"The purpose of this website is to provide an overview of the First World War. This is not a professional website and is intended at a general rather than academic readership.
The editor does not recommend that this site be used for academic reference purposes for school or university papers as the material on the site has not been submitted for formal peer review."
"Active History offers award-winning methods of bringing world history alive in the school classroom. It is packed with virtual interviews, online simulations, educational arcade games, worksheets, lesson plans and revision quizzes. As the work of a full-time teacher, the site is practical and regularly updated."
Visit historic and architecturally significant landmarks in Italy. You can now explore inside the Colosseum, see ancient wellness centers, and walk along the Appian Way. "
"This is the point of no return! Your thirst for gore has led you to the Horrible Histories® website. Here you'll find nasty nuggets and foul facts aplenty. If you lose your way in the labyrinth of long-ago just ask the rat…"
"Play this game to experience the challenges and excitement of international trade. See if you can get the best price for the goods you sell and the biggest bargains for the goods you buy. Watch how the global economy is doing: the prices you'll be able to get and the deals you can make depend on how healthy the global economy is."
" Our Choice will change the way we read books. And quite possibly change the world. In this interactive app, Al Gore surveys the causes of global warming and presents groundbreaking insights and solutions already under study and underway that can help stop the unfolding disaster of global warming. Our Choice melds the vice president's narrative with photography, interactive graphics, animations, and more than an hour of engrossing documentary footage. A new, groundbreaking multi-touch interface allows you to experience that content seamlessly. Pick up and explore anything you see in the book; zoom out to the visual table of contents and quickly browse though the chapters; reach in and explore data-rich interactive graphics. "
"This table provides a list of historical U.S. newspapers that are available online at no cost. Newspapers available for free through Google News Historical Archives and Newspaperarchives.com are listed individually as I identify them. Newspapers available through Chronicling America and state digitization projects are usually listed as a group. For instance, under "Wyoming" I have not listed every newspaper digitized in the project but simply described what is available. "
"For classes in Social Studies, American Government, Current Events and Economics;
Grade level 9th-12th
"Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" provides a provocative examination of the impact Wal-Mart has had on the U.S. economy. "