Featuring an excerpt from a memoir written by Ruby Bridges telling of her experience as the first African American child to attend an all white elementary school in New Orleans in the year 1960.

An overview of how music has influenced history throughout time. Choose links from common questions to music resources.

Photos collected from 1943 capture moments during World War II.

A collection of photos from 1944 capture moments during World War II.

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This extensive learning module examines the role of economic fluctuations in creating new demands on the government to design reforms and how the United States became a dominant military, political, cultural, and economic force in the...

Anne Frank's writing in her diary became one of the most recognized accounts of life for a Jewish family in Europe during World War II.

Using a famous quote from Maya Angelou as inspiration, students learn and practice writing informative essay related to hisotric events.

The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school or college level world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge about the spread of Islam.

Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...

Find a document containing President Wilson's plan for peace after World War I, known as his Fourteen Points, as well as photographs with captions, and the audio of one of his speeches in which he lays out his ideas and garners support...

Discover biographical detail about Toni Morrison, one of the most celebrated authors in the world.

An article from Workers World describes the Bread and Roses Strike and explains why it ended up to be so effective. One interesting aspect is that there were immigrants working in the Lawrence textile mills speaking 25 different...

PBS provides a detailed overview of America's involvement in World War II and the political movements lead by evil dictators that were sprouting up in countries such as Germany, Spain, Italy, and Japan.

This is a teacher-created collection of social studies lesson plans on world history. Lessons cover ancient history up to the present day.

The Ancient Roman army is considered to be the most powerful armies in world history. Kids learn about the army of Ancient Rome on this site.

A site describing the first empire in world history, the Akkadians lived in Mesopotamia. Kids learn about the history of the Akkadian Empire.

This site has a timeline with information about the world wide web dating back to 1945. The timeline includes links to other information relating to the web.

Students will discover the importance of oil to the world from ancient times through today.

Kids learn about the history of the United States home front during World War II. How people back home helped to fight the war.

Great resource that is full of useful information about the South American country of Bolivia. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the fact...

Great resource that is full of background information about the Central American country of Belize. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the...

Great resource that is full of useful background information about the Central American country of Guatemala. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to...

Great reference tool that is full of useful information about the Central American country of Honduras. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at...