Titanic
BoondocksNet.com [read review]
Considers the history of imperialism. Covers such topics as anti-imperialism in the U.S., Mark Twain's writings on the Philippine-American War, political cartoons, Rudyard Kipling, and the World's Fairs.
www.boondocksnet.com
World History
E-texts and maps by Frank Smitha. Covers antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the twentieth century.
www.fsmitha.com
Legacy Project, The [read review]
Working to build a cultural and artistic library of scholarly research and innovative presentations of the many historical tragedies of the 20th century.
www.legacy-project.org
Pop History Now
Features a random year in pop history every weekday. Covers music, televison, movies, news, and politics.
www.pophistorynow.com
The Dictatorship.com [read review]
Takes a slightly more tongue-in-cheek approach to highlighting the actions and atrocities of some of the century's famous dictators.
www.thedictatorship.com
1918 Influenza Pandemic (8)
dir.yahoo.com/.../20th_Century/1918_Influenza_Pandemic
1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco
Images and history.
www.sanfranciscomemories.com/ppie/panamapacific.html
Geneva Convention of 1949@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Geneva_Conventions/Geneva_Convention_of_1949
Piltdown Man Hoax@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Human_Evolution/Piltdown_Man_Hoax
Roaring Twenties, The
Historical snapshot of life in the 1920s as recorded in period publications. Primarily focused on the United States.
www.1920-30.com
EyeWitness: The 20th Century
First-hand accounts of historic events including sinking of the Titanic, 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Lindbergh's flight over Atlantic, and Scott's 1912 expedition to the South Pole.
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/20frm.htm
Time 100
Presents the most important people of the 20th Century, as selected by the editors. Also features the results of a readers poll.
www.time.com/time/time100/index.html
League of Nations (9)
dir.yahoo.com/.../20th_Century/League_of_Nations
Lectures on 20th Century Europe
Lectures on Europe in the 20th century, Nietzsche to the fall of Soviet Communism. Part of The History Guide.
www.historyguide.org/europe/europe.html
Cottingley Fairies Hoax@
Learn about Cottingley Fairies, the mysterious photos of fairies taken by two English girls which later was disclosed as fake. Sites feature the story, legends of fairies, photographs, theories, alternative views, and critique of the fairies on film.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Fairies/Cottingley_Fairies
20th Century Women
Journal of stories from the lives of women, recording their places in the workplace and society.
www.20thcenturywomen.com
People's Century
Relive the events of the 20th century through the eyes of the people who witnessed them. This site features a timeline of 20th century world events, teaching notes, and more.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury