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Quince Orchard Media Center Free Sites :: Social Studies

General Links

• The History Net 
• Hyperhistory 
• Infonation
• MCPS Bookmarks 
• World Art Treasures 
• CIA - The World Factbook

US History

• 1492: An Ongoing Voyage 
• 1492 Exhibit 
• America from the Great Depression to World War II 
• American Civil War Page 
• American Cultural History 1920-1929 
• American Memory Collections 
• Anti-Imperialism in the U.S. 1898-1935 
• Archiving Early America 
• By the People, for the People 
• History Place 
• Korean War Project 
• National Archives and Records 
• U.S. Civil War Center 
• Valley of the Shadow 
• Voices from the Dust Bowl

Sociology

• US Census Bureau

Modern World History

• EuroDocs

Holocaust Links

• CSU Holocaust Links 
• Cybrary of the Holocaust 
• Holocaust Museum 
• Holocaust Timeline
• Jewish Virtual Library 
• Simon Wiesenthal Center 
• Survivors of the Shoah 
• Holocaust Studies 
• Voices of the Holocaust

Medieval History

• Castles on the Web 
• Medieval History Links
• The Labyrinth: Medieval Studies

Law

• Constitutional Law Center 
• FindLaw 
• LII: Supreme Court Collection
• Supreme Court Cases 
• The Supreme Court HomePage 

Human Geography

• U.S. Geological Survey Home Page

Cities and Urban Land Use

• Center of Excellence For Sustainable Development
• Center For Urban Ecology

Cultural Patterns and Processes

Industrialization and Economic Development

• Enterprise Development Website 
• International Monetary Fund
• Praxis 
• World Bank Group

Population Links

• Population Reference Bureau
• United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees

Statistics

• FedStats 
• Infonation 
• UNESCO Institute for Statistics 
• U.S. Census Bureau

American Government and Politics

• Democratic National Committee 
• Federal Bureau of Investigation 
• FedWorld 
• Policy.com 
• Project Vote Smart 
• Republican National Committee 
• State and Local Governments 
• The White House 
• Thomas
• Town Hall: Explore the New Conservative 
• Untited Nations Home Page 
• U.S. Census International Databases 
• U.S. Congress 
• U.S. Department of Agriculture 
• U.S. Department of State 
• U.S. Federal Courts 
• U.S. House of Representatives 
• U.S. Senate 
• Votelink 
• Welcome to the Republican Main Street

Global Studies

• 18th Century Resources 
• African Studies 
• ArabNet 
• Culture Quest 
• The World Factbook 
• Financial Times 
• Guide to Australia 
• Learning About The Holocaust 
• Revelations from the Russian Archives
• Russia Today 
• The Concord Review 
• The European Union 
• Trenches on the Web: World War I 
• The United Nations 
• University of Texas Middle East Network Information Center 
• War Times Journal 
• Zero Population Growth

Geography

• CIA World Fact Book 
• Geographic Nameserver 
• Map Machine 
• National Parks Service
• Statley Knowledge 
• TopoZone 
• The Great Globe Gallery

Ethnic Issues

• Africana 
• Afronet 
• Intercultural Email
• Native Web 
• Twilight's Children 
• Watoto World

Economics

• About The SEC 
• Quicken.com 
• Virtual Library: Finance and Investment

Discovery and Exploration

• World of the Vikings

Current Events

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• Amnesty International 
• China News Digest 
• Christian Science Monitor 
• CNN 
• CRAYON: CReAte Your Own Newspaper
• European Union Member
• Greenpeace International
• ICONS Project 
• Kidlink/Kidcafe 
• Pacific News
• Red Cross 
• The Petersburg Times 
• The Positive Press: Good News Every Day 
• USA Today 
• Voices of Youth 

Ancient Civilizations

• Celtic Heart 
• Easter Island Virtual Tour 
• Royal Ontario Museum: Ancient Egyptians 
• Seven Wonders of the World
• The Perseus Project 
• The Viking Age