Social Science Resources

Social Science Resources

BIOGRAPHY

A&E's Biography
A fairly extensive listing of notable people throughout history. Over 25,000 people are included in this database.

Biographical Dictionary
This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.

CONFLICTS AND TERRORISM

GlobalSecurty.Org - The World At War
This site provides a listing of current conflicts throughout the world. By clicking on the center column, you get a detailed history of the conflict, including information about all sides involved.

FAS Terrorism
The Federation of American Scientists has put together an outstanding page on Terrorism and Terrorists. This is a collection of documents from numerous sources.

Inside 9/11
Interviews, videos, documentation, biographies, pictures and a Timeline of the events of 9/11. Presented by National Geographic. A very good resource for background information on the events leading up to and including the terrorist attack.

The War Against Terror
A presentation of CNN. This site looks at the events since 9/11 that have become what we call the "War on Terror." It includes articles, videos, pictures, interviews, etc.

Terrorism Knowledge Base
Developed by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), the Terrorism Knowledge Base offers in-depth information on terrorist incidents, groups, and trials.

DOCUMENTS AND PRIMARY SOURCES

From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration comes American Originals and American Originals 2, original documents of the United States government that have been identified as having permanent value. These documents are the raw stuff of history and our links to the past.

The Historical Text Archive
Founded in 1990, this site has a tremendous number of historical resources. You can choose to view articles, eBOOKS, or links to history. You can choose the geographical area you wish to study the history of, or look at general history. Because of usage, it is sometimes very slow to load.

University of Michigan Documents Center
Outstanding collection of information and links, covering all aspects of the Social Sciences.

The Federalist Papers
From the Library of Congress, these are the documents that contributed to the establishment of the American Constitution.

Primary Documents in American History
From the Library of Congress, These documents begin with the founding of the American Colonies and go up through reconstruction after the Civil War.

ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL WARMING

Environment: Legal Issues
The Earthjustice Organization is a legal group that works for Environmental causes around the world.

EnviroLink.org
The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991.

Global Warming
This subsection has a number of sites that deal with global warming and the groups that work in this area.

GENERAL HISTORY

The History Net
Produced by a publisher of a number of history magazines, the History Net has lots of current history articles from those magazines, plus an extensive article archive for each of the magazines.

Timelines of History
Many very specialized timelines, including timelines of ancient empires, wars, states, presidents, prehistory, the Cherokee Trail of Tears, art, civil rights, and much more.

The Digital Librarian History Page
A large number of links to history resources including US and World History.

Footnotes to History (Unavailable at School)
Information about nations and ethnic areas that are largely unknown. Many of these nations were quite small or very short lived.

Today in History
Looks at the current day, then shows very important historic events that have happened on this date. It also gives a list of notable people who celebrate their birthdays on this date. Provided by NewsOK.com, an Oklahoma newspaper.

This Day in History
Provided by The History Channel, this site allows you to look at any day of the year and see what historical events occurred on that day.

SOCIAL SCIENCE ISSUES

Public Agenda
Public Agenda attempts to provided research that bridges the gap between American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life. It attempts to present issues in a non-partisan way.

Crime Library
Court TV's Crime Library of criminal minds and methods. Topics include Gangsters and Outlaws, Serial Killers, Notorious Murders, The Criminal Mind, Terrorists, and Spies.

The Digital Librarian Social Science Page
A very large variety of links relating to topics within the social sciences.

Social Science Articles
Free access to specialized articles from around 700 periodicals in social and human sciences. Provided by UNESCO.

Activism - Digital Librarian
A very large selection of links to resources that relate to people and groups that work actively to change society.

Meta-Subject Index to Government Information
This index is the work of more than 30 Colleges and Universities. There is information here for just about any Social Studies topic that you can think of.

Yahoo!'s Issues & Causes
Yahoo! has put together a pretty good list of current social issues with links to sites that discuss them.

Research Guide for Paper Topics - Cal State Long Beach
A starting point that allows you to choose your social, historical or political topic, and then provides links to sites that cover that topic.

SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASSES

Health Science
See Health/Physical Education Page

Geography (9^th Grade)
See Also:
Cultural Geography (9th Grade)
GLOBAL WARMING

WorldAtlas.com
The CIA World Factbook
US State Department Background Notes
Library of Congress Country Studies
The Tradeport listing of Nations
Geography IQ
National Geographic Society
International Statistics
About.com's World Atlas
Factmonster's World Geography
Holt, Rinehart & Winston World Atlas
Africa
Geohive Global Statistics
The World's Biomes - UC Museum of Paleontology
Worldbiomes.com

World History (10^th Grade)

HyperHistory Online
World History - an eBOOK
HistoryWorld
The History Place
Eyewitness to History
Modern World History
Remember.org - The Holocaust
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Auschwitz - Inside the NAZI State
Inventions and Discoveries of the 20th Century
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Queen Victoria's Empire
The Internet Archive - Hanover College
Six Wives of Henry VIII

US History (11^th Grade)

Virtual Library of US History
Native Americans
Americans.net
One Hundred Milestone Documents
Freedom - A History of US
The Complete Collection of Abraham Lincoln Papers
Letters, Telegrams, and Photographs Illustrating Factors that Affected the Civil War
Glidden's Patent Application for Barbed Wire
Documentation of Child Labor
The African American Odyssey
Civil Rights in America - 1945 to 1968
African American Lives
Ancestors in the Americas - Asian Immigration
Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment
The Volstead Act and Related Prohibition Documents
What Did You Do During the War Grandma - WW II
After the Day of Infamy -- American Memory
Vietnam: Yesterday and Today
Vietnam Web Sites
Primary Documents in American History - Library of Congress
The Federalist Papers

Government (12^th Grade)

Government 101 - Project Vote Smart
Government Information Connection - University of North Texas
Digital Librarian Government Page
By the People - The Election of 2004
Ben's Guide to American Government
The Constitution of the United States
The Federalist Papers
FedWorld Government Information
Students.gov - Student Gateway to the US Government
FirstGov.gov -Federal Laws and Regulations
GPO Access - The Official U.S. Government Manual
Project VoteSmart - Government 101
Governpub.com
Governments 50 Greatest Endeavors
NOLO - Your Legal Companion
Thomas: Legislative Information from the Library of Congress
USA Life - Government and Law
Welcome to the Whitehouse

Economics (12^th Grade)

The Top 100 US Economic Events
Money: What is it, How it Works
The Economy Professor
The Yahoo! Economists Page
The Museum of American Finance
Archive for the History of Economic Thought
United States Monetary Policy
Two Cows - World Economic Systems (Just for fun)
Capitalism.Org
The Marxism Page
Celebrating the History of Business
Social Welfare