Union Mine High School Library
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Best of History Web Sites – “…quick, convenient, and reliable access to the best history-oriented resources online”.
World History Internet Resources - This is another of Mrs. Ruland's great subject links.
American Memory - A must see site, including "..written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history."
Chico High Schools's History - Social Science Resources - An incredible directory of links
Ready Reference - Social Study web sites
Fact monster Social Studies Links - a great directory of resources
50 States & Capitals - When you just need to know one
Stately Knowledge - facts about the United States
National Historic Flags & State Flags
The History of Fashion - "Fashion-era contains 270 content rich, illustrated pages of fashion history, costume history, clothing, fashions and social history."
Fashion By the Century - links to sites on both centuries of fashion as well as geographic fashion history
BBC Multimedia Zone - "Interactive games, animations and virtual tours from all your favorite history topics."
Holidays and Observances - LII's huge directory is a great resource.
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BBC Country Profiles - An amazing resource for country information. "Provides guide to history, politics and economic background of numerous countries. Also includes audio and video clips from the BBC archives."
CIA World Factbook - "U.S. government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, military, and transnational issues."
Eldis Country Profiles - "Search for information on economic, political and environmental issues in countries throughout the world. Eldis makes a qualitative selection of materials and structures it for easy access."
NationsIllustrated - hundreds of photos of cities around the world
United Nations Printable Flags
50 States Profiles
States Information Links - Another great directory from Multnomah County Library
The 50 States - from Fact Monster
U.S. States - from Enchanted Learning
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 Google's "Uncle Sam" Government Search |
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The Constitution of the United States of America - "This site contains the entire text of the United States Constitution, including the preamble, all seven articles, the signers, and amendments to the Constitution."
Ben's Guide to Government - Learn how our government is operates
Federal Government Resources on the Web - A huge resource for finding government publications
THOMAS - Legislative information on the Internet
The White House Web Site - Current news releases, presidential speeches, tours, and history.
Forms of Government - From Wikipedia - A wonderful source for finding explanations of all forms of government
E-The People - "Want to write to your local, state, or national representative, but don't know their name or email address? E-The People will tell you who you need to write to, plus give you the email addresses of 140,000 federal, state and local officials."
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Findlaw - an extremely comprehensive site of legal resources on the Internet.
Internet Law Library - "The site provided links to a large number of legal resources relating to American (federal and state) and foreign laws."
The Supreme Court of the United States
Forms of Government - From Wikipedia - A wonderful source for finding explanations of all forms of government
United States Legal System - Introduction to the U.S. Legal System
American Bar Association "Your gateway to information on legal topics that affect your daily life. Just click on an icon below to see what the ABA offers you."
American Law Sources Online: Introduction to the legal system
FindLaw For The Public - This site is here to help you find solutions to your legal issues by providing you with easy and comprehensive access to lawyers and legal information.
Civil Liberties and Constitutional Law Directory - This is a great law directory for civil liberties
Civil Rights Resource Guide - Another great and very comprehensive directory of links from Multnomah County Library
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MONEY: What It Is and How It Works - This site has just about everything.
YoungInvestor.com - a really good resource for understanding economics and investing.
Personal Finance Glossary - hundreds of financial terms explained
The Federal Reserve System - An uncomplicated overview from The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Investing 101 - A very good place to learn the basics of investing.
Hoover's Online - This is the place for company information
Money Magazine Online - CNN's online version of Money Magazine is has hundreds of links to up to the minute financial information.
Tax Center - Get the information you need as well as the forms that you use to file a tax return.
High School Start Ups.com - This non-commercial site is for teen entrepreneurs
The Mint.com - How to make the most of your money and learn about your investing options
Howstuffworks: How Stocks and the Stock Market Work
The Universal Currency Converter
U.S. Debt Clock - These numbers are staggering!
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Project Vote Smart - an excellent place to research the issues, the candidates, voting records, and much more
Voter Information - from The League of Women Voters
U.S. Congress Votes Database - "This database features "every vote in the United States Congress since the 102nd Congress (1991)." Browse votes by member, or by topics such as party, state, region, "boomer status," gender, missed votes, and astrological sign; and for specific types of votes, such as impeachments, nominations, and treaties."
DemocracyNet - candidates and information for current elections
American Political Parties - There are lots of them
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Native American History & Resources
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Native American Historoy and Culture
American Indian History: As Told by American Indians - Images, Leaders of the Past, Resources, Movies, Organizations.
Indian Tribes of The United States - huge site with links to information on the United States tribes
Index of Native American Resources
Native American Studies: Historical Background
Native American History - From The University of Washington
Native American Heritage: Pictures of Native Americans in the United States
U.S. Historical Documents from Pre-Colonial to Present - This is a great resource for U.S. primary source documents.
AP U.S. History Links - Not just for AP students
U.S. History Internet Resources - An excellent site
Beginnings to the Civil War
Columbus Navigation Homepage: "Examining the history, navigation, and landfall of Chrisopher Columbus."
1492: An Ongoing Voyage - A very fine online exhibit from The Library of Congress. It is divided into six extensive sections.
Religion and the Founding of the American Republic
Declaration of Independence - "This site provides a wealth of information about the signers of the Declaration, the history of the Declaration, and an online version of the Declaration for you to read."
Pilgrims and Puritans - These articles give an in depth explanation of their differences and historical significance.
U.S. Historical Documents - The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, Constitutional Amendments 11-27, The Federalist Papers
American History - From the British Archives, links to lots of topics, people, and events
The American Revolution - From The History Place
The Glorious Revolution Era (1675-1692)
Spy Letters of the American Revolution - From the collection of Clements Library
The Constitution of the United States - An exhibit from The National Archives concerning all of the parts of The U.S. Constitution; its history and the people who created the document.
Exploring The Constitution of The United States - from the U.S. House of Representatives
Search The Constitution - This site allows you to search by keyword or article. A very interesting resource.
California Gold Rush - A great site for the history of the Gold Rush in the Mother Lode and its impact on westward expansion.
Going West in the U.S. - a great site with links to many aspects of the westward expansion. A great place to start your search.
The American West - "A presentation of the history and development of the American west."
History of The American West (1860-1920) - from the Library of Congress American Memory
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U.S. History
Civil War and Reconstruction
The U.S. Civil War 1861 - 1865
The Civil War and Reconstruction - This is a great site for both background and explanation of the times. By Eric Burnett
A Nation Divided: The U.S. Civil War - The History Place's great timeline and links to people, battles, and other events.
Jensen's Guide - Web resources for American Civil War and Reconstruction.
U.S. History
Slavery, The Civil Rights Movement and The African-American Experience
African-American History Timeline
Black History Hotlist - There are so many interesting and informative links here
The North American Slave Trade
The Underground Railroad Simulation - Do you have what it took to escape from slavery?
The African-American Mosaic - "A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture"
Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
Powerful Days in Black and White - a fascinating pictorial of very moving times and events
Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History - A great site with lots of links to all sorts of topics
The Harlem Renaissance - "African-American expressions of writing, music, and art during the 1920s and 1930s are well represented in the vast collections of the Library of Congress. This guide presents the Library's resources as well as links to external Web sites..."
We Shall Overcome - Historical Places of the Civil Rights Movement
African American Archaeology, History and Cultures - This is an amazing site and resource
African-Americans in Military History
African-American Voices - An excellent source with topics presented in chronological order
History of the Little Rock Nine - An excellent site that celebrates the 40th anniversary of this historic event.
U.S. History
Twentieth Century Decades and Events
20th Century History by the Decades - A great number of really good resources from Chico High School
Year By Year - A concise look at every year in U.S. History from 1900 - 2003
America at the Turn of the Century: A Look at the Historical Context.
1900-1919
American Cultural History 1900-1909 & 1910-1919 - from Lone Star College
1920's and 1930's
Turn of the Century America - Photographs and commentary from Detroit Publishing
The Roaring Twenties - links to several sites on the '20's.
U.S. History: The Roaring Twenties - people, social issues, the arts, the economy
The Roaring Twenties: Famous People, Events, Inventions
1920's People - good place to start for names of famous people
A Guide to the Roaring Twenties - links to a variety of aspects of the time
The 18th Amendment - The prohibition of alcohol
The 21st Amendment - The repeal of the 18th amendment
The Harlem Renaissance - "African-American expressions of writing, music, and art during the 1920s and 1930s are well represented in the vast collections of the Library of Congress. This guide presents the Library's resources as well as links to external Web sites..."
America From the Great Depression to World War II - An incredible photo history from Library of Congress
Migrant Farm Families - As documented by renowned American documentary photographer Dorothea Lange
Weedpatch Camp (Arvin Federal government Camp)A migrant worker camp still being used today.
1940's and 1950's
American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century (1940-1949)
American Cultural History - The 1950's
The Fifties - Pop culture site includes fashion, TV, celebrities, advertising, movies, music, and more
1950's History - information, notes
Ad*Access - From Duke University, this advertising history project consists of five main subject categories: Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II. Search through ads from the first half of the 20th century.
McCarthyism - Great site for many aspects of McCarthyism and the "Red Scare".
McCArthyism - it's history, victims and accusations
The Cold War 1940's - 1990's
Wikipedia Encyclopedia: The Cold War - great information and a lot of links to further explain terms and events
The Cold War Museum - a great site that includes a wonderful timeline as well as a trivia section
Cold War Resources page Vietnam War
The Cold War - An interactive site from CNN
Cold War Hotlinks - links to sites that people have made covering a wide and very interesting span of topics
1960's and 1970's
The Groovy Sixties - The Decade of Peace and Love
60's Personal Narrative Project - a great collection of writings about growing up and life in the 60's.
Apollo 11 - The first mission to the moon in July 1969
60's Slang - This is both fun and interesting as it applies to American contemporary literature.
The Wars for Vietnam - From Vassar College
The Wars of Vietnam - From the beginning of the 20th century to present. Brought to you by The History Guy.
Revisiting Watergate - Updated information is contained in this Washington Post site
Decade of Protest - Political Posters from the Sixties
1980's and 1990's
The 1980's - Decade of Excitement
Pop Culture Madness.com - 80's music
The 1990's: Decade of Disasters
Desert-Storm.com - "...created to honor those who participated in Operation Desert-Storm. It is also intended to provide an informative resource about the war and the events surrounding it."
War History & The Military
U.S. Involvement in Wars Timeline - Colonial times to present
Poster Art From WW II - The National Archives exhibit "Powers of Persuasion"
National WW II Memorial - "The World War II Memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort."
Women Pilots in WW I - U.S. Air force History
Ancient History
Ancient History - from About.com
Ancient and Classical Cultures - This excellent directory from Multnomah County Library has links for each of 26 ancient civilizations.
Ancient History - from The BBC
Historical Eras of the Roman Empire
Ancient Mexico - Arts, culture and history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
World History
Medieval Times, Middle Ages, The Renaissance
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
The Middle Ages: What Was It Really Like?
Connection to Medieval Resources
Medieval Sourcebook - Be sure to notice the green subject index on the left of the screen.
European Voyages of Exploration - 15th & 16th Centuries
The Bubonic Plague During the Elizabethan Era
Life in Elizabethan England: 1558-1603
Encyclopedia of British History:1500 - 1980
The Industrial Revolution Directory
The Victorian Web - An amazing site that is an "...extensive guide to the Victorian period, with sections on political and social history, philosophy, science and technology, religion, arts and literature, and more."
19thCentury - Victorian Era Directory
World History
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution Timeline: 1700 - 1900
Industrial Revolution Overview
The Industrial Revolution in England
Industrial Revolution - "An Award winning Educational Reference site covering apsects of the Industrial Revolution. Included are Causes, Outlines, Time Lines, People, Ideas."
Industrial Revolution Overview
Industrial Revolution: Inventions in Pictures
World History
Twentieth Century - The World Wars & The Holocaust, Korean War, Vietnam
World War I (1914-1918)
WW I Library - A huge searchable site with links to timelines, biographies, maps, and online exhibits.
First World War - Another great site
WW I Links Central - Information that spans the war, military, culture, participants, literary sites, and more.
The Western Front - A World War One Summary
World War I- huge number of links from Teachers On the Web
First World War & First World War Battles: The Western Front
First World War: Trench Warfare - links to details of trench warfare
American Cultural History 1910-1919 - from Lone Star College
Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events 1910-1919
Popular Songs Sung By The Soldiers
WWI - American Soldiers' Letters Home
WWI - Thirty Thousand Women Were There
*In Pictures
World War One Photos. Photographs & Pictures Of The First World War
World War II (1939-1945)
World War II Timeline - from WorldWar2.net
World War 2 Timeline - comprehensive timeline beginning with pre-war
World War II overview, links, biographies
World War II - Articles, Videos, Pictures and Facts from History.com
World War II Directory - Another excellent Yahoo directory
Open Directory Project Directory of WW II Resources
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World War II Action - aircraft, battles,video clips
Women and the Homefront During WWII
War Comes To America: Pearl Harbor - from Dummies.com, a good overview of the what and why of the attack
The Attack on Pearl Harbor - a great site with facts and photos.
The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II
World War II Art and Popular Culture
The People History - life in the 1940's
American Cultural History - 1940-1949
Union Mine Library's Holocaust Web Page
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust - "An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust
through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature"
The Anne Frank Museum - Hopefully you will get to see this museum yourself someday.
Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust - "An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust
through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature
Holocaust Museum and Encyclopedia - From The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Minorities in Service
Women in the Military During WWII
Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
African-Americans in World War II
Navajo Code Talkers - The Official Site of the Navajo Code Talkers
Hispanics in Military Service: WWII
*In Pictures
Pictures of WWII - from The National Archives
Color Pictures of WWII - a huge variety of pictures from HistoryLink101.com
Korean War (1950-1953)
The Korean War - a good overview from infoplease.com -
The Korean War and It's Unsettled Legacy - from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library - "This web site, examines the War through the eyes of individual participants in policy development, battlefield combatants, and observers affected by the human tragedy of the war."
*In Pictures
Korean War Pictures - 100 online photos
Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Vietnam War Timeline - This About.com site has a number of additional links to Vietnam War information & photos.
| 1945-1960 Seeds of Conflict | 1961-1964 America Commits |
| 1965-1968 The Jungle War | 1969-1975 The Bitter End |
Battlefield: Vietnam - from PBS - Great information on history, warfare, and external links
American Experience: Vietnam Online
Vietnam Wars: History - from BBC News
Digital History: Learn About The Vietnam War
Reflections on a War - "Personal essays from a variety of people connected to the Vietnam War."
*In Pictures
In Pictures: The Vietnam War - from BBC News
World Atlas: Countries Organized by Continent and Region - several types of maps to choose from
National Geographic MapMachine - a wonderful site for all sorts of maps: road, satellite, 3-D, bird's eye. Search by zooming in on a region or enter a location.
Maps from The University of Iowa
National Atlas of the United States - All sorts of general and specialized maps for all 50 states.
Outline Maps - a really good collection of outline maps from Houghton Mifflin. Must view with Adobe Reader 
World Flags - great flags as well as country information
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Historical Biographies - Prehistory through WW II
Index of Biographies - This is huge
From Revolution Through Reconstruction
The Presidents of the United States
First Ladies of the United States
Political and Historical Biographies
Famous Rulers Past and Present
Famous People of the 18th Century
Famous People of the 19th century
American Inventions and Inventions
ISLMC: Inventors & Inventions for K-12 Education
Inventors & Inventions - From Enchanted Learning
Inventor Of The Week Archives - "...honoring the acclaimed and unsung heroes who have helped improve our lives through invention.
National Inventors Hall of Fame - Search by typing in an invention or go to A-Z directory of inventors.
Philosophy, Psychology, amd Isms
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
Glossary of Philosophical "isms"
Philosophical Isms - another site for the definitions of words for belief systems
Philosophy, Psychology, Occult, Astrology
Philosophy Sites on the Internet - All the way from Tel-Aviv University. Find all sorts of links to philosophy & philosophers
Dr. Michael Fenichel's Current Topics in Psychology - a psychology reference guide
The Window - Philosophy on the Internet: Philosophers
From the Reformation to the American Revolution: Primary Sources and Works on English, French, and American Political Thought - This site has tremendous resources of the important thought and writings of this span of time.
Religious Studies Web Guide - From The University of Calgary Library
Religion Megasites - From Multnomah County Library, this is a huge resource.
Bible Revised Standard Edition - Easy to navigate full text version
Voice of the Shuttle Religious Studies - Includes links to religious sites and sacred texts
Multnomah County Library's Social Issues Directory - An excellent site
Google Directory of Social Issues - A lot of great links
Controversial Issues: Alphabetical List by Subject - a huge number from Santa Ana College
Controversial Issues "All sides of the Arguement"
Yahoo Directory of Social Issues and Causes - Another great directory
ProCon.org - "The Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues"
Wikipedia: List of Controversial Issues - with definition, links, and explanations
SpeakOut.com - research hundreds of topics and links to both conservative and liberal organizations and individuals on the Web.
Controversial Issues: Ideas For Research - from Palomar College
See also: Current Health Issues
See also: Law for Civil Rights Issues
History of Hispanic-American Immigration
The New Americans - A PBS profile
Immigration Restrictions in the 1920's
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Directory of California Web links - Always a good starting point
The Chinese in California - From The American Memory Collection
Early California History - An Overview
California History Topic Directory - A huge number of links to all areas of California's history
"California as I Saw It" - Personal narratives
American Memory: The Chinese in California 1850-1925
California History - A resource for both students and teachers
Children of the Camps: Japanese Internment History
