Social Studies

The History Net - The HistoryNet.com is brought to you by the Weider History Group, the world’s largest publisher of history magazines. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 1,200 articles originally published in our various magazines. If you are interested in a specific history subject, try searching our archives, you are bound to find something to pique your interest.

The History Place - The History Place is a private, independent, Internet-only publication based in the Boston area that is not affiliated with any political group or organization. The Web site presents a fact-based, common sense approach in the presentation of the history of humanity, with great care given to accuracy.

The History Channel – Includes various historical events. Also, has full episodes of some of the channel’s most popular series including Monster Quest, Ice Road Truckers, and Cities of the Underworld. In addition, there is also a series on the United States with a “Place the State” and “Name the License Plate” games.

Civil War.com - Gives detailed information about the Civil War, including a timeline and Civil War documents.

Archiving Early America - Includes historical documents as well as short films on historical figures and events, including George Washington and "the shot heard around the world".

American Presidents - Gives information about every president of the United States.

America's Story - "America's Story from America's Library" wants you to have fun with history while learning at the same time. We want to put the story back in history and show you some things that you've never heard or seen before. The stuff you see comes from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Library is the largest in the world and has millions of amazing things that will surprise you.

Geography/Country, State & Travel Information

World Atlas - Great country site that features detailed maps including longitude and latitude, major cities and landforms. The site also provides a background of each country, facts and figures, and climate.

CIA World Factbook - This is the on-line version of The World Factbook. The World Factbook provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies.

Lonley Planet - One of the best country sites out there. Includes History, Events, Attractions, Culture, Environment, Money & Costs, and Travel information such as Getting There & Getting Around, and When to Go. There is also a map and a magnificent slide show of each country.

Fodor's Travel Guide - Travel information about locations all over the globe. Highlights include: Restaurants, Hotels, When to Go, Attractions, and Weather.

The US 50 - Theus50.com provides consolidated information about each state in the following categories : History (general history and historical figures), Geography (location and state map), Outdoors (state parks, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, and other outdoor activities), Tourism (historic sites and tourist attractions), Calender of Events, State Links (official state homepages and state related links), General State Information (agriculture, industry, flag, flower, bird etc.), and State Products.

50states.com - Provides information about the fifty United States of America.

Information Please- Countries - Each Country Profile provides information on: Geography · Maps · Flag · History · Current ruler · Area · Population · Capital · Largest cities · Languages · Ethnicity/race · Religion · Literacy rate · Economy · Government.

Geography IQ- World atlas packed with geographic, economic, political, historical and cultural information. Includes maps, flags, currency converter as well as climate

GovSpot.com - Lists links for sites to government sites including all state governments, branches of the Federal Government and government run agencies.

Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for Kids- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids is brought to the World Wide Web as a service of the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Ben's Guide serves as the educational component of GPO Access, GPO's service to provide the official online version of legislative and regulatory information.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Education Site - This site, Organized by theme, uses text, historical photographs, maps, images of artifacts, and audio clips to provide an overview of the Holocaust.

To Save a Life: Stories of the Holocaust Rescue- "To Save a Life: Stories of the Holocaust Rescue"is a previously unpublished book in which personal narratives and photographs reveal how certain individuals acting upon their own moral convictions--while endangering their own and their families' lives--saved the lives of Jewish people from Nazi-occupied Europe. Contains personal histories from Children, Liberators, Refugees, the Camps and more.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Personal Histories- Personal histories of Holocaust survivors. 

Museum of Tolerance - Features a glossary, timeline, bibliographies, questions and answers about the Holocaust, virtual exhibits, and curricular resources for teachers.

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust- This site provides links to the various topics of the Holocaust.  

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum- Sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this site walks students through the Holocaust in a chronological fashion.

Anne Frank Center, USA- This site centers on the life of Anne Frank and includes downloadable resources for students.

Auschwitz/Birkenau- Students will view several photos of the Auschwitz/Birkenau camp.

Holocaust Survivors - A comprehensive resource on the Holocaust and World War II, with over 3,000 text files, and tens of thousands of photos.