Jericho Middle School Library Social Studies Web Site 

General Resources

• America at War: American Military History - Revolutionary War to World War II

The French and Indian War

• The French and Indian Wars - A - to - Z History - DiscoverySchool.com

Seven Years' War

• Seven Years' War - A - to - Z History - DiscoverySchool.com (1756 - 1763)

The American Revolution

The French Revolution

• The French Revolution
• The French Revolution 1789 -1793

Mexican-American War

• The Mexican-American War Memorial Homepage (from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)
• The U.S. Mexican War (1846 -1848) (from PBS Online)

American Civil War

Spanish American War

• Crucible of Empire:The Spanish American War (from PBS Online)
• The Spanish American War: Remember the Maine (from Small Planet Communications)

World War I

• Welcome to The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I
• BBC News: The Great War: 80 Years On
• The First World War (from the Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia)

World War II

• The History Place:World War Two in Europe
• HyperWar:A Hypertext History of the Second World War (good for primary sources)
• World War II Poster Collection From Northwestern University
• Private Art: A Collection of WWII Letters To and From the Home Front

  Holocaust

• Remembering the Holocaust
• Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Speeches and Documents Listed by Controversy/Movement

The Korean War

• The K-12 Teaching and Learning Center's Guide to Korea
• The Korean War: A Fresh Perspective (article from Military History)
• Project Whistlestop/Truman Presidential Library Digital Archives: The Korean War

The Vietnam War

• The American Experience/Vietnam
• Battlefield: Vietnam (from PBS Online)
• Investigating the Vietnam War (from Spartacus Educational)
• Women in Vietnam

The Gulf War

• Southwest Asia (Gulf War)
• Frontline: The Gulf War (from PBS)

To go to the Seventh Grade Social Studies Web site click on the town crier

To go to the Eighth Grade Social Studies Web site click on the politician

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Questions? E-mail your librarians Mrs. Minikel and/or Mrs. Kearon.