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World History

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Best of History Websites
Links to over 1000 history websites. Narrow your search by historical period (Medieval History, World War II history) and by place (American History) and then by time period.

Accessible from home Daily Life Through History
Helps students and researchers to discover the details of everyday life of past eras--from Aboriginal Australia of 10,000 BCE to the modern world.


Accessible from home Diversity Studies Collection
Explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community with articles from over 150 journals

Accessible from home Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
Offers comprehensive coverage of the history and culture of Latin Americans.

Accessible from home Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments 
Includes over 270 political entities, their background, type of government, and accounts of their downfall or the issues confronting those currently in existence.

Accessible from home Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War 
Offers discussion and analysis of each significant war and conflict world-wide.

History Link 101
Many links to the history of ancient world cultures. Also covers the Middle Ages and World War II.

Life Photo Archive
Millions of photo images related to U.S. and world history events searchable by keyword or decade.

Timeline Index
Timelines of periods, events, places, and people.

booklist Travels Through Time: Nonfiction History Books for Teens
Interesting nonfiction history books that will appeal to teens.

Accessible from home World History Collection
Articles from leading journals in the field of world history for students and history buffs.

Accessible from home World History in Context
Research topics on world history by searching full-text articles from journals and magazines from around the world as well as reference books and primary sources.


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Illinois Clicks!
Sites recommended by Illinois librarians.

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Internet Public Library and the Librarians’ Internet Index have merged to create a collection of high quality Internet resources, selected by ipl2 staff for their usefulness in providing accurate, factual information on a particular topic or topics.

Webrary
Morton Grove Public Library's links organized by subject.