CNN.com: The War in Afghanistan: Video, Present Day News, and Historical Facts and Information Video: The War on Terrorism: Afghanistan and the Taliban: Links to Current news, History and Background Resources, Post-Taliban Afghanistan, Human Rights and MORE
History.com: The Cold War: Facts, Biographies of Important Leaders, and Videos Cold War History: Introduction to General Cold War History, Background, How the Cold War Was Waged The Cold War and Second Cold War History - from Wikipedia: Complete Historical Information
HIstory.com:E xploring the French Revolution: Introduction to the French Revolution with pictures along with a timeline, brief descriptions of events and biographies; videos Video: Causes of the French Revolution Key Events of the French Revolution Timeline Historywiz.com: The French Revolution: Historical Information and multimedia exhibits Introduction to the French Revolution: Introduction to French Revolution, Background, Beginning of the Revolution, Fall of the Monarchy, The Critical Period of the Revolution, France Under the Directory How Stuff Works: How the French Revolution Worked: Introduction to How the French Revolution Worked, Once Upon a Time at Versailles: Before the French Revolution, Estates General Resurrected, The Bastille Falls and Louis Falters, The Trouble with Traitors: French Revolution Events, The National Convention: The Moderates, the Radicals and Those Who Refuse to Wear Breeches See more Overview of the French Revolution: Summary of events and people important to the French Revolution
CNN.com: War in Iraq: A special report from CNN about the war, U.S. and Coalition Forces, Iraqi Forces, Headlines, Video, and more The Iraq War: Background, The War, Aftermath of the Invasion, Iraq War - from Wikipedia: Complete historical background
Desert Storm - A History: Complete historical background with links to important terminology found within the site Video:Introduction to the Gulf War: Introduction to Persian Gulf War, Background, The Air War, The Sea War, The Ground War, Aftermath of the War PBS: The Gulf War PBS: Facts, information, maps, chronology, oral history, photographs, weapons and technology
History.com: Korean War History: A History, audio, links to important facts and information Video: What Caused the Korean War:Introduction to Korean War, Background, Early Fighting, United Nations Counterattack, China Enters the War, Stalemate Wikipedia: Korean War Facts: A List of brief facts about the war Wikipedia: Korean War History: Online resources about the Korean War, timeline and photographs
History.com: Military History -World War I: EXCELLENT videos with historical information about the World War I(WARNING: some graphic photography of the casualties of war) World War I in 1914:Introduction to World War I in 1914, The Eastern Front, Balkan Front, Turkish Action, Naval Operations
Video: Battle of the Bulge: Learn more about this horrific yet pivotal World War II battle. Read first-hand accounts, meet key players in World War II events, explore related topics and more Bomb That Ended World War II: The story of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki History.com: Military History -World War II: EXCELLENT videos with historical information about the World War II(WARNING: some graphic photography of the casualties of war) History.com:Introduction to World War II:The War Begins, Major Fronts & Campaigns, War with Japan, Civilian Resistance and Holocaust, Surrender & Results World War II History Museum: Learn about World War II with free streaming videos from Have Fun with History.com World War II - from Wikipedia: Historical Background World War II Memorial: Historical Information WW2 People's War: BBC asked its public to contribute stories of their experiences and memories during the second world war to a WW2 People's War. Visitors can browse through the entire archive list that is divided into sixty-four categories such as bombings, domestic life, volunteers, working life, location, prisoners of war, and others. A timeline is available that contains fact files which relate to some of the key events of the war from 1939 to 1945.
Eyewitness to History: Pearl Harbor, 1941: The story of Pearl Harbor; photographs History Place: Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941: The story of Pearl Harbor; photographs Pearl Harbor Attacked: The story of Pearl Harbor; facts, information, photographs Pearl Harbor Remembered: Facts, information, photographs, audio files
The Vietnam War From the Delta to the DMZ: Photographs with descriptions History.com: Military History -Vietnam War: EXCELLENT videos with historical information about the Vietnam War (WARNING: some graphic photography of the casualties of war) PBS: Battlefield: Vietnam: A Brief History, Battlefield Timeline, Guerrilla Tactics, Air War, The Siege of Khe Sahn, Photographs and Web Resources PBS: Vietnam Online: A television history; who's who, maps, reflections, and MORE
Wikipedia: History of Military Aviation: Historical information about the Military Aircraft
America's Wars: A Complete History: A listing of wars with Historical background about each war Wikipedia: Military History of America's Wars
*The United States military forces consist of consist of: the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and the Coast Guard. The Number of women in the United States Military has increased each year as have their accomplishments. *The sad result in any war are the casualties, or the soldiers who fight and lose their life. A historical listing of the casualties from major world wars, not including bombing or missile strikes, is staggering. *Historical wars and the facts and statistics about each war that has taken place are often categorized by country, date, region, and types of conflict. *Memorial Day is celebrated each day to honor the men who have served to keep America safe as well as to honor heroes of major wars. *The United States Military is the strongest in the world. In an effort to win wars and protect soldiers, the United States Military utilizes many different types of weapons, equipment, and uniforms. |
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American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!
The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games.
U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers
American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - SEARCHABLE by keyword The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword Kidinfo.com's Wars and Conflicts Important to World History Homework Help Resource Page provides the best available facts about the Histories of Famous Historical Wars, including the History of American Revolutionary War, the History of Civil War, the History of Spanish American War, the History of French and Indian War, the History of French Revolution, History of World War I and History of World War II, theHistory of Korean War, the History of Vietnam War, the History of Afghanistan War, the History of Iraq War, the History of Golf War, and History of Pearl Harbor, plus Facts Military Aircraft Facts, Military Weapons Facts, and Military Vehicles Facts.
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