HISTORY 12

Thesis Canada Portal :choose "Any keyword" from the drop-down menu and enter your search term (e.g., Fidel Castro) in the adjacent search box

80 Years of Power: China's Communist Party (CNN Special)

A Force More Powerful: A Century of Non-violent Conflict

World Media and General Sites

World Headlines- front pages and political slant
TheHistoryNet - Where History Lives on the Web
20th Century Decades: General Links
World History : HyperHistory
History Channel
History 12 -Prince of Wales school site- very comprehensive
Google News
Google and Life Magazine images - a collaboration of historical pictures

Malaspina College- site of primary letters and documents of the World Wars.

 

WWI, Russian Revolution, the Depression, 1898-1939

In the Trenches- global overview of WWI
Historical Text Archive
Russian Revolution in Dates

History of the Russion Revolution- by Leon Trotsky. His own book in translation.
FAQ's - Russion Revolution
Leon Trotsky- archives

Russion Revolution- Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Soviet Archives: Entrance Room
Reichstag Fire
Weimar and Russia Analogy
Treaty of Versailles- All 440 articles of the complete treaty, as well as useful maps and cartoons..
German Propaganda Archive (Guide Page)
Primary Documents: Germany
Conversations with History : interviews from Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
WWI Document Archive

Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy, 1898-1914
History - Veterans Affairs Canada - A historical look at Canadians at war
WritingDEN: The Great Depression

WWII

Anti-Imperialism- in the United States 1898-1935. Many links, some advertising

ATOMIC BOMB: DECISION (Hiroshima-Nagasaki)
Documents Relating to the Development of the Atomic Bomb and Its use on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Voices of A-Bomb survivors
Canada's Role in the Atomic Bomb Programs of the US, UK, France & India
Canada and the Bomb: Past and Future
The Letters Project - Canadian vets' original letters transcribed - amazing!

WWII Aerial Reconnaissance Photos Online
Growth of Nazi Europe Map (powerpoint presentaion)

Post-WWII: Cold War, OPEC, IMF, GATT, etc.

CNN - Cold War
CNN.com - Al-Jazeera: Bin Laden tape praises hijackers - September 9, 2002

IMF -- International Monetary Fund Home Page
GATT-guide
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries  (OPEC)
The European Commission
European Union (EU, EC)
World Bank/IMF: World Bank / IMF Fact Sheet
NATO Official Homepage
Modern History Sourcebook: The Warsaw Pact, 1955
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School : Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
Interactive Outline of the Law of War

Research Information: Style Guide, University Home Pages

A Research Guide for Students - MLA Style Guide
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Welcome to the University of British Columbia - UBC.ca
 

Roosevelt and the New Deal

Address at Oglethorpe University, May 22, 1932
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Twentieth Century: War, Conflict & Progress
Roosevelt University - Center for New Deal Studies - Related Websites

The New Deal:
FDR Cartoons check out "waiting for the new deal" section
New Deal cartoons - University of Virginia
New Deal Timeline - University of Virginia
United We Stand
"Appeals to Prejudice and Self-Interest"
Cartoons: FDR and the Supreme Court
Stop Throwing Pop Bottles at the Umpire!

Miscellaneous

Eyewitness to History - First person reports of historical events- very powerful (ignore advertising)
Historical Speeches- Famous speeches from history- American focus, also others
Political cartoons - current issues by Canadian satirists
 
 

Last updated October 8, 2008