History/Social Studies Links
- Countries/Travel/World Cultures
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Sub-saharan African Countries Interactive map of sub-Saharan African countries from the World Bank
- Portals to
the World - From the Library of Congress, this site provides links
to authoritative information about countries and areas of the world.
- Global Gateway -
Great resources for world cultures from the Library of Congress.
- World
Factbook - From the CIA. A good source of general information about
countries, most updated recently.
- Country Studies
- Another source of more in-depth information on 100 countries from the Library
of Congress. Not always as up-to-date as World Factbook.
- Background Notes -
from the U.S. state department, this site provides current demographic information
and maps of countries.
- Countries
of the World -
from Infoplease - provides information on: geography, maps, flag, history,
current ruler, area, population, capital · largest
cities, languages, ethnicity/race, religion, literacy
rate, economy, government
- A+ Country Reports -
Lots of graphics and links to news, weather,
travel information.
- BBC
News Country Profiles - history, politics and economic background
of countries plus audio and video clips
- GeographyIQ - Another source
of quick information on countries, including currency converter and rankings
- Lonely Planet Destination
Guides - Fast facts, maps and lots of travel information.
- World Flag Database - Searchable
by country name, includes flag images and facts.
- Geographic Flags -
Nice flag images, plus flag identifier, maps, country information links
- Printable
Maps - From National Geographic. Maps made for printing and copying.
- World
Atlas - Find the relative and absolute location of any country
- Maps
- This site from the University of Texas has links to maps of many different
kinds
- U.S. Gazeteer
- Find information about a city or town in the U.S., by name or zip code
- American Presidents
- American Presidents - An impressive array of resources
on American Presidents, co-produced by Kunhardt Productions and WNET, in cooperation with the National Council for
the Social Studies. Look for the presidential history resources, and find biographies, analysis, quotes, links,
and much more.
- POTUS - From the Internet Public Library, this site gives
background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each
of the presidents. Also included are links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files and more.
- American Presidents: Life Portraits - From CSPAN, this
site contains complete video archives of the television series, plus other resources. Searchable
- American Experience: The Presidents - From PBS, this
site has extensive information on 20th century presidents, with emphasis on Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Reagan.
- The Dwight Eisenhower Library and Museum - materials
relating the life and accomplishments of the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower, including many primary source
documents.
- By Popular Demand - Copyright free images of American
presidents and first ladies from the Library of Congress American Memory Collection
- The American Presidency - From Groliers, a selection
of encyclopedia and other feature articles on presidents, the presidency, and related issues.
- Public Papers of the President -
compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records
Administration, this site includes records from 1991 forward
- General
- Librarians' Index to the Internet - Use
the site librarians use.
- Talking History - A collection of audio
documentaries, speeches, debates, oral histories, and other archival audio sources.
- Massachusetts Historical
Society - A great resource for Mass. history.
- Mass Moments - A different
story every day from Massachusetts history, presented in audio and print
by the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities
- Eyewitness to History -
History from the perspective of those who lived it.
- Encyclopedia of World History -
from Bartlby, this site includes more than 20,000 entries that span the
millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000
- Best of History Websites
- by Thomas Daccord, history teacher and instructional technology consultant
at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, this site rates and links to
many history resources on the web.
- The History Net - Created
by the National Historical Society, this site is full of information about
both American and World history.
- Internet History
Sourcebooks- public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use.
- Digital History
- from the University of Houston, includes a history textbook, primary sources,
multimedia exhibits and more on American History.
- The History Channel
- From A&E Television, this extensive site features today in history,
famous speeches, timelines, and more. Searchable.
- American Memory - From the
Library of Congress, this site contains primary source materials relating
to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than
7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections
- America's Story -
From the Library of Congress for children
- National Geographic -
Maps, flags, historical, geographic, and natural history topics covered,
plus links to TV specials and much more from the "World’s Largest Nonprofit
Scientific and Educational Organization".
- Links to the Past - Provides
information on National Parks and their historical significance. You can
e-mail a question to a historian, but allow a few days for a reply.
- Time Capsule - Type
in any date and find a summary of events, popular songs, sports news and
more.
- WhoWhatWhen
- Create a customized timeline of any period or person's lifetime from 1000B.C.
to the present (requires java)
- The History
Website Directory - A list of links to history related web sites.
- Gazeteer - The Columbia
Gazeteer of North America, from Bartleby.com
- FirstGov - Gateway to the
20,000 government web sites with over 27 million pages of information. Organized
by topic or by branch of government and searchable.
- Guide to Law
- from the U.S. Law Library of Congress this annotated guide includes links
to reliable sites for legal information.
- Thomas - From the Library of
Congress, this site provides a variety of information about Congress, including
votes, the status of legislation and committees. It also links to other
sites providing information on government.
- National Geographic Map Machine
Find nearly any place on earth with this online atlas
- Library of
Congress Map Collection - Americana and Cartographic Treasures of
the Library of Congress, mostly historical maps not covered by copyright
restrictions.
- Maps -
This site from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University
of Texas also has links to all kinds of map sites.
- Plimoth Plantation
- Investigating the first Thanksgiving
- U.S. Department of DefenseThe official Department
of Defense Web site that features news, briefings by Pentagon officials, and more.
- Competitive Enterprise InstituteA non-profit public
policy organization that is concerned with environmental and other issues.
- Holocaust
- The Holocaust History Projecct - a free archive of documents,
photographs, recordings, and essays regarding the Holocaust. Start with the Short Essays section
- Personal
Histories - From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this site includes personal stories
of those who experienced the Holocaust.
- The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students
- Organized by theme, this site uses text, historical photographs, an overview of the Holocaust.
- Holocaust Encyclopedia -
Arranged by topic or searchable, this site contains brief, informative
articles about many aspects of the Holocaust.
- America
and the Holocaust - from PBS, this site includes and enhanced transcript of the video, a timeline, and
brief articles on people and events.
- HOLOCAUST: The Untold Story - an interactive exhibit
that seeks to explain why American news media downplayed news of the Holocaust
- Yad
Vashem About the Holocaust - Links to many resources including a detailed timeline of the events
leading up to and during the Holocaust
- Yad
Vashem About the Holocaust - Shoah Resource Center - another part of the site with information on topics
such as the Nazi rise to power, Antisemitism, the Nazi Camps, with photos and other primary source documents
- Rescuers from the Holocaust - true stories narrated by
six rescuers accompanied by the narratives of thirteen people whom they rescued.
- The Dutch Resistance and the OSS
- from the CIA, this site gives a history of the Dutch resistance.
- The
Rise of Hitler - from TheHistoryPlace.com, this site includes 24 'chapters' that trace
Hitler's life from birth to dictatorship.
- Auschwitz-Birkenau -
From the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
- Voices
of the Holocaust - Audio testimony and transcripts from Holocaust
survivors - also check the student information cards
- Anti-Semitism and Holocaust
- from Christian Action for Israel
- Propaganda - primary source material from The German Propaganda Archive by a Calvin College Professor
- Nazi anti-Semitic Catechism
- Trust No Fox
- Excerpts from Nazi children's books
- A Nazi pamphlet for teachers