SS5H2  Describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America.
  • ​b.     Describe the cultural developments and individual contributions in the 1920s of the Jazz Age (Louis Armstrong), the Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes), baseball (Babe Ruth), the automobile (Henry Ford), and transatlantic flight (Charles Lindbergh).

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

FCS Provided Resources

Gale Biography In Context
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Gale Kids InfoBits
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BrainPOP
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Safari Montage
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Additional Resources

The Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photos, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
The Library’s central mission is to provide Congress, and then the federal government, and the American people with a rich, diverse, and enduring source of knowledge that can be relied upon to inform, inspire, and engage
them, and support their intellectual and creative endeavors.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education has curated images, videos, and lesson plans for use in all grade levels.  You will need a Discovery Education username and password to access these resources.  See your METI for assistance if you need to set up an account.
Smithsonian Learning Lab
The Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access created the Smithsonian Learning Lab to inspire the discovery and creative use of its rich digital materials—more than a million images, recordings, and texts. ​
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The Louis Armstrong House Museum 
​The mission of the Louis Armstrong House Museum is to collect, arrange, preserve, catalog, and make available to the public materials relating to the life and career of Louis Armstrong.

Available on YouTube

​Louis Armstrong "Dinah" 1933
​Louis Armstrong "Tiger Rag" 1932              
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