Social Studies Links
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Ms. Abeshouse
Mr. Atwell
- Go to MWH Quick Link (top right)
Ms. Cohen
- Ms. Cohen recommends the following sites:
- Polynesian Migration Web Sources
- Polynesian History and Origin (PBS)
- Wayfinders: The Game(PBS)
- The Journey to Aotearoa: from Hawaiki to Hawaiki (Sponsored by Kingston Strategic)
- E. Just The Facts, Jack (Pen Fiatoa)
- Polynesian Voyaging Society
- A Brief History of Polynesian Archaeology (University of California, Berkeley)
- Oceania Timeline (Camelot International)
- Oceania, 8000–2000 B.C.(The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- A Polynesian Story (National Geographic XPeditions)
- Bantu Migration Web Sources:
- The Story of Africa (BBC)
- Bantu Languages (Wikipedia)
- Bantu Expansion (Wikipedia)
- Bantu Migration into Central Africa before 1800 (One World Africa)
Mr. Fairrow
Mr. Frace
Ms. Kelley
CIA World Factbook- Up-to-date facts about countries all over world can be found on this government sponsored site.
CultureGrams (ProQuest)- Up-to-date information on countries around the world from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. This database features maps, flags, charts, tables, photos, videos, recipes, profiles on famous people, and geographical and cultural information.
Global Issues in Context(Gale/Cengage)- This is a trial subscription. Click on the link, scroll down the page, and click on Global Issues in Context. Use the Country Finder button or the Basic Search field to find information pertaining to a specific country. Read articles from international sources - links are under Global Perspectives.
Mr. Pim
- World War II Propaganda
Ms. Vasco
- Go to MWH Quick Link (top right)
Mr. White/Ms. Holt
- World War II Posters
- Noodletools
- Noodle Tools is a service that will help you create, save and format bibliographies or reference lists for papers or projects you are working on.
- Biography Resource Center (Gale/Cengage)
- Combines biographical information and full-text magazine and newspaper articles, images, and website links. Search for current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender.
- Issues & Controversies in American History (Fact on File)
- Trial subscription (mcps/ trials); Miranda vs. Arizona
- New York Times Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)
- Provides access to The New York Times Newspaper from 1851 – 2005
Modern World History
- Agricultural
- Communication
- Energy
- Medical
Researching Global Problems
NSL
- Citation Tools
- MLA Format Check List
- Checklist to guide you through the MLA format.
- NoodleTools
- A bibliography maker that helps you create a works cited page in correct MLA format
- Subscription Databases
CIAO (Columbia University Press)- The Columbia International Affairs Online database is an extensive source for theory and research in international affairs for history and political science classes. Access available to journals, case studies, atlases, and classroom lessons.
- Global Issues in Context(Gale/Cengage)
- This is a trial subscription. Click on the link, scroll down the page, and click on Global Issues in Context. Use the Country Finder button or the Basic Search field to find information pertaining to a specific country. Read articles from international sources - links are under Global Perspectives.
SIRS Government Reporter (ProQuest)- All of these resources are published by the U.S. government and cover a range of topics from health to politics to business and industry as well as U.S. government.
Proquest Reference Library - Full text magazines and newspapers since 1980
- Websites
- CIA World Factbook
- Up-to-date facts about countries all over world can be found on this government sponsored site.
- U.S. Department of State: Background Notes
- Search country and click on U.S. Relations navigational button
- Library of Congress
- Search name of country and other key words
- The Library of Congress: Country Studies
- Search specific countries/ Look for Foreign Relations
- The University of Michigan: United States Foreign Policy Since 1945
- For the hardy researcher! Skip entries for UMich Only. Look for the free online resources: Federal Government Web Sites, Trade and Development Agencies, State Department and more.
- ForeignPolicy.com
- Founded in 1970 by Samuel Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel, and now published by the Slate Group, a division of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, LLC, in Washington, D.C., FOREIGN POLICY is the premier, award-winning magazine of global politics, economics, and ideas.
- International Organizations Websites
- International Monetary Fund
- International Red Cross
- NAFTA
- NATO
- United Nations
- World Bank
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