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General History

Archaeological Resource Guide for Europe
1,000 links from 38 countries to current archaeological sites across Europe.
Cold War International History Project (CWIHP)
Documents on the Cold War collected and digitized by the Woodrow Wilson Center.
European Union Internet Resources
Links to internet sources about the European Union, including documents.
In the First Person
Database of primary source documents including letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies. Many entries include full-text, audio, or video.
World War I: Trenches on the Web
Biographies of principle persons during the war, pus a document archive with maps, photos, and articles.

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United States
American Memory
Digitized Sources in American History from the Library of Congress
Indian Peoples of the Northern Great Plains
This site, organized by tribe, is an online image database. It is searchable by subject, tribe, photographer/artist, etc.
In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
Essays, books, articles and illustrations from the collections of the NY Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Institute of Latin American Studies
Links to Latin American resources, organized by country and subject. Offers access to foreign newspapers and research. Maintained by the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas (Austin).

Making of America
A "digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction... The collection currently contains approximately 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints."

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Minneapolis Labor Review
Chronicles the history of the labor movement and efforts for economic and social justice in the Twin Cities from 1907 to date.
Minnesota Reflections
Minnesota Reflections includes over 6,000 images of Minnesota's first 50 years from the Minnesota Digital Library Coalition.
 
POTUS: Presidents of the United States
Biographies, facts, and bibliographies on the U.S. Presidents.

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Asia

Abzu: guide to resources for the study of the ancient Near East
A directory of publications, projects, and electronic resources of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
The Asian Studies Virtual Library
32 specialists and academics edit links to sites on the web.
 
The Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China
Includes all the most important classics of ancient China through the Qing Dynasty. For example: astronomy, geography, history, philosophy, literature, politics, economy, art, education, agriculture, medicine and so on. It is the most comprehensive, most important classified books collection of China and the biggest compendium of its type in the world.

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Eastern Europe

REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies Internet Resources
University of Pittsburgh.
The University of Texas at Austin Russian and East European Network Information Center

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France

Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links
A guide to Francophone Web sites on literature, culture, language, press/radio, and education. Mainted by Bob Peckham at the University of Tennessee (Martin).

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Germany

German Information Center
A guide to German travel, business, diplomacy, taxes, history, and politics. Produced by the German Embassy and the German Information Center.
 

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Great Britain

Historical Directories
Primary source material on private residences, traders, professions, descriptions of cities, and information on local officials and churches. Includes information from 1750 to 1919, and allows searches by keyword, location, and decade.
Imperial War Museum
This database includes over 150,000 records on topics ranging from war at sea to truth and propaganda. Includes film and video, art, documents, and photographs.

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Russia

Chronology of Russian History
Developed by the Bucknell Russian Program, this page is a date list of major events in Russian History.

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Scandinavia

Norway Online Information Service
Maintained by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York. Information on business, economics, tourism, government, culture, and history. Includes news from various press services, calanders of events, and links to sites throughout Norway.

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