Useful Links - "Landeskunde" U.S.A.
| General sites | |
| USA Erklärt | Es gibt keinen Mangel an deutschsprachigen Blogs über die USA. Aber sie sind irgendwie alle damit beschäftigt, das Land entweder als des Satans neue Heimat zu verdammen oder es als das neue Paradies zu vergöttern. Ein Blog, in dem einfach beschrieben wird, wie die Dinge funktionieren - was eine Nationalgarde ist, wie man Sheriff wird, was Root Beer ist - scheint es nicht zu geben. Und genau diese Lücke soll dieses Blog schließen: “USA Erklärt” will in leicht lesbarer Form Hintergrundwissen über die USA anbieten. Aufhänger ist dabei meist ein aktuelles Ereignis, an dem ein Grundprinzip erklärt werden kann. Die Einträge gehen damit vom Speziellen zum Allgemeinen und geben dabei idealerweise Wissen weiter, das jeder - ob rabiater Ami-Hasser oder eingefleischter Apple-Pie-Fan - nützlich finden kann. |
| See America | encyclopedic information on all 50 states |
| About the U.S.A. | website of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin |
| The US50 | encyclopedic information on all 50 states |
| US Holidays & Costumes | |
| InfoUSA: Authoritative resource for foreign audiences seeking information about American society, political processes, official U.S. policies and culture (U.S. Department of State) | |
| Government | |
| World Wide Web Resources on the American Presidency in the 20th Century | |
| "The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden" at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. | |
| White House | |
| FBI | |
| The Atlas of the Presidential Elections | |
| The NASA | |
| Presidential Elections 2004 | |
| Vote USA 2004: BBC "In Depth" feature | |
| Campaign 2004: New York Times full coverage | |
| Elections 2004 - Washington Post full coverage | |
| The Atlas of the Presidential Elections | |
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Native Americans |
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| US History | |
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The Mayflower web page |
excellent information about the ship, the Pilgrims, the crossing |
| Ellis Island | |
| Conduct an interview with Dr. Martin Luther King! | |
| Martin Luther King | |
| The Charters of Freedom: The Declaration of Independence (National Archives and Records Administration) | |
| American Presidents - Life Portraits (biographical facts, key events of each presidency, presidential places, reference material) | |
| The Lewis & Clark Expedition | When they launched their wooden boats up the Missouri and into the wilderness in 1802, Lewis and Clark were charting the future of America. |
| The Authentic History Center | The Authentic History Center is comprised of images of artifacts, sounds, and written letters and diaries. |
| Cultural sites | |
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The purpose of these pages is to present a series of web guides on the decades of the twentieth century. |
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Living a Simple
Life: the Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Audio File (RealPlayer needed) |
Members of this religious
group live much like their ancestors did long ago. Lancaster is a popular place for visitors to see how the "Plain People" exist in the modern world. |
| Michael Moore's official website | |
| Gun violence in America | Materialien eines Englisch-LK zu "Bowling for Columbine |
| Tourism hot spots | |
| Photo tour of New York City | Experience the Big Apple as a virtual visitor |