Social Studies Curriculum Links

World History

World Data

The Corruption Perception Index  Ranks countries by how corrupt they are perceived by the international business community.

Country Reports on Human Rights Abuses  U.S. State Department Reports.

Country Commercial Guides  Written description of every country's economy by the Department of Commerce. Writing is on a high level.

Country Studies Handbook  An extensive outline of the culture, history, and current situation of every country by the Library of Congress. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to get the list of countries.

E-Conflict  A simplified version of the CIA Factbook, contains maps,flags, government, economic, geographic, and population data for every country.

Human Development Report, 1998   UN Development Programme

Human Rights Watch World Report 1999   Events and developments in 68 countries from December 1997 through early November 1998, offering excellent overviews of the conditions of human rights on regional and selected national levels.

International Database from the U.S. Census

The State of the World's Children 1999  The most current report from UNICEF on the State of the World's Children focuses on education

United Nations InfoNation

United Nations Resource Source  A menu to the many different educational resources offered by the United Nations.

The World Factbook, 2001 from the CIA   Contains maps,flags, economic, geographic, government and population data for every country.

World Population Profile: 1998   From the US Census Bureau, this highlights major demographic trends and the roles played by the developed and developing nations in these trends, and identifies some of the key elements and questions behind global population change.

General World History Resources

1492 Exhibit

Aaron's Currency Gallery  Pictures of paper currency from all over the world from many different historical periods.

ArtServe Art and Architecture (includes European and Islamic art and images on many other subjects)

Census Bureau International Programs

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments from the CIA

Collapse: Why do Civilizations Fall?  Mesopotamia, Teotihuacan, Chaco Canyon - they were once flourishing, vibrant communities that have all but disappeared. Explore theories on what caused these cities to collapse and learn how scientists find and assemble clues of the past.

The Coming Anarchy by Robert D. Kaplan (from Atlantic Montly, February 1994)

The Electronic Embassy

The History Net  The website of the National Historical Society. Includes, archives, eyewitness accounts, today in history - a history buff's dream come true.

Hyperhistory  Remember those big wall charts of history through time? This is the amazing online version. It includes navigable timelines, charts, maps and descriptions.

Index of Resources for Historians (University of Kansas)

Non-Western History Web Sites

On-line Intelligence Project

Peace Corps Lesson Plans for 3-5 Oustanding lessons written by returned volunteers about the country they served.

Peace Corps Lesson Plans for 6-9 Oustanding lessons written by returned volunteers about the country they served.

Peace Corps Lesson Plans for 10-12 Oustanding lessons written by returned volunteers about the country they served.

The People's Century The Companion site to the PBS documentary that records the last one hundred years from the point of view of every day people. Includes Real Audio transcripts and teachers guides that include student handouts for viewing.

Posters from the Soviet Union, Cuba and China

Primary Documents - Readings

United Nations

World History Document Archives

World Cultures Internet Resources

The History NetThe website of the National Historical Society. Includes, archives, eyewitness accounts, today in history - a history buff's dream come true.

Specific Areas

African History

Ancient History

Asian History

European History

Latin American History

Middle Eastern History