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Social Studies Databases
Culture Grams and World Conflicts
Provides access to articles, videos, podcasts, photos and websites related to countries of the world and reports on major world conflicts that includes historical and current information.
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CQ Researcher
Contains lengthy summaries on controversial topics like gun control, abortion, and the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Decades Database (from Proquest)
Contains primary sources (photos, maps, letters, speeches, etc.), summaries of major events, and document-based questions from the period 1900-2000.
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History Study Center (from Proquest)
Contains a mixture of primary and secondary sources on American history (1700's forward), world history with consistent coverage back to the middle ages, and some spotty coverage of ancient history.
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Issues & Controversies (from Facts on File)
Contains a longer article on a given controversial issue, with additional sidebars, related articles, key related news events and overviews of the topic and related topics.
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Knowledge Source (from SIRS/Proquest)
Contains magazine and newspaper articles and links to preselected web sites. The whole site is designed to support papers on controversial topics -- see in particular the "Pro vs. Con" section.
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Milestone Documents in American History (Salem Press)
Access to full text of the 4 volume set that is housed in the Waunakee High School LMTC.
http://history.salempress.com/action/remoteAccessActivation (need password)
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