20th Century World History Inquiry Project

May 21, 2025

Citefast– a citation maker to create your bibliography

Databases – login required
Britannica School – start here to get an overview of your topic
World Book Online – start here to get an overview of your topic
Gale Databases (History in Context, Biography in Context)

Canadian Encyclopedia 

 

Anti-Apartheid Movement – African Activist Archive

Arms Race
Arms Race – overview article from Britannica School
Arms Race – results list for “Arms Race” from Britannica 
Arms Race – History.com
The Nuclear Arms Race – History Learning Site

Berlin Wall 
Berlin Wall – Britannica School
Berlin Wall – World Book Online
The Rise & Fall of the Berlin Wall – 6:25 minute TED Ed video
The Berlin Wall as a Political Symbol – Khan Academy article
Fall of the Berlin Wall: How 1989 reshaped the modern world – BBC
Berlin Wall and architecture in East and West Germany
Building Divided Berlin – Getty Iris

Chernobyl
Chernobyl – Britannica School
Chernobyl: 35 years after the nuclear disaster – DW Documentary
FAQs about Chernobyl – IAEA
Chernobyl – excerpts from Chapter 5 – PBS Frontline
Chernobyl disaster – World Book

Division of Korea and the Korean War
Korean War – Britannica School