1000-2002 World History

http://www.factmonster.com/1000to2000.html

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Description: This site shows the relationships among events taking place in various parts of the world. Select a century on the 1000-1900 timeline and find out what happened during that period in Europe, Africa, America and Asia. From 1900-2000 the same process may be followed for each decade.

Comments: This site is by Fact Monster (Information Please Almanacs).

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1

20th Century Eyewitness: A Korean Remembers

http://www.kimsoft.com/korea/eyewit.htm

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Description: This is the story of 20th Century Korea's history as seen through the eyes of an immigrant from South Korean who lived through much of it. It begins with the last days of the Yi Dynasty, covers the Japanese Occupation 1940-45, the Korean War of the Fifties, and later CIA activities. Standard 11.9.3

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 20

20th Century Governments

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20c-govt.htm

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Description: This website has definitions of various types of government and charts showing relative porportions of those governments worldwide. There is a hotlink to the Oxford Economic Atlas which shows another system of classification. Maps decade-by-decade in the 20th century show the countries of the world by government types. Standard 10.10.2 and 12.9.1 civics

Comments: Maps are large enough to project for whole class presentations and would make excellent prompts for creating test questions.

Resource Type: Other.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 21

Art History Index

http://wwar.com/artists/index.html

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Description: This is an incredible database of art resources from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and World Wide Arts Resources Corporation. User may search by alphabetical list of artists names to find thumbnail examples of the work of that artist hanging in the Metropolitan and other museums. Many pages also have posters of other works.

Comments: This will be very useful for standards directly related to art such as 7.8.5 and 10.3.7 but may be applied to all historical eras.

Resource Type: Compilation of Links.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 307

British Broadcasting BBC Online News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

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Description: The BBC gives the British prespective on World news events. Good source for British Government policies.

Comments: This is an important site for studying American foreign policy decisions in Europe.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 449

CIA Data: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html

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Description: This CIA resource is a political reference aid. It includes many governments, some of them not officially recognized by the U.S. (indicated by the initials "NDE''). Standard 11.9.6 and 11.9.7

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 666

Conversations with History

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/

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Description: In these lively and unedited interviews, distinguished men and women from all over the world talk about their lives and their work. They reminisce about their participation in great events, and they share their perspectives on the past and reflect on what the future may hold. Guests include diplomats, statesmen, and soldiers; economists and political analysts; scientists and historians; writers and foreign correspondents; activists and artists. The interviews span the globe and include discussion of political, economic, military, legal, cultural, and social issues shaping our world. At the heart of each interview is a focus on individuals and ideas that make a difference.

Comments: Search this site by topic to find fascinating interviews to support the 10th and 11th grade curriculum. What a great source for History Day!

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 815

DIANA: Human Rights Database

http://www.law.uc.edu/Diana/

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Description: This is an excellent collection of documents related to human rights, one of the major themes of 20th Century democratic governments. This database allows one to search by key word, or browse by geographical region or organization. Standard 10.9.8

Comments: This site was developed by the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 938

Eleanor of Aquitaine

http://www.xs4all.nl/~kvenjb/favour.htm#favlinks

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Description: Here is a biography of Joan Bos' favorite royal, Eleanor of Aquitaine including her importance to medieval history. There are links to many other royal families. Standard 7.6.3 and 7.6.4

Comments: This will be any World History teacher's favorite link. You can find info about Eleanor of Aquitaine, sons Richard and John, the Medici Family, Lady Jane Grey, Kings and Queens of Europe, Cambodia, Assam India. No royal family is excluded.

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 1061

Encarta Reference Tools

http://encarta.msn.com/artcenter_/browse.html

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Description: From the homepage, link to an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and an atlas for a quick reference to begin your research. You will also see links to the day's highlights in the news, weekly features, and Today in History.

Comments: Select Spain from the homepage and access the articles in Spanish. It is also available in French, Italian, and German.

Resource Type: Other.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 1084