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Maps

Geography: Countries of the World
http://www.npac.syr.edu:80/textbook/kidsweb/geography.html

Contains a list of links to other maps.

Historical & Cultural Atlas Resource
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/

View the North American or European/Middle East atlas library maps for an area's natural resources, political change, colonization and more. Some maps are interactive! T

Mapmaker Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
http://pr.utk.edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html

Tools used to create and read maps, from latitude to equidistance.

MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com/

Find any place using the worldwide maps.

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History Megasites

American Life Histories
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html

"These life histories were written by the staff of the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers' Project for the U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from 1936-1940.

American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/

Search, browse and learn from the Historical Collections for the National Digital Library at the Library of Congress. Includes thousands of historical documents, maps, photographs, movies, and prints.

An Outline of American History (1994)
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/index.htm

Descriptions of early American life, colonial times and on through the 20th century.

History Channel.com
http://historychannel.com/

Official website of the History Channel.

HyperHistory: 3000 Years of World History
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

A clickable chart of people and events throughout human history. Take a look

Library of Congress: American Treasures
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/

Thomas Jefferson's handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence, Maya Lin's original drawing for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the first motion picture deposited for copyright and more!

National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org/

This site provides a variety of links to women and history, a quiz to test your current knowledge and more

Revolution to Reconstruction
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/

A hypertext history of the United States, produced in the Netherlands!

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Salem Witch Trials

Salem Web: What about Witches
http://www.salemweb.com/guide/witches.shtml

An overview of the period in which this took place, including a chronology of events and a memorial to the people who died.

Salem: Witch Trials: The World Behind the Hysteria
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/

Learn this history of the trials, watch a multimedia movie, and read biographies of people representative of Salem at that time.

Salem: Witchcraft Hysteria
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/salem/

From the National Geographic, this site explores the Salem witch trials.

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Civil War

Abraham Lincoln Online
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln.html

Lots of information on Abe and his times.

The American Civil War Homepage
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/

Timelines, diaries, and overviews.

Battle Summaries by Campaign
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/bycampgn.htm

Choose a Civil War battle and find out who was in command, other names for the battle, and a brief outline of exactly what happened.

Causes of the Civil War
http://members.aol.com/jfepperson/causes.html

This site provides documents, compromise proposals, state resolutions, session documents, party platforms, Lincoln's speeches and correspondence, other political correspondence and speeches, and editorial commentary from the era. Also includes selected quotes from the period and statistics on slavery.

Civil War Index
http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm

Directory of sites focusing on different aspects of the Civil War, maintained by a history professor from Dakota State University.

Civil War Women
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cwdocs.html

Women's lives and experiences during the Civil War. The site includes full content diary e-texts of Civil War women.

A Nation Divided
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html

View the timeline of Civil War events or click to specific battle links and other historic events such as "Lincoln Shot."

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Slavery & Abolition

Africans in American
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html

This site from PBS presents information about the slave struggle from 1450 to the late 1800s.

American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html

"From 1936 to 1938, over 2,300 former slaves from across the American South were interviewed by writers and journalists under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration. These former slaves, most born in the last years of the slave regime or during the Civil War, provided first-hand accounts of their experiences on plantations, in cities, and on small farms." Includes sound files.

The Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/featured_documents/
emancipation_proclamation/emancipation_proclamation.html

From the National Archives and Records Administration, information about and images of the original Emancipation Proclamation document.

From Slavery to Freedom
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/aapchome.html

This African American Pamphlet collection from the Library of Congress. Read newspaper ads selling slaves, suffrage and more.

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Underground Railroad

Aboard the Underground Railroad
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/

From the National Park Service, learn about and see pictures of many of the buildings where runaway slaves took refuge along the Underground Railroad. Find out how the Underground Railroad operated. Also learn about slave trade, the Civil War, and more.

The Dred Scott Decision
http://www.toptags.com/aama/docs/dscott.htm

The case that stated slaves were property to be owned

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html

A second-grade class created this site that features timelines, puzzles, a quiz, maps, pictures, and ideas for activities.

The Underground Railroad
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/undergroundrr/index.html

From the History Channel, this site presents the story, the people and places involved in the Underground Railroad.

The Underground Railroad
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j1.html

From National Geographic, take this virtual journey along the Underground Railroad as if you were a slave choosing to run for freedom.

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Indian Removal & Trail of Tears

Cherokee Indian Removal Debate
http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/chdebate.htm

Debate between the Senators from Georgia and Maine.

Choctaw removal
http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/features/feature14/choctaw_removal.html

Choctaw Chief Mushulatubbee and the removal of the Choctaw from Mississippi.

Five Civilized Tribes Museum and Center for Study of Indian Territory
http://www.fivetribes.org/

Genealogy, history, and tribal links.

The Neverending Trail
http://www.ngeorgia.com/poetry/theneverendingtrail.html

Poem and links to The Trail of Tears

Understanding Primary Sources
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/8/unit/act3.1.html

Web-based activity on Indian Removal

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20th Century History Megasites

American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html

This site is to help the reader gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of 1900-1989 (by decade) in American history. Topics for each decade include historic events, technology, books, music, fashion and fads, personalities, education, theater, film, radio, television and more.

Decades: A study of the 20th Century
http://www.unit5.org/cjhsimc/hotlists/decades/decades_main.htm

20th Century general resources.

EyeWitness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/20frm.htm

History through the eyes of those who lived it.

Social Studies for Kids: 20th Century in U.S. History
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/20thcentury.htm

The 1900s brought great progress to the United States. Links to events that shaped our heritage.

Time 100
http://www.time.com/time/time100/index.html

This site presents 100 influential people and events of the 20th century.

20th Century History at Yahoo Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/

Directory of site links to events and decades of the 20th Century.

20th Century History of the Decades
http://melvil.chicousd.org/decsg.html

General collection of resources covering many decades and subjects.

Year by Year: 1900-2007
http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html

InfoPlease site with a wealth of information by year or decade.

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World War I

The First World War
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWtitle.html

From Spartacus Educational, this site explores war in the air, political leaders, weapons and war machines, military tactics, statistics, famous battles, the trench system, the Western front, chlorine and mustard gas, soldiers, shell-shock, trench foot, food in the trenches, body lice and dysentery, soldiers' letters, and more.

The Great War
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/

An historical survey of World War I provided by PBS.

World War I: Trenches on the Web
http://www.worldwar1.com/index.html

Internet history of the Great War with appealing graphics and clearly presented information.

World War I Document Archive
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/

"The archive is international in focus and intends to present in one location primary documents concerning the Great War."

World War One
http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/worldwar1.html

Causes of World War I in outline format. This page is from Professor Gerhard Rempel, Department of History, Western New England College.

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The Dust Bowl

Surviving the Dust Bowl
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/

This site from PBS Online presents maps, a timeline and people and events of the dust bowl.

Voices From the Dust Bowl
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html

The Library of Congress American Memory site presents photos and histories of people of the dust bowl.

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The Great Depression

America: From Great Depression to World War II
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html

A photo history of this time.

America's Great Depression
http://www.amatecon.com/greatdepression.html

Explore the causes of the depression.

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Depression
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook41.html

Learn how World War I, Europe, and the US influenced the cause of the depression.

Causes of the Great Depression
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/classes/civ18/causes-depression.html

A brief summary of the causes of the Great Depression.

Riding the Rails
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/

This PBS American Experience site presents the story of the tens of thousands of teens who lived on the road in America during the depression.

New Deal Network
http://newdeal.feri.org/

This site from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute provides a photo gallery, online resources about the New Deal, FDR, and the Great Depression, the New Deal document library and more.

Work Pays America
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/new_deal_for_the_arts/
work_pays_america.html

Learn about the WPA project in America during the Depression.

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World War II

Fly Girls
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flygirls/

Discover the women who flew military planes during World War II, including biographies like for Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot.

Japan Surrenders
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/featured_documents/
japanese_surrender_document/index.html

From the National Archives and Records Administration, this site includes information and images of Japan's surrender in 1945.

The Marshall Plan
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/featured_documents/
marshall_plan/index.html

National Archives and Records Administration, "Marshall first called for American assistance in restoring the economic infrastructure of Europe." Western Europe responded favorably, and the resulting Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 restored European agricultural and industrial productivity. Credited with preventing famine and political chaos, the plan later earned General Marshall a Nobel Peace Prize."

A People at War
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/a_people_at_war/a_people_at_war.html

From the National Archives and Records Administration, this site "highlights the contributions of the thousands of Americans, both military and civilian, who served their country during World War II," including sections on women who served, the war in the Pacific, the war in Europe, and science's role in military arms power.

President Roosevelt Asks Congress to Declare War on Japan, December 8, 1941
http://www.hpol.org/fdr/war/

Sound file lets you hear FDR's speech to Congress. Sound card and RealAudio/RealPlayer plug-in required.

Women Come to the Front
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html

"Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II."

World War II
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/index.shtml

BBC Education online explores secret service, presents radio reports the days before Britain claimed war and sound clip memories of evacuees, and various photos from the war.

World War II Historical Text Archive
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=listarticles&secid=18

Documents of significance from World War II.

World War II in Europe
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

The History Place provides a timeline of World War II events. Many of these are links to more detailed information and photographs. This site provides a quick and easy overview of the war.

World War II in the Pacific
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/index.html

The History Place site highlights a timeline of events, battle photos, a map of the Japanese empire in 1942, and more.

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Holocaust

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org

Visit the museum, view photographs and images, and experience the internment camps.

Cybrary of the Holocaust
http://www.remember.org/

Images and photos, witnesses' stories, timelines and much more.

The Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy
http://library.thinkquest.org/12663/

This ThinkQuest site presents the holocaust background, an interactive timeline, concentration camp information and more.

The Holocaust Chronicle
http://www.holocaustchronicle.org/

This is a companion site to the book of the same name. The site states the entire book's content is on this site and one can keyword and date search or browse the index and table of contents of the online book.

Concentration Camps
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Holocaust/cc.html

This site provides detailed information about each individual concentration camp in Europe, including photographs and maps of the camps, and includes the number of prisoners at each camp before evacuation.

Museum of Tolerance Online
http://motlc.wiesenthal.org/index.html

From the Simon Wiesenthal Center, this site offers a multimedia learning center with information on the Jews, the Nazis, anti-Semitism, resistance efforts and much more, a collection of virtual exhibits related to the Holocaust, a special collection of documents and a great deal of other interesting information.

The Holocaust History Project
http://www.holocaust-history.org/

This site presents formal essays and papers about the holocaust.

Holocaust Survivors
http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/

Read and listen to the stories of Holocaust survivors. Also includes photographs and an encyclopedia of topics related to the Holocaust.

Holocaust Timeline
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html

This site from the History Place features textual information arranged by year and over 150 photographs.

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Cold War

CNN Cold War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/

CNN Online presents the Cold War from its beginning during the early 20th century through the 1980s.

COLD WAR STUDIES AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY: DOCUMENTS
http://www.ksu.edu/history/coldwar/colddocs.htm

Kennedy's addresses on space exploration, strategy of peace, new social order and more. Includes Eisenhower, Truman, and Nixon addresses also.

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Vietnam War

Battlefield: Vietnam
http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/

Discover what air and land tactics the government used in the battlefields in Vietnam.

The Fall of Saigon
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/saigon/

This site from The New York Times Online presents the history behind the war, interviews with journal correspondents, maps, timeline and more.

Fall of Saigon: 25 Years Later
http://wire.ap.org/APpackages/vietnam/index.html

This site from The Associated Press presents both Vietnamese and American views, timeline, maps, and photographs of the war.

History of Vietnam
http://www.vwam.com/vets/hisintro.html

Be sure to scroll down the page to view all the information options. Discover the history of Vietnam, the war, the Tet Offensive, marine, army, air force operations, and who allied forces were.

The History Place: The Vietnam War
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index.html

This site from the History Place presents the complete history of the Vietnam War, from the initial conflicts to the US' involvement, its experiences there, and how peace came about.

This Day in Vietnam War History
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/vietnam.html

This site provides historic events and facts for today's date in history.

Investigating the Vietnam War
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/vietnam.html

Includes interviews, an overview and more. "Spartacus is a small educational publishing company formed by a group of teachers in 1986. In the tradition of Tom Paine, Spartacus is committed to providing free resources for the Internet community."

Vietnam Online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/index.html

Learn about the progression of the Vietnam Conflict from its beginning.

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Oklahoma History

Arkansas River Historical Society Museum
http://www.tulsaweb.com/port/

Provides history of the Arkansas River area from 1541 to the present.

Oklahoma Historical Society
http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/

Along with history of Oklahoma offers education/teachers’ resources, encyclopedia project, library, and folklife center.

Oklahoma History
http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknowata/OklaHist.htm

Links to articles on all aspects of Oklahoma history.

Oklahoma History on the WWW
http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/okl/OKHistLinks.html

Links to web sites related to Oklahoma history, geography, and genealogy.

Oklahoma State History and Information
http://www.state.ok.us/osfdocs/stinfo2.html

Articles on the history of Oklahoma, facts, state song, state icons, and list of governors.

Oklahoma Timeline
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ok/state/timeline.html

Oklahoma history timeline.

yourOklahoma – Facts & History
http://www.state.ok.us/?c=8

From the official state of Oklahoma web site, links to Oklahoma facts and history.

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Native Americans

Cherokee History
http://cherokeehistory.com/index.html

This site includes maps, images, legends, and the history of the tribe.

Cherokee Nation web site
http://www.cherokee.org/

Official Website of the Cherokee; includes history, from treaties and important dates to the Trail of Tears, dress, language and legends. Click on Culture to find this information.

The Cherokees for Educators
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/vaindianscherokee.htm

Links to resources including biographies and history.

Five Civilized Tribes Museum
http://www.fivetribes.org/

Official site of the Five Civilized Tribes Museum.

Native Americans in North Georgia
http://ngeorgia.com/history/findex.shtml

Detailed history of the people and culture.

The Osage
http://www.osagetribe.com/

Discover the history of this tribe and more at their official site.

Seminole Nation
http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/

Indian Territory History & Genealogy

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