Atlapedia
Full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

CIA The World Factbook

Country Studies/World Cultures

• United Nations-Cyberschool Bus
• Library of Congress Country Studies
• The Education Place: Outline Maps
  Easy to print physical, political and historical maps of the world, continents and countries.
• Islam: The Empire of Faith
  This PBS inspired site offers a broad view of ancient Islamic culture.
• World Flag Database
  260 countries and international organizations represented- National and state flags, ensigns and sub national flags given for each entry.
• Infoplease
  Solid maps and quick links to additional information are useful for student in grades four to eight.
• Virtual Tourist
  Experienced world travelers give advice on where to stay, what to eat and how to get around some of the most beautiful cities in the world.  Facts and info about cities and countries offered as well.
• Kidspace at the Internet Public Librarian: Culture Quest
• Yahoo Directory: Cultures

Decades

• Decades: 20th Century Decades
• American History 1930-1939
  Kingwood College Library in Texas produced this site that takes you through the decade with information on art, music, literature, fashion and fads, events and people of the time.

Ellis Island

Enter Evolution: Theory & History

The Great Depression

• Surviving the Dust Bowl
  PBS introduces the Dust Bowl experience through personal stories and photographs. Timeline and maps included.
• New Deal Network
• Educational Guide to the Great Depression
• America: From the Great Depression to World War II
  The Library of Congress American Memory site provides access to 160,000 black and white and 1600 color photographs from the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection.
• American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers Project, 1936 -1940
  From the Library of Congress' American Memory site. Life histories of the time were chronicled by the staff of the Folklore Project of the Federal Writer's Project for the WPA during the 1930's.

Library of Congress

National Geographic Kids

Nations of the World
This site provides information on all the countries' constitutions as well as their legislative, executive, and judicial bodies.

Native American Sites
Selected web sites from the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center Children's Research Library.

Stately Knowledge

Slavery

• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
• WPA American Slave Narratives

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