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Interactive timeline of war and conflict across the globe

" The photography of the Civil War is perhaps the single most important element that stimulates our interest in the conflict. Yet no aspect of the war is so routinely taken for granted. Most Civil War books that feature original war photographs use them exclusively as illustrations and ignore the underlying story of how and why the images were made."

interactive map of different conflicts, incidents, disease outbreaks etc.

very interesting map that shows incidents all over the world from disease outbreaks to gang activity to earthquake activity

Ideas for using the uprising in Egypt in a lesson. Lots of resourc materials included.

Part of the CHOICES Program for History and Current Events in the Classroom

"The Cold War International History Project disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular new findings from previously inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former Communist world."

Interesting site for anyone studying Cold War. Especially interesting that it includes information from the former Soviet Block.

"Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more."

Amazing site with tons of resources

Many resources on the cold war including many primary sources

This site presents numerous global issues, aiming to show how they are inter-related.

interesting site that shows the interconnectivity of many of the world's issues. Written by one individual but has links to many other sources. Great site for interenational relations

Interesting comparison to today's protests in the Middle East

Interesting comparison