White Oak Middle School

 Everybody Research Links 

Research Hints 

CIA World Fact Book 

• Highlight your country’s region on the map 
• Select your country name from the list 
• Find map, photos, general information 
• Read “Introduction” and “Transnational Issues” 
• 1. Government & Laws

• Scroll to your country name – click 
• Read the first section, and then scan for other sections of interest 
• 2. Enforcement & Resistance
• 4. Current day human rights

• Highlight your region on the world map and click 
• Select “Go To Country List”, and select your country name 
• Use the scroll arrows carefully to read your country report  
• Search PhotoGallery for photos 
• 2. Enforcement & Resistance
• 4. Current day human rights

•  Type your country name in the search box
•  Click “Essential Background” 
• World Report Chapters 2010: Click “Read Full Chapter”  
• Browse “News Releases” and “Reports” for your country 
• 2. Enforcement & Resistance
• 4. Current day human rights

• Click your country for general history & information 
• 1. Government and Laws

• Select World Book Student
• Search for your Country, Political Leader or Historical Event 
• 1. Government & Laws
• 2. Enforcement & Resisance - search for historical event
• 3. Important Leaders - look up by name of leader

• Scroll to bottom of page and search for your Country, Political Leader, or Historical Event
• The results screen will have 3 columns.  One is the high school encyclopedia, on is middle school and the last is elementary.  Click on the title of the article at the level you want to read.
• 1. Goverment & Laws
• 2. Enforcement & Resisance - search for historical event
• 3. Important Leaders - look up by name of leader

• Type in the search box:  YourCountryName "Human Rights"
• Look for information and lots of pictures
• 2. Enforcement & Resistance

Country

  Links/Hints for that country

  1. Government & Laws

  2. Enforcement & Resistance

China 

• China Civil Liberties  from about.com 
• China One-Child Policy  Article from National Institutes of Health
• China One-Child Policy Time magazine article
• Capital Punishment in China 

Cuba 

• No individual links, try searching for Fidel Castro and Cuba Human Rights in the links above

Germany 

• Search term hints:  Germany Human Rights, Hitler, Holocaust
• Holocaust History information from about.com with photos
•  US Holocaust Museum - lots of information and photos
•  Click on the “Introduction to the Holocaust” (Left sidebar) 
•  Click on “Holocaust Encyclopedia” (left Sidebar) to look things up  -  Many Photos 
•  Click on  “Education” (Top Toolbar) for more articles  

Middle East 

• Search Terms:  Middle East, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tukey, Yemen, and may include Afghanistan and Pakistan though they are really in South Asia
• MiddleEast Civil Liberties   lots of links to articles from about.com
• MiddleEast Countries  click on "basics" then look at countries, more from about.com

South Africa 

• Search Terms:  South Africa, Apartheid
• Africa Encyclopedia  Good on the history of apartheid
• Apartheid  from about.com