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The United Nations (U.N.)
The United Nations Home Page
Doing a report on the U.N.? Get the information you need from the United Nations Home Page. If you can't find what you need at the above site, try the United Nations System of Organizations . It provides an alphabetical index of U.N. Organizations.

The United Nations: An Introduction for Students
Information about the U.N. written specifically for students. See also Model United Nations.  

United Nations
An excellent overview of the U.N. from InfoPlease.

United Nations/History
A concise history of the U.N.

United Nations Special Session on Children
See what the U.N. is doing to make the world a better place for children.

UNESCO Home Page
Information about the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

Geography Homework Help

Broad/General Geography Resources
Geography World
The ultimate source for geography information and homework help. The site offers maps, globes, quizzes, and games, plus information on continents, individual countries, culture, natural resources, agriculture, population, etc.

Geography at About.com
An excellent resource with weekly articles about geography, annotated links to hundreds of sites for maps and geographical information, an online world atlas, a glossary, weekly quizzes, a forum and chat room for geographical discussion, a free e-mail newsletter, etc.

National Geographic - Kids
Videos, activities, games, stories. See their home page for maps, travel, history, animals, photography, and their magazine.

The Five Themes of Geography
A concise description of the five themes.

Nearctica Biomes/Habitats/Ecoregions
Information about and links to many pages dealing with biomes, habitats, and ecoregions.

How Far Is It?
Uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places.

Geography Links
From Michigan State University.

Library of Congress Country Studies
This online series presently contains studies of 100 countries.

Website of U.S. Embassies and Consulates
Find a U.S. embassy to any country.

Embassy World
Connect to hundreds of embassies. See also Embassy.org.

CIA World Factbook
Comprehensive and up-to-date information on virtually every country in the world.

WWW.Geographic.org
Nice resource for country profiles providing concise information, flags, and maps. The index is alphabetical.

Lonely Planet: Destinations
Information, maps, slide shows for virtually every country in the world

Alexandria Digital Library: Earth
Access links to maps and information organized by continent, or take a look at the whole universe.  

Quick Maps
Maps and information about any country or region of the world.

The Greatest Places
Explore seven great places (Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango, and Tibet) through maps, pictures, and text.

50 Greatest Places of a Lifetime
From National Geographic. These are destinations their writers believe no curious traveler should miss.

Altapedia World Maps On Line

The Universal Currency Converter
Convert any amount of one type of currency into another.

U.S. States/Regions
United States Geography
A long list of resources and links from Geography World.

Fact Monster Almanac U. S. Geography
A searchable source of information on U. S. geography.

50 States and Their Capitals
All 50 states and their capitals, flags, maps, etc. More great stuff for state reports.

All States Flag Company
Pictures of each state's flag. Click on "State Flags," and then click on the state flag you wish to see.

Stately Knowledge
Facts about any state.

State History, 50 States
State history information and links for all 50 states!

United States Maps
From the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, this site offers maps of every state, maps of major metropolitan areas, historical maps, and maps of national parks.

Find-Our-Community.net
Free, clickable online maps, including road maps, for every country in the world!

US Geological Survey
Downloadable maps, satellite images, aerial photographs, plus local, state, and national data.

The Great Lakes Information Network
Excellent source of information on the Great Lakes.

The Great Lakes Atlas
Information and maps. Another excellent site.

Rivers of the United States
Brief information on a large number of U. S. rivers from Fact Monster.

Mississippi Headwaters Board
Maps, information, and links.

The Virtual Tour of Washington, DC
An interactive tour of our nation's capital.

Minnesota Resources Page
Doing a state report on Minnesota? This is your luck day. The page above is just what you need!

North Star
State of Minnesota official home page.

Explore Minnesota
Minnesota tourism information.

Minnesota Cities
Information on nearly every city or town in MN.

Alaska Online
Alaska's official home page.

Hawaii Guide
Information about Hawaii.

Chamber of Commerce Directory
Find information about many U.S. and world cities.

Polar Regions
The Arctic Geography and Politics
See also Arctic Ocean Geography and Polar Regions: Arctic Maps.

Live from Antarctica
A virtual field trip and guides to accompany the programs which air on NASA-TV. See also South Pole, North Pole News and Guide.

Polar Conservation Organization
A site developed to "create awareness, inform and educate the public about the Polar Regions."

Antarctic Geography
From ThinkQuest. See also Geography of Antarctica.

Antarctic Explorers
A WebQuest. See also WebQuest Antarctica.

Mexico/Latin America
Embassy of Mexico in the United States
The ultimate source for information about Mexico. See also Mexico for Kids and A Kid's Life in Mexico.

Mexico On-Line
Directory of information about Mexico.

Mexico Connect
Information about and links to everything Mexican. See also Mexico City.

Destinations: Mexico
Lots of information for traveling to Mexico.

Latin American Data Base
An Internet-based news service in English about Latin America. See also Latin American Information.

Adanzas al Web Latino
Excellent site for Latin American studies from the University of New Mexico.

Central America.com
Information about Central American Countries.

Central America Map
From World Atlas.com.

South America
From About.com. See also South American Countries and Maps of South America.

Australia
CIA World Fact Book-Australia
See also Australian Bureau of Statistics.

About Australia
Facts, travel, news, weather, lifestyle, etc.

Embassy of Australia
Website of the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Canada
About Canada
Doing a report on Canada, eh? This Canadian government site has everything you need. See their pages for Grade School Students and 
High School Students. See also CIA World Factbook - Canada.

The Canadian Encyclopedia
An excellent Canadian history and geography resource. See also Welcome to Canada for travel info.

Canadian Geography
Maps and information from About.com. See also The Atlas of Canada Online.

Canadian History on the Web

Europe
Europa - Basic Information on the European Union
See also Europa - European Countries and History of the European Union. Go to Europa - Gateway to the European Union.

French Embassy in Washington, DC

Edulinks
This site was developed for teachers in North Yorkshire LEA and includes many links that would be helpful for anyone interested in teaching or learning about Great Britain.

British Embassy in Washington, DC

Germany.info
The German Embassy Information Center.

Embassy of Greece in Washington, DC

Embassy of Ireland, Washington, DC

Embassy of Italy in the United States

Virtual Picture Album - Norway

Embassy of Norway

Polish World
A good source for information about Poland.

Embassy of Poland

Maximov's Companion
Daily updated Russian news and regional information. See also Window to Moscow to access information on the weather, business, or metropolitan transportation.

Embassy of the Russian Federation

Russian and East European Network Information  Center
Resources for Eastern and Central Europe as well as the former Soviet Union.

Si Spain
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs site with information about and links to Spain.

Embassy of Spain in the United States

Geography of Sweden
Resources and a map of Sweden. See also Embassy of Sweden.

Sweden
Geography, people, government, etc.

Africa
Africa
A long list of links from the African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin.   

Discover Africa
A map, natural history of the African Continent, photos, classroom ideas, African people, and African animals.

Africa: Country-Specific Information
A clickable index of African countries.

Africa South of the Sahara
Information on countries, culture, and various specific topics.

The Africa Quiz
An on-line African Geography quiz.

Asia
Asia Society: Kids
Excellent resource for information on Asia and specific Asian countries. See their home page.

Asian Info
Another excellent source for information on Asia and specific Asian countries.

Knowledge Quest: Asian Geography Quiz

East and Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources

JAPAN - A Country Study
Doing a report on Japan? This is your lucky day! Everything you'll need is at this site.

Kids Web Japan
Was the above site a little too much for you? Try this one on for size.

Japan Through Young Eyes
Another good site for kids who need to find information on Japan.

China - Chinese Geogarphy
Excellent resource.

Searching for China
A WebQuest.

History of China
Information on the history of China. See also Chinese Historical and Cultural Project.  

Korea's Geography
From Asian Info.

Vietnam
A country study. See also Vietnam: A Teacher's Guide.    

Destination Himalayas
Explore the Himalayas through this ThinkQuest site.

Tour India
See also CIA World Factbook - India,  Know India, and Cities and Towns in India.  

THUS About Turkey
Theodora Interactive Fact Finder for Turkey.

Afghan Info Center
Excellent source for background information and news on Afghanistan.

Pakistan Geography 2000
See also ABC Country Book of Pakistan and Pakistan Profile: Geography.

Middle East
Middle East: Geography, Governments, Politics
Links to maps, country information, laws, etc.

Middle East
An excellent site with information on geography, history, culture, and specific Middle Eastern nations.

Atlas - Maps: Middle East
From Infoplease.

Oceans
U.N. Atlas of the Oceans
An excellent in-depth source with 14 global maps and extensive data on a variety of topics. 

All About Oceans and Seas
An excellent site to find basic information for school projects.

The World's Oceans
Brief descriptions of four oceans.

Oceans
A long list of links.

Oceans Alive
An excellent resource from the Boston Museum of Science.

World Wildlife Fund - Ocean Rescue
Information for protecting the World's oceans.

World Oceans.com
An around the world adventure in sailing and diving!

History Homework Help

General History Resources
History Channel Home Page

History Timelines on the Web
An excellent history resource. Scroll down the page for timelines and history resources in a variety of areas.

The History Place
An excellent resource.

AP History.com
A site for AP U.S. History students. It includes documents and notecards as well as other study materials.

State History, 50 States
Links to state history information for all 50 states!!

HyperHistory Online
Another excellent history resource.

Newseum
The interactive museum of news! See their Resources for Students as well as their online exhibit, Holocaust: The Untold Story.

Old News
An archive of vintage newspaper articles! A great way to study history.

Eye Witness to History
A well-indexed collection of first-hand accounts (diaries, newspaper interviews, etc.) of historical events. An excellent resource for history projects.

History Encyberpedia

You Be the Historian
On-line history activity.

Today in History
Lists events that happened on every date of the year. See also This Day in History.

Collecting, Preserving, and Researching History.
Access historical documents from the Library of Congress.

Biography.com
Biographies of virtually everyone famous.

Biographical Dictionary
Find concise biographies of more than 25,000 notable men and women!

World History Homework Help
Advanced Placement World History
Notes, vocabulary, practice quizzes, etc.

World History Archives
A collection of on-line documents.

The Media History Project Timeline
An extensive world media history timeline.

The Amazing Magnificent Colossal Cruise Through Time and History
Pick a time period and take the tour!

Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
Chinese American and Chinese history and culture.

Korean History Project
An excellent resource.

Asian Multicultural Timeline
Illustrates similarities, differences, and interrelationships between the Japanese, Korean, and Chinese cultures.

Mexico History Directory
From Mexico Online, this site offers links to information on the Mexican government, famous battles, constitutions, treaties, documents, heroes, missions, and information about famous people.

Colonial Mexico
Great site for information on 19th century Mexico.

Mexican History Timeline
Annotated timeline with links regarding specific events and individuals.

European History Homework Help
European History AP Review Page
Quizzes and review sheets. See also Advanced Placement European History.

WWW-VL-EUI European History Project
A great source of information from the World Wide Web Virtual Library. It is indexed by country.

Post World War II European History
An annotated list of links.

European Monarchy
Information on European royalty. See also Royal Families of World History.  

Victorian Web
The ultimate source for information on the Victorian Era.

English History and Heritage
Browse by time period. See also English History.

French History and Culture
Napoleonic wars, cultural explorations, French music data base, etc.

History of France: Primary Documents
Great source for transcriptions and translations of documents on French history.

Medieval Europe: France

Timeline of German History
From 1800 to the present.

Germany and America in the 20th Century: An Annotated Timeline
An annotated timeline with links to sites providing information on individuals and events of significance to Germany and America during the 20th Century.

The Berlin Wall: An Information Scavenger Hunt

Polonia Today Online
The history of Poland through World War II.

Polish History and Culture
Polish history up to the 1990s.

Russian History Links
Many links.

The Russian Revolution
Links to resources for Russian history.

WWW-VL-Spanish History Index
A well-indexed guide to web resources.

Ancient/Medieval History Homework Help
Ancient & Classical Cultures
Everything and everyone from Aztecs to Vikings.

Ancient World Web
An excellent site with a categorical index.

Prehistory Links
Links to sites related to the stone age.

Trekking Across Our Land
See also Lake Agassiz: The Ultimate Fishing Spot?

Exploring Ancient World Cultures
An on-line course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds, this site provides information about the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam, and Medieval Europe.

Ancient Civilizations Theme Page
Links to resources.

Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Find out what the ancient Romans did all day!

The Beginning of a Roman Perseus
A site under construction that will focus on Roman civilization.

Guardian's Egypt
All sorts of information is to be found at this site.

Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall?
Interesting, activity-based site on the fall of ancient civilizations.

The Ancient Aztecs
Provides a timeline, scavenger hunt, crossword puzzle, and much information

1066: The Norman Conquest School Site
An online activity complete with  worksheets and quizzes.

The Crusades Webquest
This WebQuest might be a good way for homeschoolers to learn about the Crusades. See also Letters from the Crusades.

NOVA Online: The Vikings
See also Irish and Vikings and The Viking Age Page.

Genghis Khan
Information from National Geographic. See also Mongolian Museum.  

Internet Medieval Source Book
A comprehensive resource.

Renaissance
Studying the Renaissance
See also La Renaissance.

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
An online book. See also Renaissance WebQuest and Ideas from the Renaissance.

Learning About Leonardo
A "ThinkQuest" project created by computer graphics students at high schools in the Bronx and Sweden, exploring the mystery of the Mona Lisa through scientific inquiry. 

Exploring Leonardo
Great site for learning about this Renaissance man.

The Protestant Reformation
See also Reformation Europe, Martin Luther, and The Catholic Reformation.

Explorers
Discovers Web Project
Information on Columbus, the Vikings, Coronado, etc.

Homework Center: Explorers
Lots of links.

Age of Exploration
An excellent site with information about Elizabethan England as well as specific explorers. See also Age of Exploration: Mariners' Museum.

1492: An Ongoing Voyage
An online exhibit from the Library of Congress.

New World Explorers: A WebQuest
See also Exploring Explorers and An Adventure to the New World.

Colonial America
Colonial America (1492-1763)
From America's Library. See also Colonial America 1600-1775 for a timeline. If you're looking for concise information on the American colonies, see 13 Originals.   Also, take a look at the 13 Original States, which provides an online map, and Colonial Times for information from Social Studies for Kids.

Colonial Williamsburg
Meet the people, experience colonial life, see the places, browse the dateline, or take a virtual field trip.

Plimouth Plantation
Similar to the above site but about the Plymouth Colony. See also MayflowerHistory.com.

America's Founding Fathers
A biographical index!

Betsy Ross Home Page
Information on Betsy Ross, history of the U.S. flag, flag timeline, picture gallery, etc.

Jefferson vs. Franklin: Renaissance Men

American Revolution
Revolution and the New Nation
Web-based lesson plans suitable for home study from the National Archives and Records Administration. It contains much information that could be useful for writing a report on the Revolutionary War. See also Charters of Freedom for the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.

Revolutionary War.com
This comprehensive, excellent site asks you to register, but if you don't wish to give them your name, just click OK.

The American Revolution
Links to many helpful sites.

George Washington's Mount Vernon
Excellent site for information about George Washington.

U.S. Constitution On-line
The whole thing!

Ask Thomas Jefferson
E-mail Thomas Jefferson at Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson.

Native Americans
Index of Native American Resources
A comprehensive site with links to information on history, culture, languages, arts, etc.

Odin's Castle: The Native Americans
An excellent resource with a great deal of information.

Native Tech
Resources and information about many aspects of Native American life.

American Indians and the Natural World: North, South, East. West
An excellent resource. Scroll down and then go to Teaching Resources for some excellent ideas.

Homeland - Plains Indian Timeline 1640-1840
See also Timeline of Events Relevant to the Northern Plains Tribes.

Native American Sites

American Resource Dirctory Directory
Links to sites for various tribes. See also Native American Nations.    

Indian Treaties/Treaty Rights
See also Native American Rights - The Basics.

Minnesota Indian Tribes
Information about Minnesota Indian tribes, treaties, and resources. For additional information see Treaties with Minnesota Indians and  Indian Fishing and Hunting Rights.  

19th Century
American History: 1800-1899
A long list of links.

Ask Thomas Jefferson
E-mail Thomas Jefferson at Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson.  

Lewis and Clark Trail
The ultimate source for information on Lewis and Clark. See also   Lewis and Clark Online Game and Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail.  

In the Wake of Lewis and Clark
A paper written by a college student.

Lewis and Clark: The Maps of Exploration
Maps and information on early America, including the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  See also Lewis and Clark: The Journey West.

War of 1812 from Multimedia History
An excellent resource.   

War of 1812-1814
Information on every battle.  See also War of 1812 for Kids.

Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Photographs, stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents illustrating the history of the first transcontinental railroad.

Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
Information on the history, traditions, tools, and mode of living of the trappers, explorers, and traders known as the Mountain Men.

The Western Expansion of the United States: A Timeline

Colonial Mexico
Great site for information on 19th century Mexico.

Mexican History Timeline
Annotated timeline with links regarding specific events and individuals.

Encyclopedia of USA History: Slavery

The Atlantic Slave Trade Simulation
An on-line simulation to demonstrate the impact of the slave trade on the size and structure of population on the African continent and in the diaspora.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
A timeline, quiz, sketches, crossword puzzles, etc. all put together by a 2nd-grade class!

American History: 1860 -1865
Links to sites dealing with this time period.

Shades of Gray
Teacher's notes for this book about the Civil War from Carolyn Reeder's Official Home Page.  

Letters from an Iowa Soldier in the Civil War

The Valley of the Shadow Project
The Valley of the Shadow Project looks at two communities, one Northern and one Southern, through the experience of the American Civil War. The project is a hypermedia archive of thousands of sources for the period including newspapers, letters, diaries, photographs, maps, church records, population census, agricultural census, and military records. C

Gettysburg Teacher's Guide
From the Gettysburg National Military Park , this teacher's guide includes a sample lesson plan as well as information on distance learning programs and suggested activities for students. See also the Gettysburg History Information Center.  

The Reunion
An activity in which students dramatize a postwar reunion between people who held opposing views during the US Civil War.

Civil War Center
Links to sites that provide an incredible amount of information on the Civil War.

Civil War Photographs
A huge collection of photos from the Library of Congress.

Abraham Lincoln Research Site
See also Abraham Lincoln Online, Abraham Lincoln for Pimary Children, Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitalization Project, and Abraham Lincoln's Assassination.

American Experience - Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
From PBS.

Reconstruction: A WebQuest
See also A Timeline of Reconstruction.

Industrial Revolution Teaching Theme
Links to lesson plans, worksheets, webquests, and resources See also Teaching About the Industrial Revolution for a long list of links.

Reporting on the Industrial Revolution
For another WebQuest, see The Industrial Revolution: A WebQuest.

1898-1998: Centennial of the Spanish-American War
Offers concise information about this conflict as well as links to related sites. See also Effects of the Press on Spanish-American Relations in 1898.

American President: Theodore Roosevelt
See also Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President and Biography of Theodore Roosevelt.

Women/Suffrage
National Women's History Project
A great source for Women's History Month projects.

American Women's History: A Research Guide
A very good resource.

Herstory: An Exhibition
Great site for women's history.

Internet Women's History Sourcebook
An excellent site for finding information on international women's history as well as both ancient and modern women's history. 

One-Hundred Years Toward Suffrage: An Overview
An annotated timeline. See also The Women's Suffrage Movement.

1900-1940
Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
A very good resource. See also American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century and 20th Century History by the Decades.

Germany and America in the 20th Century: An Annotated Timeline
An annotated timeline with links to sites providing information on individuals and events of significance to Germany and America during the 20th Century.

The Great War Society
Links to many WW I web sites. See also  WWI: Trenches on the Web, an Internet history of the "Great War" and the WWI Document Archive.

Paris Peace Conference: Writing a Treaty to End World War I
An elaborate web-based activity from SCORE. See also President Wilson's Fourteen Points.

The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
Documents and photos from the National Archives and Records Administration.

The Roaring 20s: WebQuest
For other WebQuests, see Exploring the 1920s and 1920s WebQuest.

Harlem Renaissance
See also PAL: Harlem Renaissance -  A Brief Introduction.

The Great Depression
From About.com. See also 1929 Stock Market Crash.

Worth a Thousand Words: Depression-Era Photographs
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 examining the Great Depression and New Deal programs through an Internet archive of photographs that may be helpful for assignments dealing with the depression.

The Great Depression and the New Deal
Photos from the National Archives and Records Administration.

Dear Mrs. Roosevelt
Many resources and lesson plans dealing with the effects of the depression on children.

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
See also the American President: FDR, FDR Library and Museum, and The New Deal Network.  

Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941
A good resource. See also Attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941. For information on the Pacific Theater of WW II, go to The History Place: War in the Pacific.  

Children of the Camps
Information regarding Japanese-American internment during WW II. See also A Short Chronology of Japanese American History.

Atomicbombmuseum.org
See also Enola Gay (from the Smithsonian), Atomic Bomb Museum, Kirkland Air Force Base, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.

WW II Oral History Web Site 
See also The Rutgers University Oral History Archives of WW II, Holocaust Survivors Oral Histories, and What Did You Do in the War Grandma?

Adolf Hitler: Biography
A concise biography. See also Adolf Hitler Links Page.

The Rise of Adolf Hitler
Detailed information from The History Place.

A Psychological Analysis of Adolph Hitler: His Life and Legend
An in-depth analysis, appropriate for use by college or AP high school students.

World War II Webquest
For other WW II WebQuests, see World War II: In Defense of Freedom and World War II: A WebQuest.
   
Nuremberg Trials: Links, Bibliography, and Newspaper Accounts
See also Nuremburg Trials Project and Nuremburg Trials.

Holocaust
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
Though this site is primarily for teachers, the information it provides would also be very helpful to students. For additional information on the Holocaust, go to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Cybrary of the Holocaust
A comprehensive site with images, recollections of survivors, a teacher's guide, links, etc.  Click here for a Holocaust timeline.

Holocaust: A WebQuest
For other WebQuests, see The Holocaust WebQuest and Children of the Holocaust.

The Holocaust Home Page
From Shamash, the Jewish Information Network.

1950s
The Literature and Culture of the American 1950s
A huge alphabetical list of links. See also American History - 1950-1959.                            

Joseph McCarthy
A biography. See also Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Communist Red Scare and McCarthyism.

The Polio History Pages
No unit on the 1950s would be complete without some mention of polio, the near hysteria caused by the epidemics of the early 1950s, and the euphoria that greeted the development of the Salk vaccine. Drawing from my book, Polio's Legacy: An Oral History , this site provides excerpts from polio narratives, a polio timeline, a webquest, and information about the disease, its history, and late effects.

Eisenhower and the Cold War
See also Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum and Biography of Dwight D. Eienhower.

Korean War Project
An excellent site for information regarding the Korean War. See also The Forgotten War: Korea and Tales and Visions of the Korean War: A Guide to Internet Resources.

Primer on the Korean War
A web-based lesson.

Cold War International History Project
An excellent resource. See also the Cold War Museum and Cold War WebQuest.

Cold War Stories, Related Tales, and Commentary
A site providing first-hand accounts of individuals and crews involved in Cold War era USAF reconnaissance missions.

Civil Rights
The American Civil Rights Movement
Click here for a timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement. See also Association for the Study of African American History and Life
and Past, Present, and Future National Black History Themes.

African American History and Heritage Site
Many resources for African-American history including a Teacher Toolkit for Grades K-12. See also National Organization of Blacks in Government, African American Mosaic, BlackPast.org, African American History and Culture, and Black History Pages.

Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
From the National Register of Historic Places.

Plessy vs. Ferguson Background and Summary Questions
See also The Impact of "Separate but Equal," Order in the Court, and Plessy Vs. Ferguson: Visual.

Tuskegee Tragedy
A webquest exploring this exploring this dark medical experiment and its victims.

Court Documents Related to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Memphis Sanitation Workers
Original documents and suggested teaching activities from the National Archives and Records Administration's Digital Classroom. Though no suggested grade level is provided, the materials and activities seem appropriate for grades 7-12. See also An Act of Courage: The Arrest of Rosa Parks, Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education, and Order of Argument in the Case Brown v. Board of Education.

Teaching with Documents: The The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
More from the National Archives and Records Administration's Digital Classroom. See also Overview of Civil Rights Legislation, Supreme Court Cases, and Activities.

The MLK Resource
An annotated list of links. Click here for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline Page.

Civil Rights Movement WebQuest
For other WebQuests, see Living the Story and Little Rock 9, Integration 0?

1960s
The Sixties Project
Great site for information on the 1960s. 

The Berlin Wall  Online
A history of the Berlin Wall (1961-1989) in text and pictures. See also A Concrete Curtain: The Life and Death of the Berlin Wall.

John F. Kennedy
Biography from whitehouse.gov. See also John F. Kennedy Library and Museum.

Kennedy Links
See also JFK Assassination Links.

Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.
An excellent site for students doing papers or reports on JFK.

Peace Corps
Learn about this organization which was started during the Kennedy administration. See also Peace Corps Online.

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A Political Perspective after 40 Years
From The National Security Archive at George Washington University. See also Cuban Missile Crisis, Castro, Cuba, and Missiles and Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy: Cuban Missile Crisis.

Cuban American History, Life, and Values
See also Cuba: Revolution 1959-1990.

The Whole World Was Watching
An oral history of 1968!

WebQuest: The 1960s Museum
See also The Times They are A Changin'.

The Vietnam War: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
An excellent guide to sites about the Vietnam War.

The National Viet Nam War Museum
See also The Vietnam Veterans'Memorial Wall Page.

Vietnam War Statistics and Facts
All the numbers you'll need for your report on the Vietnam War.

Vietnam Vets, Vietnam War,  History of Vietnam

Vietnam Passage Teacher's Guide
From the PBS program which looked at the war from the Vietnamese perspective.

1970
Richard Milhouse Nixon
See also The Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation, The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, and The Impeachment of Richard Nixon.

Watergate.com
Links, news archive, discussion board, etc.

May 4th, 1970 - Kent State WebQuest
A secondary-level webquest about this Vietnam-era tragedy. See also Kent State Massacre.

1980s
Ronald Reagan.com
Includes a biography and quotes as well as other information. See also Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library and Reagan 2020.

The Fire Burns On
A WebQuest for the years 1986 and 1987.

Welcome to In the 1980s
The 1980s nostalgia site. See also Livin' in the 80s.    

Fall of the Berlin Wall
An Web-based activity. See also Art and the Berlin Wall and The Berlin Wall Information Scavenger Hunt.

1990s
Celebrate the Century
Links for learning about the 1990s.

Desert Storm Home Page
Updated information on the Persian Gulf situation. 

Persian Gulf War
Links to interesting sites regarding this war, including sites with diaries from various participants.

Close Up Online: Civics Resources
An excellent resource for for middle or high school civics with documents, special topics, and links.

Here Comes the Judge
An interactive web-based activity for learning about the Supreme Court, the Justices, and landmark decisions.

Our Courts
The vision of Sandra Day O'Connor, this page is "designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy."

FedWorld.gov
A page designed to help locate government information. See also USA.gov for the U.S. governments official web portal.

The U.S. Constitution Online
Find everything you need to know about the Constitution. There are even pages specifcally designed for students of various grade levels.

Guide to Law Online
From the Law Library of Congress.

Ask a Cop.org
Information and resources for crime prevention, including resources for victims, personal safety, child safety, and timely topics such as identity theft.
U.S. House of Representatives
See also U.S. Senate.

State and Local Governments
Links to sites for each state from the Library of Congress.

State and Local government on the Net
Links to thousands of state, county, and city govenment Web pages.

GovSpot.com
Links to U.S. government and state government sites.

Census Bureau Home Page
An incredible collection of data.

Current Events
New York Times Learning Network
News summaries, a news quiz, and daily lesson plans for teaching about current events.

CNNfyi.com  
News for students! See also News for Kids, Current Events, Scholastic News Online, and Time for Kids.

National Geographic Kids News Bite
Another news source for kids. See also Weekly Reader and KidsNewsRoom.org.

The Current Events
A national newspaper for kids. For online additions of newspapers as well as ideas for using newspapers in classrooms, go to Newspapers for Classrooms.

Economics
Teen Consumer Scrapbook
Articles written by teens about topics of specific interest to teen agers.   

Council for Economic Education
See their interactive activities for students in the left-side menu.

Economics from Social Studies for Kids
Easy-to-read economics articles.

U.S. Mint for Kids
Cool online games.

Kids Bank
Learn about money and banking.

Economics 101
Elementary-level information and a quiz.

EconEdLink    
Though this site is designed primarily for teachers, students may find it useful as well.

National Budget Simulation
An on-line simulation in which students attempt to balance the U.S national budget. See also EconEdLink National Budget Simulation.

A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers
An entire curriculum complete with handouts. Though the site was developed for teachers, there is a great deal of information here that could be helpful to those writing papers about U.S. labor history.

The Stock Market Game
See also Investing for Kids and The Great Game.

Researching Companies On Line
Free tutorial to assist in finding information on companies or industries on the Web. 

Immigration
American Family Immigration History Center (Ellis Island)
Great source for information on immigration.

Ellis Island Unit
A middle-grade through high school unit that allows students to take a virtual field trip to this famous historical site.

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Learn about this island in San Francisco Bay where as many as 175, 000 Chinese immigrants were processed and detained from 1910 to 1940. See also the Angel Island State Park.

Immigration for Students
"Online activities and background information from the Library of Congress to help students learn more about immigration."

Immigration Then and Now
From Scholastic.

Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum ,
This site tells the story of the Central Pacific Railroad (built almost entirely through the labor of Chinese immigrants).

Immigration Information from Theodora
Everything you  want (or don't want) to know about immigration.

Psychology
See also my Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Archaeology Lesson Plans and Resources page.

Encyclopedia of Psychology
Not really an encyclopedia, but rather a large, well-indexed set of links. See also MegaPsych for even more links and Psych Site for a psychology dictionary as well as student activities and resources.

History of Psychology Archives
An excellent site for information about the history of psychology. See also Classics in the History of Psychology (online documents),
Human Intelligence (people and ideas related to intelligence, I.Q., and intelligence testing), and Resources on the History of Idiocy (articles and other resources on the history of mental retardation).

Archives of the History of American Psychology
Still more psych history.

Web Experimental Psychology Lab
Participate in psychological experiments online!

Kids Psych
A slick, interactive site for children.

Sigmund Freud and the Freud Archives
A comprehensive set of links.

Funderstanding
Click on "Theories" and "How People Learn" for info on major learning theories.

Operant Conditioning
A brief overview.

Operant Conditioning and Behaviorism - Historical Outline
An overview of the history of behavioral learning theories.

Behaviorism Tutorial
An online tutorial in the basics of behaviorism.

B. F. Skinner Foundation
A Skinner bibliography as well as information about Skinner's contributions to psychology.

Jean Piaget Society

Theories of Learning Index
A site devoted to discussions and information on newer views of intelligence, holistic learning and teaching including brain-based and holistic learning.

The Whole Brain Atlas
From Harvard Medical School.

Sociology/Anthropology
A Sociological Tour through Cyberspace
Theory, data, methodology, statistics, and a guide to writing a sociology research paper.

SocioSite
If it's related to sociology, this page has a link to it.  See also SocioWeb and SocioLog.

Internet Anthropology
A good set of links. See also WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology.

American Presidents: Life Portraits
Teacher guides and resources for all US presidents from C-Span.

Web Hunt: Presidents Past, Present, & Future
From Scholastic.

Presidents' Day
More links to web sites for parents, teachers, and students. See also Presidents' Day: Washington and Lincoln.

White House Home Page
This is a really good site! See their page White House 101: Facts and Fun for All Ages.