World History
History and Politics Out Loud
Speeches from: Winston Churchill, William J Clinton, William Orville Douglas,
Arthur J Goldberg, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Lyndon B Johnson, John F Kennedy,
Robert F Kennedy, Nikita S Khrushchev, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Lewis,
George C Marshall, Eileen McCann, Richard M. Nixon, A. Philip Randolph, Franklin
D Roosevelt, Earl Warren, Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young, Jr.
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Gale
Resources
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Grolier
Encyclopedias
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for more]
The
Enlightenment
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Historians
and Philosophers
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Age
of Enlightenment
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LucidCafe
Library--Biographies
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Test
your knowledge! Ether Game
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Age
of Reason/The Enlightenment
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French Revolution by HistoryWiz
Start with "Liberte,
Egalite, Fraternite and go on the interactive tour of the beginnings of the
French Revolution.
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French Revolution
An overview of the French Revolution from David Cody, Associate
Professor of English, Hartwick College.
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Liberty, Equality, Fraternity:
Exploring the French Revolution
Social causes, the monarchy, human
rights, songs, maps, a timeline and a glossary are included here.
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Chronology of the French Revolution
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The French Revolution
Summary,
explanation and more.
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French Revolution
: 1789-1799: Revolutionary Upheaval
People, events and a timeline.
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The French Revolution:
1789-1793
Divided
down by events, biographies and a timeline.
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The French Revolution
From
Encyclopedia.com
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The French Revolution Websites
from About.com
Extensive webguide by "About.com"
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Europe in Retrospect: The French
Revolution
Article from Britannica.com
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HistoryWiz: The French Revolution
The Guillotine, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon and more
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Inventions Lesson Plan
From Mr. Copeland's
World History class
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Samuel
Slater: Father of the American Industrial Revolution
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Internet
Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution
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Industrial
Revolution
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more]
Industrial
Revolution and Victorian Culture
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Industrial
Inventions
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Child
Labor Photographs by Lewis W. Hine
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more]
Imperialism
Discusses
China, Japan, Africa, Middle East, America and India
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Imperialism Resources
Africa, Asia, India.
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The Age of Imperialism
During the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries, the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism,
extending its political and economic influence around the globe. That pivotal
era in the history of our nation is the subject of this on-line history.
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Imperialism and the Balance
of Power
Maps showing Colonial Empires of
1914 and government revenues.
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The Age of Imperialism (History
Wiz)
Maps showing Colonial Empires of
1914 and government revenues.
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Imperialism in India
Linked is information on: imperialism
from 1498-1740, British vs. French 1740-1761, East India Company, the Sepoy
Rebellion, India Nationalism and the fall of the empire.
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Why did the British Empire expand
so rapidly between 1870 and 1900?
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British Dominion In Asia, 1894/1910
From the University of Hong Kong.
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Statistics
on the Extent of Colonialism
From Mount Holyoke College.
Imperialism
in China
List of links.
Rudyard Kipling: The White Man's
Burden
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Websites for European Imperialism
and Regional Responses
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The Boxer Rebellion
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Empire in Africa, Asia and the
Pacific
Topics include: THE BOXER REBELLION , THE BRITISH IN AFRICA
, THE FRENCH AROUND THE WORLD, THE GERMANS IN AFRICA, ASIA AND THE SOUTH SEAS,
THE DUTCH, PORTUGUESE AND BELGIANS,
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Latin America - Conquistadors,
Colonialism, and Dictatorships
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The
French in West Africa
From Jim Jones of West Chester University.
THE HAITIAN
REVOLUTION
From
the Library of Congress.
Russian Revolution
Series
of links to the Russian Revolution
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Chronology of Russia
From
Bucknell University, select the time period you need.
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Russian Revolutionaries 1914-1920
Find information on the Events, the People, and the Political Groups of this
time period
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The Russian Revolution (1917-1921)
Great
summary of the events leading up to the revolution, with a timeline, context
of the situation, terms, people and events from SparkNotes.
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Russian Revolution
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The Bolshevik Revolution
Short
summary from the Library of Congress.
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Russian Revolutions of 1917
Summarization
of the important events from Encarta Encyclopedia.
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Clickable map of postwar Soviet
Union
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The Soviet Union, 1918-1945
This map shows the land comprising
the Soviet Union with additional areas annexed from 1940-1945.
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WHKMLA Historical Atlas: History
of Russia
Locate maps of Russia from 1550
until the Cold War. Includes maps from 1913, 1922, and 1937.
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Map Scanned from Atlas
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Alexander Palace Time Machine
Features the history of Russia, the Romanovs, and the Royals through an interactive
"time machine".
Cold
War
We
Didn't Start the Fire
Flash program featuring the song by Billy Joel with images of events during
the Cold War.
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We
Didn't Start the Fire
from the BBC
Great site giving details and background information on the events in Bill Joel's
"We Didn't Start the Fire" song.
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We
Didn't Start the Fire:
The History Behind Billy Joel's Song
Teacher created page expounding on the events covered in Billy Joel's song.
(Some links appear to no longer work)
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"We Didn't Start the Fire"
(Facts) History Summary from 1949-1989
Divided down by year, this site gives a short summary of the events covered
in Billy Joel's song.
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Alternatime
Every
conceivable timeline available on the web.
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Timelines
of History: 20th Century 1900-2000
Click
on the year to find the major event occuring at that time.
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Timelines
of History: 21st
Century
Click
on the year to find the major event occuring at that time.
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HyperHistory
Online
Use
the frame on the left to choose the time period you need
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Cold
War Interactive timeline
Major
events during the cold war are covered here.
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History
Channel Timeline
Select
the century, then the decade and lastly the year to access a timeline.
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Totalitarianism-Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia
Museum of Communism
Find all
kinds of information here on countries around the world.
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there!
Stalin
Brief, concise overview of Stalin's life and impact prior
to World War II.
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there!
Information for all Countries
Library of Congress
Country Studies
Find all kinds of information here on countries
around the world.
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there!
InfoPlease--Countries
Online
An almanac with timely data on countries
from geographical information to literacy rates.
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there!
CIA World Factbook
Presented by the CIA, here you can find all
kinds of information on countries around the world.
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there!
Comparison Sites
Infonation
Select up to seven countries. Then, proceed to the data
menu where you select statistics and other data fields for comparison on economy,
geography, social indicators and population.
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there!
The Russian Revolution (1917-1921)
Great
summary of the events leading up to the revolution, with a timeline, context
of the situation, terms, people and events.
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The Russian Revolution of 1917
From ABC-CLIO,
with links to major events, biographies and images.
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The Russian Revolution of 1905
From ABC-CLIO,
with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Russian Revolution
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Russia and the Roots of the
Chinese Revolution
Academic paper that focuses on Russia's influence on China's
revolution in the early 20th century.
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The Communist Revolution
Summary
of the events that lead to the introduction of communism in China in the 1940s.
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Chinese Communist Revolution
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Chinese Revolution of 1911
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Zionism
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Israeli War
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Syria
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Israel
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Palestinian Autonomous Region
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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South Africa
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Ghana
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Independence and Disillusionment
in Postcolonial Ghana
Essay
from Brown University on the impace of Ghana's independence in 1957.
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Reflections on the Challenges
Confronting Post-Apartheid South Africa
Essay
from a professor at the University of Connecticut noting the history of apartheid
and it's lasting impact.
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Brazil
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Brazil
This
site summarizes the history of Brazil and provides additional links to expanded
information.
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Mexico
From
ABC-CLIO, with links to major events, biographies and images.
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Brazil president vows to "fight"
Amazon draft law
News article.
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Analysis: How the US 'lost'
Latin America
News article.
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updated 11/10/2008