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Created by the EIU History Department to assist students of Eastern Illinois University in meeting the Illinois state standards for specialization in the social sciences.
History - Standard 3 Links
The following web-site links have been compiled because they may assist you in your study of this standard in preparation for your certification test.

World War I
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/
WWI primary documents, some commentary, some personal memoirs.
http://www.firstworldwar.com/
Comprehensive site dealing with all aspects of the war, includes analysis

Depression Era
http://newdeal.feri.org/texts/dates.htm
Time line, linked to primary documents, 1928-1955.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/new_deal_for_the_arts/
National Archives online exhibit, WPA and cultural aspect.
http://www.geocities.com/mb_williams/hooverpapers/
Stable site that houses online copies of primary Hoover economic documents.

World War II
http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/events/events.html
WWII timeline March 1938-December 1941
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/1917-45.html
WWII timeline 1917-1945, notes and analysis.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/wwii.htm
WWII primary documents.

Cold War
http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/coldwar/default.htm
National Archives site, includes teacher's guide.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/coldwar.htm
Cold War documents, primary sources.

Korean War
http://www.koreanwar.org/
Maps, photos, oral histories.
http://www.koreanwar.com/
Comprehensive site, includes timelines and analysis.

Vietnam War
http://www.vietnampix.com/intro.htm
Photos, analysis, extensive text.
http://www.vietnampix.com/intro.htm
PBS site, teaching guides and good resources.

Social Movements
http://www.wmich.edu/politics/mlk/
Timeline and photos of Civil Rights movement.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/affirmativetimeline1.html
Affirmative Action timeline, secondary and tertiary sources.
http://www.legacy98.org/
Extensive site on the Women's Rights movement.
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/jmt81/myhomepage/
Stable site for Chicano Movement.
http://www.aimovement.org/
Extensive site for American Indian Movement.



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