Whitley, Peggy. "1920-1929." American Cultural History. Lone Star College-Kingwood Library, 1999. Web. 7 Feb. 2011This Web site was written and designed by Peggy Whitley. Ms. Whitley is a renowned historian who specializes in the post-world war i era, specifically the 1920s. The purpose of this website is to inform people of the culture of the 1920s, and provide a baseline of knowledge from which you can expand. The value of this source lies in its concise wording- clearly stating the influential facts/people of the 1920s and their effect. The limitation lies in its brevity as well. The lack of detail makes this source less informative and gives less context to the time.
"Lecture 8: The Age of Anxiety: Europe in the 1920s (1)." The History Guide. Web. 03 May 2012. <http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture8.html>.This site was written by Steven Kreis. Steven Kreis has extensive knowledge and education, earning his Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia (History, 1990), his M.A. University of Missouri-Columbia (History, 1984), as well as his B.A. Boston University (Philosophy and Political Science, 1977. The purpose of the site is to give an informative lecture on the Age of Anxiety, and the different factors which influenced it. The value of the source lies in the reliability of the author as well as the incredible source of information- clear and concise- but still informative. The limitation lies in the bias which the author has most likely developed through his years of research.
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