World History Channels

Documentary Channels

Channels on Specific Topics

Historical Music Parody Channels

Playing History (http://playinghistory.org): This site contains links to tons of historical games from all over the net.

Oregon Trail (https://classicreload.com/oregon-trail.html): Try not to leave a tombstone on the path west.

World History Links

Resources by Unit:

Unit 1- Roots of Democracy

HistoryWorld- The History of Democracy (a quick description of the ideas and actions that led to modern democracy): http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac42

History.com- Ancient Greek Democracy (An article discussing the origins of greek democracy): https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/ancient-greece-democracy

History Extra- Britain's Road to Democracy (An article tracing the rise of Democracy in Britain): https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/britains-road-to-democracy-slow-and-not-always-steady/

Unit 2- Revolutions and Change- French Revolution

Verailles Virtual Tour (Go on a virtual tour of one of the greatest palaces in the world. Why were the peasants so furious at the French King and Queen?): https://artsandculture.google.com/project/versailles

Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite- Exploring the French Revolution (An exhibit full of documents, images, songs etc. that follow the events of the French Revolution): http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/

Macrohistory- The French Revolution (An article that discusses the major events of the French Revolution in order): http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h33-fr.html

City Journal- Why Robespierre Chose Terror (A discussion of the origins of the Reign of Terror and it's links to 20th Century Totalitarianism): https://www.city-journal.org/html/why-robespierre-chose-terror-12935.html

Unit 2- Revolutions and Change- Industrial Revolution

History.com- Industrial Revolution (This article traces the rise of the Industrial Revolution in England): https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution

The Cotton Times (This site traces the locations, people, and events of the Industrial revolution in England): https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution

Brittanica- Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution (This page lists key inventions by category): https://www.britannica.com/list/inventors-and-inventions-of-the-industrial-revolution

History Crunch- Child Labor In The Industrial Revolution (a good overview of child labor including info graphics and pictures): https://www.historycrunch.com/child-labor-in-the-industrial-revolution.html#/

British Library- Child Labour (This article includes numerous pictures and primary documents discussing the work that children were forced to do during the Industrial era): https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/child-labour#

Unit 2- Revolutions and Change- Responses to Industrialization

Modern World History- Responses to the Industrial Revolution (this chapter from an online textbook neatly sums up how people responded to the revolution): https://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/ModernWorldHistoryTextbook/IndustrialRevolution/responsestoIR.html

Wikipedia- Marxism (Marxism was created in response to industrialization): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism

Unit 3- Imperialism

The Age of Imperialism (This PDF gives a nice overview of the age of European Imperialism): https://www.tamaqua.k12.pa.us/cms/lib07/PA01000119/Centricity/Domain/119/TheAgeofImperialism.pdf

Guided History- British Imperialism in China (a good discussion of British imperialism in the far East): http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/moderneurope/tao-he/

Unit 4- WWI

The World War (Lots of great articles and multimedia documents about WWI): https://www.theworldwar.org/

WWI Trenches on the Web (A great resource for WWI warfare): http://www.worldwar1.com/reflib.htm

FirstWorldWar.com- A Multimedia History (This site contains vast amounts of footage, images, letters, etc. from WWI): https://www.firstworldwar.com/

Guided History- The Aftermath of WWI (This site includes links to videos, articles and webpages that detail the effects of WWI): http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/moderneurope/catherine-shen/

History.com- The Armenian Genocide (This site discusses the less well known Armenian Genocide in The Ottoman Empire): https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/armenian-genocide

Unit 5- WWII

New York Times- Stalin, Hitler, and the Rise of Totalitarianism (This Article details the rise of two of the worst dictators in history): https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/books/review/stalin-hitler-totalitarianism.html

Timetoast- Rise of Totalitarianism (This interactive timeline follows the rise of dictators): https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/rise-of-totalitarianism-1920s-and-30s

BBC News- Holodomor: Memories of Ukraine's Silent Massacre (This article and video discuss the horrors of Stalin's mass starvation in the Ukraine): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25058256

Unit 6- The Modern Era

Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (This site includes links and exhibits covering the more than 100 million people who have died under Communism): https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/

BBC News- Rwanda Genocide: 100 Days of Slaughter (An article with videos discussing the Rwandan Genocide): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26875506

Historical Documents and Research Sites:

HistoryNet (History Videos, Exhibits, and Articles): https://www.historynet.com/

The National Archives (Historical Documents): http://www.archives.gov/

Library of Congress (Documents etc.): http://www.loc.gov/index.html

NationMaster (Exhaustive country stats): http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php

UofI Repository of Primary Sources (Links to Primary Documents): http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

Writing Resources

Citation Machine (need help citing?): http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website

OWL (Purdue’s writing lab page--lots of details on how to cite etc.): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/