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About.com: History - The 20th Century: Offers original articles and features about the 20th Century, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Includes archives, art and architecture, and media and popular culture. Covers many significant events of the period including the First and Second World Wars, the Russian Revolution, the Depression, and the Cold War.
Author: About.com
Subjects: history links, world history
DeweyClass: 909.8
Resource type: forum, index, news
AlternaTime: Collection of links to timelines of past and fictional future events in the fields of history and culture, science and technology, art and literature, popular culture and current events, and science fiction. Specific entries include the Suffrage Movement Timeline, Titantic's Chronology of Main Events, a Space Program Timeline, and a Chronology of Japan's Fine Arts.
Author: Emery, George
Subjects: chronology, cultural studies, science fiction, world history
DeweyClass: 080
Resource type: index
Art of the First World War: An exhibition of 110 paintings brought together by the major history museums of Europe depicting World War I as seen by 54 painters on both sides. Hitherto overshadowed by the literary and philosophical accomplishments that arose from the trauma of war, the artists and their work are brought into context in a detailed presentation by art historian and exhibition curator Philippe Dagen, via UNESCO and partner museums throughout Europe. Users can opt for a guided tour of the exhibits or browse through the exhibition thematically. Exhibits include William Roberts' 'The First German Gas Attack at Ypres' which gives a dramatic representation of the use of toxic gases by the German forces, Felix Vallotton's 'Le plateau de Bolante' depicting the war-swept landscape of the Artois region of France, and John Nash's 'Over the Top' illustrating the attack during which the First Artist Rifles left their trenches and pushed towards Marcoing near Cambrai.
Author: UNESCO
Subjects: first world war, warfare, world history
DeweyClass: 758.99041
Resource type: museum
Biography: Biography is devoted to the subject of interesting lives in all forms, including books, television, games, general biographical information. Includes an online database of 15000 notable individual biographies. Also features video clips of some subjects.
Author: A & E Television Networks
Subjects: reference, world history
DeweyClass: 920
Resource type: biography, reference documents
Biography Center: Index of more than 10000 biographies of prominent public figures, including politicians, authors and entertainment celebrities, which can be searched by key word but not browsed.
Author: Biography Center
Subjects: reference, world history
DeweyClass: 920
Resource type: biography
Black History Hotlist - a Collection of Internet Sites: Various resources pertaining to United States focussed Black history. Listed sites are intended to act as the raw material for basic studies of African-American history and issues. Includes sections on poetry, slavery, leaders and Black History Month.
Author: AT&T Education
Subjects: african americans, world history
DeweyClass: 909.04
Resource type: documents, index
CIA World Factbook: Extensive reference work containing recent basic information about every country in the world, including details of geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: development studies, international relations, world economic data, world history, world population, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 351
Resource type: reference document
Dead People Server: Brief biographical notes on over 1800 notable celebrities who have died.
Author: Mann, Laurie
Subjects: death, world history
DeweyClass: 920
Resource type: biography
Flags of the World: Devoted to vexillology (the study of flags), Flags of the World contains over 18,000 pages of information relating to flags and over 32,000 images of flags. Flags are browsable by country, title, date of last page update, and topic. Topics include oil companies, pirates, signal flags, weather flags, and flags in movies. Also provides information on the flag's history and origins, the flag's symbology, and alternative incarnations of the nation's flag. Includes a glossary of vexillological terms and a bibliography of related resources.
Author: Raeside, Rob
Subjects: national constitutions, world history
DeweyClass: 929.92
Resource type: documents, reference data
History Journals: Alphabetical list of history journals and newsletters with details of whether full text or selected articles are available. Emphasis on business, economic and social history.
Author: International Institute of Social History and the Netherlands Economic History Archive
Subjects: economic history, world history
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: journal index
History Today: Articles on politics, religion, science, sport, cinema and the arts, wars, discoveries, adventures and disasters.
Author: History Today
Subjects: disasters, sport, world history
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: magazine
Institute for Psychohistory: Information and articles on psychohistory, the science of historical motivation which combines the insights of modern psychotherapy with the research methodology of history and the social sciences.
Author: Institute for Psychohistory
Subjects: interdisciplinary studies, internet news, psychotherapy, world history
DeweyClass: 001
Resource type: documents, journal
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Comprehensive resource containing thousands of full text documents, articles, and links to Web pages concerning aspects of world and political history from the 12th century to the present day.
Author: Halsall, Paul
Subjects: political history, world history
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: document collection, index
Internet Resources on Genocide and Mass Killings: Primary documents and annotated links relating to twentieth-century genocide. Topics covered include The Jewish Holocaust, War Crimes and Criminals, Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Rwanda and Burundi, Vietnam, and World War II. Definitions and controversies of genocide are included.
Author: Stein, S. D.
Subjects: burundi, crime, death, holocaust, kosovo, rwanda, second world war, serbia and montenegro, vietnam war, warfare, world history
DeweyClass: 364.151
Resource type: documents
Journal for MultiMedia History: Journal intended to present and disseminate historical multimedia projects, provide a forum for multimedia research in all fields of history, and offer reviews which contain audio and video samples.
Author: University at Albany State University of New York Department of History
Subjects: multimedia - general, world history
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: journal
League of Nations: Statistical and Disarmament Documents: Digital collection of 260 full text documents pertaining to the League of Nations which existed from 1919 to 1946 when it was replaced by the United Nations. Although Russia and the United States refused to join, it's members included countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. The collection focuses on three areas; the founding of the League, international statistics published, and work toward international disarmament. Users of the archive can search by date, title, or keyword.
Author: Northwestern University Library
Subjects: international relations, peace and conflict, warfare, world history
DeweyClass: 341.22
Resource type: documents, index
Mad Monarchs Series: Short historical biographies of royals who developed extreme forms of egocentricity, psychosis, megalomania, and paranoia, and displayed a lack of empathy for their subjects. Includes details of the personal lives of Charles VI, 'Mad King' George III, Nabonidus of Babylon, and Charles II 'The Bewitched' of Spain.
Author: Bos, Joan
Subjects: world history
DeweyClass: 909
Resource type: biography
Picture Collection Online: Searchable and browsable assemblage of images taken from books, newspapers and magazines, as well as photographs, prints and postcards. Material is arranged in categories such as American history, costume, New York City, pioneer life, shoes, and snakes.
Author: New York Public Library
Subjects: united states history - general, world history
DeweyClass: 080
Resource type: image collection
Society of Antiquaries of London: The range of the Society's interests covers a wide field from archaeology of all periods and all countries to heraldry, art history, architectural history and other subjects based on the study of the material remains of the past. Information on publications, grants and bursaries and conditions of membership.
Author: Society of Antiquaries of London
Subjects: architecture links, world archaeology, world history
DeweyClass: 936
Resource type: institution
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: National Curriculum History Website Guide: Selected Internet resources for National Curriculum Key Stages Two, Three and Four. Includes topics such as Medieval Realms, Life in Tudor Times and The Twentieth-Century World.
Author: Spartacus Educational
Subjects: history education, world history
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: index
Story of Africa: Compiled by some of Africa's historians this resource recounts the history of the continent from an African perspective, investigating events and characters from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid. Offers short essays, timelines, images, and audio/visual resources examining the influence of religion, slavery, colonialism and independence on African development. The resource is keyword searchable and is arranged by topic.
Author: BBC
Subjects: african studies, religious studies, slavery, world history
DeweyClass: 960
Resource type: articles, documents, images, sounds
Tattoo History Sourcebook: Full text publication tracing the history of tattooing around the world. Includes chapters describing tattoo history in Polynesia, Borneo, Samoa, the Marquesas, New Zealand, Japan, North America, South America, France, England, and the US. Additional chapters offer information about tattooed mummies, a famous tattooed individual named Giolo, tattooing in the circus, and views held by psychiatrists, Jews, and Christians.
Author: Gilbert, Steve
Subjects: history of art, world history
DeweyClass: 391.65
Resource type: book
Time 100: Choosing the Century's Most Influential People: Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th Century, with profiles of some of the century's most influential leaders and revolutionaries. Includes a timeline of each personality and a timeline of the century.
Author: Time Magazine
Subjects: world history
DeweyClass: 920
Resource type: documents, images
Voyages and Travels: Ancient and Modern: These seven accounts move from the ancient fathers of historical prose Herodotus and Tacitus in Egypt and Germany, respectively, to the great Elizabethan explorers Drake, Gilbert and Raleigh as they colonise new lands.
Author: Harvard
Subjects: geography education, world history
DeweyClass: 800
Resource type: non-fiction ebooks
WebChron: Regional and cross-cultural chronologies designed for use in history lessons. Describes ancient times, civilisations, kingdoms, eras, and political conditions of Africa, India, the Mediterranean, Western Asia and the Middle East, China and Eastern Asia, Western and Central Europe, Russia and Eastern Europe, Central, North and South America, and the United States. Also considers the historical sequence of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Western civilisation, and technology.
Author: Koeller, David W.
Subjects: buddhism, christianity, history education, islam, world history
DeweyClass: 909.09
Resource type: documents
World History Compass: A listing of history resources covering ancient civilisations and countries worldwide. Contains specific material on the history of aviation, computers, mathematics, medicine, science, and technology, together with links to archives, libraries, and museums containing historical material.
Author: Schiller, Robert
Subjects: world history
DeweyClass: 909
Resource type: index
World History: Hyper History: Displays 3000 years of world history with a combination of colourful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps.
Author: HyperHistory Online
Subjects: world history
DeweyClass: 909.8
Resource type: documents
World's Famous Orations: This book represents an attempt to bring together the greatest or most famous orations in the history of the world.
Author: Bryan, William Jennings
Subjects: world history
DeweyClass: 800
Resource type: non-fiction ebooks