Link to Assignment:  World Wars Museum Exhibit

Know these things before you start your research:

• Link to Home Access passwords (if needed). Going through your SSO saves you the hassle. 

• A tutorial on how to use MVHS's Academic Databases

• Link to resources, graphic organizers, and helpful tips for managing a research project: IPSD 204's Research Handbook

• This Research Checklist is an excellent way to help you get started and manage your project.

• This Keyword Organizer will help you plan out which words to use when searching the resources below.

• Get better at searching for information by going to "Search School".

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Best online resources to use for this assignment:

MVHS LMC Academic Databases 

• • Gale US History in Context

  • Gale World History in Context

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library: Americans at War Vol. 3 (1901-1945) 

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library: Gale Encyclopedia of US History: Government and Politics

  • UXL Encyclopedia of US History - search within the publication or use the index to get specific

  • Primary Sources Database

  • Proquest databases

  • World Book Encyclopedia - Advanced

Recommended Reputable Places on the Internet & Additional Resources

Reliable places to find primary sources (court docs, government docs/letters, letters/diaries, news articles/videos, political cartoons/posters, speeches that are written/sourced from the years around the two major World Wars.

• • War Times Journal

  • MilitaryHistory.org: World War II

  • Library of Congress

  • History.com

  • Britannica.com

  • World Digital Library

  • Gilder Lehrman Collection of resources from American History

  • Digital History

  • Docs Teach

  • Digital Public Library of America

  • LIFE magazine images

  • The Americans textbook

  • Khan Academy: World Wars- mulitple topics

Copyright free images (or cite where you got them from if you aren't sure):

• Unsplash

• World War II Images from the Library of Congress

• Public Domain (free images, but give credit to original owner)

• Free images- WP Clip Art