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American Government & Economic Systems
Economic & Political Topics


RESOURCES TO SEARCH.....


1. Books!  Browse the shelves in the 320 & 330 sections of the library (politics & economics.) OR use the DESTINY catalog to search for topics.  OR search eBooks below:

eBooks on EBSCOhost  (in POWER Library)
 
eBooks on Gale Virtual Reference Library  (click topic ideas to left, or scroll down)
 



2. Magazine, Newspaper, & Journal Articles!
Use the database links below to find articles on your topic, or to search for topics in general.

Student Resources in Context

Opposing Viewpoints

ABC-CLIO American History

ABC-CLIO American Government

OmniFile Select  (in POWER Library)

Reader's Guide Select  (in POWER Library)

Newspaper Source Plus  (in POWER Library)

MasterFILE Main Edition  (in POWER Library)

SIRS Discoverer  (in POWER Library)


3. Search back copies of Newsweek &
Time for contemporary economic & political issues. Scan the table of contents for ideas & articles.

 

4. Use the AGES Search tab to find articles from reputable news sources.

5. Use the STATISTICS PATHFINDER to search for data on your topic.
 

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MWH - Imperialism

1. Books - Use cart + Destiny card catalog to search for your country. Use index to search terms such as 'imperialism', 'colony/colonies', and the name of the mother country or colony.

eBooks on EBSCOhost   (in POWER Library)

eBooks on Gale's Virtual Reference Library  (select 'Nation & the World' on left)



2. Databases


ABC-CLIO World Geography (best for country research)

Country Reports (also good for country research)

Student Resource Center

ABC-CLIO World History

Discovery Education  (video, pictures, & some articles; use Windows user name; pwd = Discover)

Safari Montage  (streaming video only; use Windows login)

3. Website
s - Keywords for effective searching: [name of country] + colonies or colonization; [country] + imperialism; [name of country] + empire. Use the GOOGLE SMART SEARCHING tips further down on this page to come up with better search results.


Country Research

CIA World FactBook

BBC Country Profiles

Library of Congress Country Studies

U.S. State Dept: Background Notes

PBS Commanding Heights - Countries

The World Bank


Imperialism Sites

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/imperialism/index.cfm

http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/imperialism.html

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook34.html

http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-NewImperialism.htm