Overarching Themes

Follow this path to a variety of resources that will help you research examples of your theme.

1. As always, determine your keywords. Remember to spell correctly and use quotes for phrases such as "Roaring Twenties."

2. Online Subscription Databases:
Facts on File World News Digest
Thomson Gale's Student Resource Center Gold
Proquest Historical Newspapers
AP Photo Archive
SIRS
World Book Online Encyclopedia

3. Searchable History Web Portals:
Library of Congress American Memory
History Central
Digital History

4. Other Useful Websites:
eHistory Cartoons of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
WWI Trenches on the Web: Reference Library
WWI Document Archive
WWII Poster Database
WWII Primary Source Materials
WWII Sound and Image Archive
Voices of Civil Rights