Kwajalein Junior/Senior High School Library

World History:

• The History Net Features hundreds of articles and images from past and current history related magazines, eyewitness accounts of historic events, profiles of people who made history, interviews with noted historians and heroes, and daily history quizzes. From the National Historical Society and History Group of Cawles Enthusiast Media.
  
  
• The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Comprehensive chronology of more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000. Searchable by keyword and the table of contents is browsable.
  
  
• World History Incredible history resources and links from the Research Institute for the Humanities.
  
  
• HyperHistory Online Excellent web site covers world history with a combination of text and colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps. Famous people, events, history, science, culture, religion, and politics are all included.
  
  
• Index of Resources for Historians Arranged alphabetically, this incredible list of links covers all history from prehistory to modern, as well as countries, specific events, and geography.
  
  
• Women in World History Primarily developed for educators, this site highlights women from all continents and cultures.
  
  
• EyeWitness From Ibis, this uses personal letters, and essays to look at major events in history from the perspective of eyewitnesses, covering ancient to modern time periods.
  
  
• History Guide An excellent metasite for history from Gottingen, Germany, containing almost 1400 links emphasizing European and American history.
  
  
• The Great Buildings Architecture around the world and across history in an online multimedia encyclopedia of world architecture, documenting 1,200 buildings and architects.
  
  
• Ancient World Web A large index of sites that contain information on ancient cultures.
  
  
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures Provides information and beautiful graphics on the ancient and medieval worlds.
  
  
• Ancient Greece Provides information on art and architecture, geography, history, mythology, people, wars, Olympics and other resources on the ancient Greeks.
  
  
• The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization From the PBS series, this companion site introduces us to the social and artistic innovations of ancient Greece, as well as providing interactive maps, a timeline, and information about famous Greeks.
  
  
• Rome Information on the Roman Empire and civilization from an online course on World Civilizations provided by a history professor from Washing State University. Click on "Contents" under "Browse" to pull up the list of topics covered.
  
  
• Civilizations in Africa Part of an on-line text of information on the various ancient kingdoms and civilizations of Africa, provided by a professor from Washington State University as part of a class on "World Civilizations to 1500". Click on "Contents" under "Browse" to pull up the list of topics covered.
  
  
• African Timelines Well-developed timelines of African history from Ancient Africa to Post-Independence Africa covering history, orature, literature and film, from a Humanities course at Central Oregon Community College.
  
  
• Netserf Medieval History Resources Includes links to medieval history, arts, literature, weapons, culture, architecture, archeology, and more.
  
  
• EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe Collection of primary Western European documents in translation, facsimile, or transcribed, from the Middle Ages into this century.
  
  
• Internet Modern History Sourcebook From Fordham University this site provides a digitized text and a large diversity of resources for information from the Reformation through the 21st Century. A browsable index provides easy access to resources of particular time periods or eras.
  
  
• Islam, 622 AD-Present Provides an encyclopedia-style introduction to Islamic history for high school students plus provides maps tables and an historical outline.
  
  
• 18th Century Resources Good site for culture, history, and science of the 18th century.
  
  
• Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution From Fordham University, this site provides information and links to historical texts and primary source documents on the Industrial Revolution, including sources on the social and political effects, as well as literary response.
  
  
• First World War.Com This site is dedicated to the facts, folklore, and trivia surrounding World War I, and highlights battles, wartime poetry and prose, audioclips of songs, speeches, propaganda posters and other images and much more. Includes a timeline and an encyclopedia.
  
  
• Cybrary of the Holocaust Includes 14 pages of links to Holocaust information sites, including current topics, such as the Swiss Bank controversy.
  
  
• Museum of Tolerance / Simon Wiesenthal Center Online museum with a multimedia learning center that includes over 3000 text files and 10,000 images relating to WWII and the Holocaust, and also includes virtual exhibits and teacher resources.
  
  
• Jewish Virtual Library Featured areas include information on Jewish history, women, the Holocaust, travel, Israel and the States, Judaic treasures of the Library of Congress, maps, politics, biographies, religion, Israel, vital statistics, and more.
  
  
• The Middle East This site by SUNY at Albany's Department of History is a guide resources on the history and culture and politics of the Middle East.
  

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United States History:

• The History Net Features hundreds of articles and images from past and current history related magazines, eyewitness accounts of historic events, profiles of people who made history, interviews with noted historians and heroes, and daily history quizzes. From the National Historical Society and History Group of Cawles Enthusiast Media.
  
  
• American and British History Resources on the Internet A subject guide to reference resources, history gateways and other net resources on American and British history.
  
  
• American Memory The American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress. Examine historical events of the day in Today in History. Archival search is also available by event or topic and includes photos, documents, motion pictures and sound recordings.
  
  
• American Studies Web Guide to American Studies resources on the internet. Covers history and other aspects of American life, including economics, politics, social, literature, art, culture, race, etc.
  
  
• Making of America Excellent digital library which documents American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction, containing more than 1,600 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.
  
  
• This Day in History From the History Channel, find out what happened on this day in history. Includes events, celebrity birthdays and popular music of the day, for every day of the year.
  
  
• Historical Text Archive Provides one of the most comprehensive collections of historical documents, arranged chronologically as well as topically with links to sites relating to American history.
  
  
• Smithsonian Institution Web site of the largest museum complex in the world with an extensive online collection and image database.
  
  
• Great American Speeches Great popular oratory from American political and literary figures from PBS.
  
  
• Economic History Services: How Much Is That Worth? Compares the purchasing power of money in the United States (or colonies) from 1720 to any other year including the present.
  
  
• American Women's History: a Research Guide A guide to books, articles, dissertations and primary sources, some of them digital collections with an impressive subject index.
  
  
• National Women's Hall of Fame A great site for biographical sketches and other information on famous and some lesser known women in American history.
  
  
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present Searchable by name or by subject, this site provides biographies and other information on women who have been left out of the history books (mostly American but some international figures as well).
  
  
• Women of Our Time A site from the Smithsonian Institution that offers an interactive gallery and photographs of some of America's most famous and influential women. Also included are brief biographical information and a discussion of photographic styles.
  
  
• Black History: Exploring African American Issues on the Web This black history site explores African-American issues on the WEB through a full range of activities.
  
  
• Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery This is a companion web site to the PBS series of the same title, and contains multiple resources with four major narratives and a "resource bank" with extensive listings of people and events, historical documents, and conversations with experts and scholars.
  
  
  
• Archiving Early America Primary sources for the revolutionary period, including newspaper articles as well as important political documents.
  
  
• 18th Century Resources Good site for culture and science of the 18th century.
  
  
• American Civil War Home Page This site offers a large collection of links on all aspects of the Civil War, including timelines, letters, diaries, battle information, and photographs.
  
  
• United States Civil War Center From Louisiana State University, this is an extensive collection of civil War information and resources that "promote the study of the Civil War from the perspectives of all professions, occupations, and academic disciplines." Impressive links to all subject areas from abolition and architecture to war statistics and weapons.
  
  
• Aboard the Undergound Railroad This site from the National Park Service documents historic posts where slaves found shelter along the Underground Railroad. Also provides links to biographies, the slave trade, early anti-slavery, operation of the UGRR, and the Civil War.
  
  
• Documenting the American South: North American Slave Narratives An e-text collection from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries presents "the narratives of fugitive and former slaves published in broadsides, pamphlets, or book form in English up to 1920."
  
  
• History of Jim Crow Funded by New York Life, this site offers resources that explore segregation from the 1870s through the 1950s, including sections on television, history, geography, American literature and teacher resources.
  
  
• Lewis & Clark: A Journey of the Corps of Discovery This comprehensive and informative web site complements the Ken Burns produced PBS special of the same name. Includes illustrations, maps, portraits, biographies, history of native tribes, a searchable archive, timeline, interviews and more.
  
  
• Lewis & Clark's Journey of Discovery This web resource provides map overlays which allow users to view or hide rivers, cities, native tribes, state boundaries, and the Louisiana Purchase. Narrative biographies of crew members and information about the journey is included.
  
  
• Ellis Island Site of the Ellis Island Museum and Immigrant Wall of Honor.
  
  
• Immigration in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era Bibliographical essays on immigration from the H-Net, Humanities and Social Sciences Online.
  
  
• The People's Century This PBS companion to its 26 part series provides information on the major events of the past century and includes a timeline, transcripts, video clips and more.
  
  
• Picturing the Century A site from the U.S. national archives, highlights 100 years through photography. Explore an era or view portfolios of famous American photographers Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, George Ackerman and others.
  
  
• 20th Century History by the Decades From the Chico High School Helpful Bookmarks, this page has well-organized links to excellent 20th century sites divided by decade about many of the of the events, people and trends of the 20th century.
  
  
• Immigration in the 1920s Essays on immigration and immigration policy in America in the 1920s.
  
  
• America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA-OWI 1935-1945
  More than 112,000 black-and-white and 1600 color photographs from the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information collection.
  
  
• American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 A Depression era site from the Library of Congress's American Memory digital library archive which offers more than 2,900 documents from some 300 writers in 24 states chronicling the experiences of Americans who lived at the turn of the century.
  
  
• New Deal Network A research and learning resource devoted to the public works and art projects of the New Deal.
  
  
• Surviving the Dustbowl This site from PBS looks at the disastrous social and economic effects of the eight year long drought and accompanying dust storms in the Great Plains.
  
  
• Riding the Rails This site from PBS' American Experience focuses on those who hitched train rides during the great Depression, many of whom were teenagers. Timeline of the 1930's, maps bibliographies of great books and oral histories are included.
  
  
• Creative American Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964 Browse a collection of photographs of famous American people and places taken between 1932 and 1964. Features many photographs from African American history and the Harlem Renaissance in addition to other movements of the time, as well as celebrities and some American landscapes.
  
  
• The 20th Century This web site looks at important events and discoveries of the 20th century. Provides many photographs and documents.
  
  
• Vietnam: Echoes of War CNN's In-Depth 25th anniversary special on the Vietnam War explains how the war has affected the United States, Vietnam , and its surrounding countries today, providing articles and links to primary source documents, a timeline and much more.
  
  
• Vietnam: A Television History From PBS' American Experience, this site presents biographies on the key figures involved in Vietnam and provides a timeline of events, weapons used and information about MIA status of prisoners, plus regional maps and essential documents.
  
  
• Battlefield: Vietnam PBS's site describing the Vietnam conflict's battle history from 1954 to 1975, providing a timeline, a historical synopsis and articles focusing on unique issues such as guerrilla tactics and the air war.

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Government and Politics:

• FirstGov: Your First Click to the U.S. Government Easy to navigate web-site that provides a gateway to every online resource offered by the Federal Government.
  
  
• United States Government Manual Provides a searchable version of the the most recent five US government manuals which contain information on all branches of the government as well as departments and agencies. The contents are also browsable.
  
  
• POTUS: Presidents of the United States From the Internet Public Library, this excellent site offers biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, speeches and writings, election results, odd facts and presidential highlights.
  
  
• The White House Information on the White House and its occupants both past and present, plus the latest information on the President's agenda and focus. This site also provides easy access to current Federal social statistics and information produced by Federal agencies.
  
  
• American Experience: the Presidents Information on 20th century American Presidents and their times, policies and their presidential record.
  
  
• The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden Straight from the Smithsonian's national Museum of American History, this site provides information about each of the commanders-in-chief and connects to some of the relics of those who held the office.
  
  
• National Portrait Gallery: Hall of Presidents Also from the Smithsonian Institute, portraits of the presidents are accompanied by brief biographies.
  
  
• THOMAS: Federal Legislative Information on the Internet Daily account of proceedings in House and Senate searchable by keyword, as well as links to House and Senate gopher sites and LCMARVEL.
  
  
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) A guide to free educational Web sites created by federal government agencies. This is a clearinghouse for all government resources. This provides an incredible amount of resources.
  
  
• Justice Department Web site for the U.S. Department of Justice.
  
  
• FindLaw:Supreme Court Opinions most comprehensive collection of Supreme Court decisions, dating back to 1937. Cases can be browsed by vol.,year, party name, citation number and full text; also a searchable database of decisions since 1893.
  
  
• LII: Supreme Court Collection Contains all Supreme Court opinions issued since May 1990 and a historic collection of approximately 600 of the most important cases, which can be searched by party name, topic, or opinion author.
  
  
• FedWorld/Flite Supreme Court Decisions Searchable by case name or keyword search full-text of every decision, plus references to other Supreme Court decision sites.
  
  
• U.S. Supreme Court + Database Project devoted to making the 6,700 opinions of the US Supreme Court available. Includes historic archives as well as current cases.
  
  
• ABA network From the American Bar Association, this site is devoted to the various aspects of the trial system, including courts and legal procedures, steps in a trial, being a judge, mediation and more resources having to do with law and the legal system.
  
  
• Congress.Org A directory of information about the members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, including committees.
  
  
• Federal News Service-Congressional Transcripts Online this site provides immediate transcripts of government briefings, speeches, press conferences and other newsmaker events frm domestic and international news bureaus.
  
  
• Senators A directory of the United States senators of the 107th Congress.
  
  
• The United States Navy Home page for the United States Navy has a lot of useful military information and great fact sheets.
  
  
• The Air Force Link Web site for the United States Air Force features news articles and fact sheets.
  
  
• The United States Army Web site for the army is the most text-heavy of the military sites and gives up to the minute Army news coverage, plus links to other military web sites and news publications.
  
  
• U.S. Federal Interagency Council A comprehensive database that offers statistical information compiled by more than 70 agencies of the government. Searchable by agency, program, subject or keyword.
  
  
• Bureau of the Census Provides data about the people and the economy of the United States.
  
  
• Census Data, 1790-1860 This is a searchable database of historical, social, economic, and demographic data from the Decennial Census of the U.S. from 1970 to 1860.
  
  
• Statistical Abstract of the United States Provides selected features form the Statistical Abstract, including USA statistics in brief, state rankings and profiles, and frequently requested tables.
  
  
• AmeriStat This is a one-stop source for U.S. population data covering thirteen subject areas including "Marriage & Family," "Education," "Migration," "Income & Poverty," and "Mortality."
  
  
• Core Documents of U.S. Democracy Provides a core group of current and historical government documents, including the United States Code, Supreme Court decisions since 1937, the Federal Register, the Budget of the United States, the Statistical Abstract of the United States, economic reports,and many other government publications and documents.
  
  
• Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents Online searchable database of government publications available full-text, including the Federal Register, the Congressional Record, Supreme Court Decisions, and much more.
  
  
• League of Women Voters Provides Information on presidential candidates and voting records of members of congress.
  
  
• Presidency 2000 Provides information on all the candidates running in the presidential election, including 3rd party candidates.
  
  
• The Official Site of the Democratic National Committee Latest press releases, opinion poll voting and campaign information.
  
  
• The Republican National Committee Latest news, key issues, GOP directory, and information on the Republican Party agenda, as well as opinion poll voting.

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The 50 States:

• Local Governments From the Library of Congress, provides links to state and local government resources.
  
  
• All Fifty American States Provides links to state home pages for every state in the union.
  
  
• 50 States.com Provides "folders" of factual information, maps, biographies, etc. for every U.S. state, as well as for the commonwealths and territories.
  
  
• States From Infoplease.com this site lists each state and provides information on capital, population, median age, elected officials, history, economy, points of interest, and other facts. Also includes maps.
  
  
• Stately Knowledge From the Internet Public Library, provides facts on any states in the union, plus Washington, DC. Includes a searchable database, comparative charts, bibliographies, and more.
  
  
• StatesNews Information and news from the Council of State Governments.
  
  

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Geography and Culture:

• Country Studies Full-text version of the books published by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Covers most countries of the world.
  
  
• Background Notes on Countries Provided by the U. S. Department of State, this site includes information on geographic entities and international organizations.
  
  
• Atlapedia Profiles of every country in the world. Includes facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language and history.
  
  
• The List From World Atlas.com, this site supplies lists and information on the earth, continents, countries, oceans and seas, islands, and much more.
  
  
• International Database Provides statistical tables of demographic and socioeconomic facts for 227 countries.
  
  
• Fodor's Provides resources for travelers and information on different cities and countries, especially lodging, restaurants and sites for designing and planning vacations.
  
  
• CIA World Fact Book Profiles and current statistics on countries.
  
  
• Your Nation Allows one to run comparisons on data on countries collected from the CIA World Factbook.
  
  
• CountryReports.org Profiles every nation and province of the world. Provides text, maps, flags, weather, news and the national anthems. Browsable and searchable.
  
  
• Geographia Homepage In-depth destination guides to over 75 countries, online tourist offices, travel stories, and more.
  
  
• Population Index on the Web This is a primary reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. Searchable and browsable database of 46, 035 abasracts of demographic literature from 1986 - 2000.
  
  
• City Population Site containing the principal cities, nations and agglomerations of the world, with tables and maps.
  
  
• Map Collection Perry-Castaneda Map collection includes world maps, state maps, country maps, city and regional maps, historical maps and links to electronic gazetteers and other map related sites.
  
  
• Map Collections: 1500 - 2003 Map collections from Library of Congress' American Memory database, organized by seven major categories.
  
  
• World Atlas: Maps and Geography of the World From About.com this is an excellent collection of maps and other geographical information on continents and countries.
  
  
• Flags of All Countries An excellent site with flags, maps and information on the people, government, economy, etc. of every country in the world.
  
  
• World Flags Large, clear, printable flag graphics can be found here.
  
  
• National Atlas of the United States The national atlas online, with an interactive browser, allows one to locate more than 2,000,000 geographic names in the United States.
  
  
• ParkNet Information on National Parks in the United States from the National Park Service.
  
  
• Holiday Web Sites Provides links to information about holidays.
  
  
• The Worldwide Holiday and Festival Site Covers holidays and festivals around the world. Contents can be browsed by country or religion or search by keyword.
  
  
• National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian A beautiful site with notes on current exhibitions, research links and more.
  
  
• The Native American Anthology A list of links on Native American history, art, texts, literature, nations (tribes) and more. Click on contents under "Browse". Click on "Internet Resources on Native Americans". Provided by Richard Hooker from Washington State University.
  
  

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Psychology:

• NetPsych Web pages devoted to delivering online mental health resources. Provides information, links and news in the mental health arena.
  
  
• School Psychology Resources Online This online index attempts to organize the vast amount of online data dealing with students' physical and mental health. A valuable resource for students, teachers and school psychologists and counselors.

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Sociology:

• American Sociological Association Provides a searchable database for resources in the field of sociology.
  
  
• American Studies Web From the Gallup Organization.
  
  
• American Factfinder From the census bureau, this source can access economic statistical data.
  
  
• Federal Statistics Briefing Room Provides easy access to current social statistic indicators as produced, maintained and updated by the statistical units of government agencies. Includes charts and links to additional data.
  
  
• U.S. Metropolitan Racial & Ethnic Change: Census 2000 This site by the Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative & Regional Research, presents a wealth of information on issues related to segregation and the status of minorities.
  
  
• Social Issues From the Multnomah County Library's Homework Center site, this is an excellent gateway to evaluated web resources on social issues.

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