World History

British History including Teacher's Notes (Index)

• Lessons
• Online Exhibitions:Coldwar, The Homefront, Victorian Britain Fair or Foul, The Great War 1814-1818, 20th Century Heroes and Villains, Power, Politics and Protest.
• Documents Online
• Research Guides

A look at primary sources on the Revolution in France.

• A collection to on-line history lessons, PowerPoint presentations. Topics include British history, Industrial Revolution, Child Labour, Slavery in America, Civil rights in America, WWI and WWII and more...

U.S. Department of State lists issues and links that affect our world: Policy issues, countries and regions, economics and energy, arms control and security, democracy and global affairs, public diplomacy and public affairs, assistance and development.

An extensive collection of information about the Napoleonic Era including: wars, battles, chronology, biography, maps, graphics, and quizzes.

American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919, available on the American Memory website.

• Find World War II Historical Materials

Topics: American Revolution, U.S. Civil War, 20th Century Topics, World War II, Vietnam War, Presidents of the United States, Nazi Germany - World War II, Irish Potato Famine, Genocide in the 20th Century.

• World War II Timeline

Curriculum from the global classroom

• Understanding the World of Cartoons - 65 page pdf file
• Teaching Media Literacy Through Terrorism - 31 page pdf file
• How to bring WTO into the classroom - Index of unit
  • World Trade Unit - 94 page pdf file

Maps and databases of earthquake and housing information. 

Links to world issues.

Links to world issues.

This resource from PBS offers a look into the fascinating life and career of South African President, revolutionary, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela. Several book excerpts are readily available from his renowned autobiography, along with letters written while in prison.