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Afghanistan
Updated January 2009

Overview
CBC News - brief history and quick facts
CIA World Factbook - quick facts on people, geography, government, history, economy, communications, transportation and military
Cultural Profiles Organization - topics include geography, history, government, economy, people, language, religion, education, festivals and holidays
Infoplease - briefly describes Afghanistan's land and people, economy, government and history
Library of Congress: Portals to the World - excellent website that contains links to numerous topic areas including economy, culture, education, geography, politics, history, language, literature, religion and society

Culture & Beliefs
Afghanistan - cultural topics (languages, religion, way of life, literature, art, architecture, music ) are listed in the left side column
Afghan Network - set of related links including coverage of literature, history, languages, clothing and art
Country Studies - article on family
Country Studies - article on gender roles
Country Studies - article on religion
Cultural Profiles Organization - topics include geography, history, government, economy, people, language, religion, education, festivals and holidays

Demographics
Afghan Network - descriptions of ethnic groups including Hazaras and Pashtuns
Country Studies - Hazaras
Country Studies - Pashtuns; for information on the many other ethnic groups in Afghanistan, scroll down the bottom of the Pashtun page
National Geographic - map of ethnic groups
Wikipedia

Economy & Population Density
Afghanistan - population overview
Country Studies - population
Economist Magazine
Wikipedia - economy

Education
Afghanistan
Country Profiles
Wikipedia

Geography & Kabul
Afghanistan - geographic topics (land and resources, natural regions, rivers and lakes, plant and animal life, climate, natural resources, environmental issues) are listed in the left side column
Afghan Network - Kabul, includes photos
Country Studies - article describes mountains, rivers, regions and climates

History
Timeline - a timeline from BBC from 1919-2008, with links to photographs and specific information
Afghanistan Online - historical information from past to present, select from appropriate links mid-page
Afghanistan History - a concise history, check the links on the left side of the page for specific information.
Afghanistan - information from the Afghansite. Use the links at the top of the page for information on specific leaders/rulers, and scroll to the bottom of the page for information on different time periods.

Specific Historical Events
Consolidation of Afghanistan - history of Afghanistan from 1747-1772
Anglo-Afghan Wars - information on the first Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1868
Anglo-Afghan War 1878 -1880 - information on the second Anglo-Afghan War
King Zahir Shah - information on King Zahir Shah and his uncles from Country Studies
King Zahir Shah - an article from the BBC
Daoud Khan - information from Country Studies
Mohammad Daoud Khan -- a concise biography from Afghanistan Online
Soviet Invasion - information on Communism, Rebellion, and Soviet Intervension
Soviet Invasion - information on the Soviet Invasion from NationMaster, scroll down for information.
Moscow's Afghan War - a timeline from BBC from 1979-1989

Photo Essays
BBC News
National Geographic: Afghanistan: People and Places
National Geographic: Understanding Afghanistan: Land in Crisis - scroll down to 'Photography' for photo essays
TIME Magazine: Afghanistan Today
Wikipedia

Taliban
A Brief History of the Taliban
BBC News
PBS Online NewsHour: The Taliban -- Sept. 15, 2001 -- be patient as this site is slow to load
Taliban -- Infoplease
Taliban -- written from the perspective of the Hazara
Taliban - The New York Times
TIME Magazine

Copper Sunrise
Updated March 2009

Beothuk History
Beothuk Religious Beliefs and Practices
The Beothuks
Canadian Heritage Gallery
Newfoundland Museum - The Beothuks
Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage - Aboriginal Peoples: the Beothuk

Dear Diary
Updated March 2009

The Diary of Samuel Pepys (for inspiration!)

The Anglo-Saxon Period (449-1066)
Anglo-Saxons - from the BBC
Anglo-Saxon England - an online reference book; scroll down through the links to learn about life during this time
A Brief History of Canterbury
British History: Normans - from the BBC
European Middle Ages: The Germans - the history of Germanic tribes in Europe
Invasion of England, 1066

The Medieval Period (1066-1485)
Medieval Period
Medieval England - from the History Learning Site
Middle Ages
The Murder of Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket
Hundred Years' War: Battle of Agincourt
The Hundred Years' War: An Overview - from ehistory
Magna Carta - from the British Museum; read the translated Magna Carta
The Printing Press - from History Guide

The Renaissance (1485-1660)
The Renaissance - from Wikipedia
Learn About Style: The Renaissance - learn about people and artistic styles
Henry VIII
Discovery and Reformation: Protestant England - establishment of the Church of England
Spanish Armada -
Spanish Armada - from Spartacus.com
Spanish Armada -
English Civil Wars - info on the wars, Protectorate, and Reformation
Civil War - from the BBC; info on the wars, Protectorate, and Reformation

The Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1660-1798)
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 -
The Great Fire of London -
The Great Fire of London, 1666- from the Luminarium Project
The Great Fire of London - includes Pepys' view
The Plague -
The Plague of 1665 -
The Great Plague of 1665 -
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution - extensive information about the French Revolution
Origins of the French Revolution - from the History Guide
The French Revolution: The Moderate Stage, 1789-1792 - from the History Guide
The French Revolution: The Radical Stage, 1792-1794 - from the History Guide

Discrimination
Updated Feb 2009

Diversity Watch Ryerson University - this site provides information on the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, the Japanese Internment and the Komagata Maru Incident.
Historical Timeline in Canadian History - Racism
Votes for Women Suffrage Movement Pictures

Chinese Exclusion Act - discussion of redress
Chinese Head Tax
Japanese Canadians
Japanese Canadian History
Japanese Canadian Internment
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks Portal - brief overview and list of links
Martin Luther King Jr - from Nobel Prize.org
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement - extensive information from the Seattle Times.
Martin Luther King - from Time
Malcolm X - a combination of primary and secondary sources.
Malcolm X -
Rwanda Genocide - extensive information from the BBC
Rwanda Genocide - PBS site on the Rwandan genocide and how it was ignored by the West.

English Royalty
Updated March 2009

British Monarchy - from the official British Monarchy website
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
James I
Mary I
Mary Queen of Scots
Kings and Queens of England to 1603, The Tudors- use dropdown menu to select a royal
King James VI of Scotland (I of England) - select " The Stuarts"

Genocide
Updated January 2009

What is Genocide?
Genocide -- Genocide, holocaust, and democide studies. Contains a list with links on many acts of genocide.
Eight Stages of Genocide - from Genocide Watch
Genocide Intervention Network - find out areas of concern today.
Genocides in the Twentieth Century
Human Rights Council: 20th century genocides - click on specific genocide to find out more

Specific Occurances of Genocide

Armenia
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide - from the Armenian Institute

Bosnia
Bosnia - information from Pledge Peace Union
Bosnia - information from the Human Rights Council

Cambodia
Cambodia - information from Pledge Peace Union
Cambodia - information from the Human Rights Council

Darfur
Darfur - a brief summary and updates on the conflict in Darfur
Q&A: Sudan's Darfur Conflict - information from BBC
Darfur - current information from BBC

Nanking
Nanking - a brief summary from the Human Rights Council
The Rape of Nanking - a concise explanation of the massacre
Nanjing Massacre - several links for further study are provided on this page
The Nanjing Massacre - an online book with extensive information

Rwanda
Rwanda: How the Genocide Happened - from the BBC
Rwanda Genocide: 10 years on - learn about the Rwandan genocide and its victims
Triumph of Evil: 1994 Rwandan genocide

Racism in Canada
Racism in Canada - the history of racism in Canada
Black History in Canada - click on the icons at the top of the page for information from the Canadian Encyclopedia

Greek Mythology
Updated January 2009

12 Major Greek Gods of Mount Olympus
12 Olympian Gods and Goddesses - look under 'Olympian Profiles' for quick facts on parentage, Greek and Roman names of the deity, symbols and domains
Ancient Greek Picture Gallery
Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology - search by letter or keyword
Encyclopedia Mythica
God Checker
Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology Creatures
Hero Pattern
Myths and Archetypes - definition and examples of archetypes (Woman of Power, Paradise, Hero and Quest)
Mythography - search by category or keyword, each Greek figure's description includes an illustration
Mythweb
Mythology, Legend, Folklore, & Ghosts - a comprehensive list of websites
Nation Master - Encylopedia of Greek Mythological Creatures
Olympians - brief profiles, few illustrations
Greek Mythology Today - shows connections to greek mythology in society today
Gods, Heros, and Myths: World Mythology - mythology from around the world, including Greek Mythology.
Religion Facts
THEOI Greek Mythology -- A site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art.
Tragedy: the Basics
Women in Greek Myths
World Myths and Legends in Art

Specific Figures
Aegeus - King of Athens
Aegeus
Ariadne - daughter of King Minos
Ariadne
Daedalus - renowned craftsman and inventor
Daedalus
Dionysus - information about the Greek god
Dionysus and Greek Drama
Gilgamesh Study Guide - in-depth guide to Gilgamesh and The Epic
Hathor - ancient Egyptian goddess
Helen of Troy - one of the most famous women in Greek mythology
Icarus - son of Daedalus
Icarus
Michelangelo - fact sheet
Mt. Olympus - fact sheet from Sacred Sites: Places of Peace and Power (see below)
Nemesis - information on the Greek goddess of retributive justice or vengeance
Odysseus - King of Ithaca
Odysseus
Odysseus
Penelope - Odysseus' faithful wife
Penelope
Seasons - Seneca Indian myth
Telemachus - son of Penelope and Odysseus
Telemachus
Theseus - slayed the Minotaur
Theseus
Theseus

Holocaust
Updated March 2009

History Place: Holocaust Timeline
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - extensive, interactive site on the history of the Holocaust
Anti-Semitism (links to video clips -- Understanding anti-semitism: Why do some people hate the Jews; Yehuda Bauer Series - The New Anti-Semitism)
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

Children in the Holocaust
Children during the Holocaust - from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Holocaust Children -- click on the names on the right from The Holocaust Website
Children during the Holocaust - from the Museum of Tolerance

Concentration Camps
Camps - from the The Nizkor Project
Camps - from the Holocause Page
Auschwitz Today - slideshow
Rudolph Vrba - concentration camp escapee
Vrba's and Wetzler's Escape Path - concentration camp escapee, from PBS

Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel - Biography - from Nobelprize.org
Elie Wiesel - First Person Singular - from PBS
Elie Wiesel - from the Foundation of Humanity

Judaism
Judaism - information on the religion & ethics from BBC
Keeping Kosher - from ReligionFacts

Nazism
Nazi Propaganda - information from BBC
Nazism - from the Holocaust Encyclopedia
SS: Schutzstaffel, from Spartacus Educational

Poland
Poland
Polish History -- World War II

Righteous Gentiles
Righteous Persons - from the Jewish Virtual Library
The Righteous Among Nations - from The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
Hans and Sophie Scholl - Germany
Oskar Schindler - Germany, Poland
Dr. Feng Shan Ho - China
Chinue Sugihara - Japan
Varian Fry

Racism in the United States
Rosa Parks -- Click on Biography -- Rosa Parks was arrested December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give her seat to a white male passenger on a segregated bus upon the demands of the bus driver.
Rosa Parks Portal - brief overview and list of links
Chronology on the History of Slavery and Racism
Civil Rights Timeline -- includes links to other related sites

Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw -- from the Holocaust Encyclopedia
Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto -- select from the table of contents, your topic of interest
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Homelessness
Updated March 2009

CBC News - No Way Home: the Cost of Homelessness
What is Homelessness- from Raising the Roof, a Canadian charity with general information and links

Immigration
Updated March 2009

Peopling of Canada 1891-1921 - arranged by date
Peopling of Canada 1946-1976 arranged by date
Ellis Island - American Family Immigration History Center

The Kitchen God's Wife
Updated March 2009

Chinese Wedding Traditions - from Chinese Historical & Cultural Project
Nanking - a brief summary from the Human Rights Council
The Rape of Nanking - a concise explanation of the massacre
The Traditional Chinese Family and Lineage - from China Resources
Communist Revolution - short overview from World Civilizations

Lord of the Flies
Updated March 2009

The Four Temperaments - four types of personalities. Click on the top right tab to complete the Four Tempermants Personality Test. You can apply one of the four temperaments to each of the four main characters in the novel: Jack, Ralph, Simon, and Piggy
Lord of the Flies - summary and analysis
Lord of the Flies - links to sites that will aid in understanding the novel

Old Brown Suitcase: Perpetrators and Rescuers
Updated March 2009

People
Children - interactive quiz
Map of the Warsaw Ghetto
Dimitar Peshev - Bulgaria
Charles E. Coughlin - Canada
Dr. Feng Shan Ho - China
John Rabe - China, Germany
Klaus Barbie - Germany, Bolivia
Heinrich Himmler - Germany
Josef Mengele - Germany
Hans and Sophie Scholl - Germany
Oskar Schindler - Germany, Poland
Hans Frank - Germany, Poland
Hannah Senesh - Hungary
Arrigo Beccari - Italy
Benito Mussolini - Italy
Pope Pius XII - Italy
Chinue Sugihara - Japan
Jan Zwartendijk - Netherlands
Vidkun Quisling - Norway
Aristides de Sousa Mendes - Portugal
Francisco Franco - Spain
John Demjanjuk - Ukraine
Neville Chamberlain - United Kingdom
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust -- Main Page
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust -- Rescuers
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust -- Links to Web Sites
What Happened to the Jews After the Holocaust?

Old Brown Suitcase: Holocaust Victims
Updated March 2009

Anne Frank
Canadian Immigration Overview - click on 'Welcome to Canada' and 'New Lives' for more information on Jewish orphans in Canada and the Chinese Exclusion Act
Children of the Holocaust
Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act
Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act
Communists
Concentration and Death Camps Map
Death Camp: Auschwitz - Birkenau
Death March
Death March
Disabled People
Dr. Janusz Korczak
Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel
Ghetto Life
Ghettos
Gypsies
Gypsies
Gypsies
Gypsies and the Holocaust
Holocaust - extermination of Jews, Slavs, gypsies, communists, homosexuals, religious groups and disabled people
Homosexuals
Homosexuals
Homosexuals and the Holocaust
Internment of Japanese-Canadians
Internment of Japanese-Canadians
Internment of Japanese-Canadians
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jewish Orphans in Canada
Jewish Orphans in Canada
Komagata Maru
Komagata Maru
Memorial and Museum: Auschwitz - Birkenau
Non-Jewish Victims Remembered
Sick and Disabled Persons
Virtual Tour of Auschwitz

Othello
Updated March 2009

Evil - definitions
Interracial Marriage in the Renaissance
Qualities of a Hero
Role of Women - scroll down the page
Treatment of Epilepsy in the Renaissance
What is Epilepsy?

Poets and Poems
Updated March 2009

Bartleby.com - Verse
Internet Poetry Archive - features seven contemporary poets
Poemhunter -- includes lyrics and poems
Poetry Archive -- includes poets reciting their poems
Poetry Online -- Includes links to Canadian, American and International poetry
Poetry of the First World War -- Poems by different nationalities are included

Roaring Twenties
Updated March 2009

The Roaring Twenties - plenty of information on different topics including: music, automobiles, literature, and fashion.
Encyclopedia Brittanica's Great Inventions
Social Issues: Roaring Twenties, 1920-1929 - good summary of the era and excellent internal and external sites

American Dream
American Dream - what is the American Dream?
American Dream - Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - interesting article on the pursuit of the "American Dream".

Dance
Dance Marathons
Dance - the Charleston
Dance

Film
Film Timeline, 1920-1930
Film in the 1920s - history of film, as well as several actors and directors (available on left scroll bar)
Broadcasting History

Gangsterism
Gangsertism - extensive and relevant links especially on gangsterism.
1920's Flapper Fashion
Al Capone - biography
Al Capone - an interactive museum about Al Capone

Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
IHAS: Artist/Movement/Ideas -- Harlem Renaissance - Langston Hughes

Jazz
Jazz - explore this interactive site for other topics in addition to Jazz

People
Harry Houdini - PBS interactive site
Charles Lindbergh - PBS interactive site
Charles Lindbergh -- New York Times
F. Scott Fitgerald - the Literature Network
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald - PBS interactive site

Prohibition
Prohibition - explore this site for the cause and effects of prohibition.

Slang
Slang of the 1920s

Shakespeare
Updated March 2009

Online Catalog of Shakespeare's plays
MIT's Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Overview
Shakespeare - from OpenSource Shakespeare, links to the fulltext of Shakespeare's writing.
Shakespeare Online - FAQs
University of Victoria - excellent website describing the Elizabethan world that Shakespeare lived and worked in
Elizabethan Times - a magazine on the Elizabethan times

Divorce
Elizabethan Age - scroll down to "Marriage and Family"
Elizabethi.org
Life in Elizabethan England

Earl of Southhampton
PBS
Tudor Place

Female/Male Actors
Elizabethan Actors
Globe Theatre Female Roles

Globe Theatre
Shakespeare's Globe: London
Shakespeare's Globe USA

Hamnet
Death of Hamnet and the Making of Hamlet

Patronage
Elizabethan Acting Troupes
Shakespeare Patronage
Theatre Database

Plague
Black Death Bubonic Plague During the Elizabethan Era
Bubonic Plague and Shakespeare

Sexuality
Chiasmus - scroll down to near the bottom of the page and look for the paragraph that begins with "Was Shakespeare gay?"
Observer Magazine
Observer Magazine - PDF file that includes the portrait of Earl of Southampton
Shakespeare Online

Wills
Heirs and Inheritance
Last Will and Testament of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Last Will & Testament

Shakespeare Stealer
Updated March 2009

Shakespeare Online - several links for information on Shakespeare & his plays
Elizabethan Times - a magazine on the Elizabethan times
Life in Elizabethan England
Modern History Sourcebook: William Harrison (1534-1593): Description Of Elizabethan England, 1577
Elizabethan music: the madrigal
Dea ex machina or Queens and machines: theater technology, royal female producers, and actresses
Shakespeare's Actors
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet

The Sniper
Updated March 2009

The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty, from Classic Short Stories
History of Britain: Anglo-Irish Tensions - from History World; Ireland 1778-1800
History of Britain: A Second time of troubles - from History World; Northern Ireland from 1972
Northern Ireland: The Troubles - from the BBC
Northern Ireland - from Flashpoints: World Conflict
Quick Guide: Northern Ireland Conflict - from BBC News
News InDepth: Northern Ireland - from the CBC

To Kill a Mockingbird
Updated March 2009

Alabama - official government website
Historic Postcards of Alabama
American History: 1930-1939

Art/Architecture
Alabama Moments in History - Alabama Voices from the Harlem Renaissance (poets and musicians)
A Short History of the Blues

Economy (The Great Depression)
Then and Now: Prices - Depression era prices vs. today's prices for everyday goods
Great Depression

Science and Technology
Boulder Dam -
33-34 World Fair - Chicago
Golden Gate Bridge - official site

Politics (The New Deal)
The New Deal - extensive primary and secondary source information.
America ion the 1930s - from Eyewitness to History.

Race Relations
American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till - explore this detailed site to learn about race relations in 1920s and 30s Alabama
A Century of Racial Segregation, 1849-1950 - explore segregation within schools.
American Experience: Scottsboro: An American Tragedy - explore this detailed site to learn about race relations in 1920s and 30s Alabama
Historical Context - the Scottsboro trials
Jim Crowe Racial Caste System - thorough description of life under rigid anti-Black laws

Entertainment
America in the 1930s
A Short History of the Blues

Project
Updated March 2009

Africans in America
Brown vs. Board of Education
Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Meet Amazing Americans – Langston Hughes
MIA: History USA: Black Panther Party
Racism and psychology
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks -- Rosa Parks was arrested December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give her seat to a white male passenger on a segregated bus upon the demands of the bus driver.
Rosa Parks Portal - brief overview and list of links
Understanding slavery
What was the Black Panther Party?