February 27, 2015
EasyBib – use this online resource to create your bibliography
Gale Virtual Books
WebPath Express
World Book Advanced
World History in Context
CPI.Q. Periodical Index
CBC Digital Archives
Canadian Encyclopedia
BBC Archives – “themed collections of radio and TV programmes, documents and photographs from as far back as the 1930s”
20th century – Eyewitness to History
– chronological list of some major events in the world, each leading to more info
– scroll down to “ERAS” and to “WAR AND CONFLICT” (at bottom)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962: USA v USSR/Cuba)
Cuban Missile Crisis “This web site provides an audio file of President Kennedy’s speech”
“RealAudio files of recordings made in Kennedy’s Oval Office during the crisis, includes extensive notes on each recording”
Cuban Missile Crisis – Canadian Encyclopedia
Thirteen Days and History – Harvard University’s Belfer Center
Gulf War (1991: USA/UN v Iraq)
1991 Gulf War – CBC Archives
Gulf War – Frontline – PBS
Iraq War
U.S.-Iraq War – University of Wisconsin – has links to various topics
War in Iraq – CNN.com
War in Iraq – National Archives – list of annotated links
Korean War (1950-3: North v South Korea)
“Find information on U.S. forces as well as Special Operations information and insignia. An air war chronology is provided. Click on flags to read about United Nations and communist forces.”
The Korean War – PBS.org
“Find out about the troop movement during major events of the Korean War including MacArthur’s amphibious invasion”
Rwanda Civil War (1994: UN)
Rwanda 1994 – Peace Pledge Union
Rwanda: how the genocide happened – BBC News
Rwanda: the wake of a genocide
Triumph of Evil – PBS
Somalia’s Civil War
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (1979)
– chronological list of key events, background info, etc
Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan
Suez Canal
Lester Pearson and the Suez Canal Crisis
- summary; key dates; chronology; video clips, etc
- CBC Learning – includes video clip and other resources
“Analyze why the Soviet Union took Egypt’s side during the Suez Canal crisis”
Suez: end of an empire – “Fifty years after the Suez Crisis of 1956, the Times of London looks back at the conflict between four countries over the waterway, so crucial to transportation and trade throughout the world”
U.S. Invasion of Iraq
Forum on American Invasion of Iraq
U.S.-NATO Invasion of Afghanistan
United States Invasion of Afghanistan – Ohio History Central
Vietnam War
About the Vietnam War – English Department from University of Illinois
– Brief history, timeline, guerrilla tactics, etc
Vietnam War – digital history
Yugoslavia Civil War (1991-99: Serbs v Bosnians v Croats)
– lecture notes from Michigan State University professor