PRINCE OF WALES LIBRARY: SOCIAL STUDIES 9

Keeping in mind the qualities of leadership that make a good leader, use the books, encyclopedias, and online resources to find evidence that supports or refutes the notion that these men were good leaders.

• Documents of Italian Unification (Count Cavour)
• Count Cavour
• Napoleon Bonaparte Internet Guide
• Napoleon.org
• Napoleon (PBS)
• Otto von Bismarck (Yahoo Directory offers annotated links.)

Child Poverty

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• Campaign 2000
  Campaign 2000's goal is to end child poverty in Canada and around the world. This site contains useful reports.
• Canadian Statistics on low income.
• UNICEF
  An excellent resource for first hand accounts, statistics, and more. Select by country or use the seach features.

Child Labour Resources:
• Child Labor Links
• Child Labour Resources
• UNICEF Resources
• US Department of Labor: Child Labor Links
• ILO: International Program for the Elimination of Child Labour
• Sparticus: Child Labour and the Industrial Revolution

For Internet Searches:

• Search: +"Child Labour" +"Child Labor" using Google.

For News Articles:

• EBSCO News Index: Select the database tab in the Library Catalogue. This index provides magazine and news articles from both Canadian and International publications.

• American Revolution
• American Revolution Select Resources, then Selected Annotated Links for an excellent list of links to American Revolution topics.
  • Presidents of the United States
• Yahoo Directory of Regional Conflicts

  National and International Organizations

• CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency)
• IMF (International Monetary Fund)
• League of Nations
• United Nations Follow the links: Peace and Security, Peace Keeping, Operations.
• World Bank
• World Health Organization

• English Civil War and Oliver Cromwell
• French Revolution WebQuest
• French Revolution ( Annotated Links)
• French Revolution Declaration of the Rights of Man.
• Russian Revolution (Links)
• Russian Revolution: See also: History 12
• US Civil War Center
• US Civil War

Books have been pulled and are on the window ledge. The Biographical, Science, and How it Works Encyclopedias are good sources. Print materials may not be signed out.

Internet:

Be careful with authority on the Internet. Check more than one source. When searching for proper names, use quotation marks.

If your Inventor won a Nobel Prize, check: Nobel Prize Winners

Before doing a general search, check the list below for general and specific sites.

General :

• About.com: Inventors
• Sparticus: Child Labour and the Industrial Revolution
• Industrial Revolution An Extensive annotated list of links from Kid Info.
• Industrial Revolution Links
• Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution
• Inventors' Hall of Fame
• The Invention Dimention

Arkwright, Richard:
• Richard Arkwright
• Richard Arkwright
Bell, Alexander Graham:
• Alexander Graham Bell Institute
• Alexander Graham Bell: Scottish Inventor
Benz and Daimler:
• Karl Friedrich Benz
  Gottlieb Daimler
Bessemer, Sir Henry:
• Henry Bessemer
• Henry Bessemer
• Sir Henry Bessemer: An Autobiography (High reading level, but excellent diagrams. Start with chapter 11.)
Bridgewater, Duke of:
• Duke of Bridgewater
• Bridgewater Canal
Cartwright, Edmund:
• Edmund Cartwright
• Edmund Cartwright
• Edmund Cartwright
Cort, Henry:
• Henry Cort
• Henry Cort (Brief, but has some information on the economic aspects of his invention.)
Crompton, Samuel:
• Samuel Crompton
• Samuel Crompton
Daguerre, Louis:
• The Daguerreotype
• Daguerreian Society
• Louis Daguerre
Darby, Abraham:
• Abraham Darby
Diesel, Rudolf:
• Rudolf Diesel
• Rudolf Diesel
Duke of Bridgewater - see Bridgewater, Duke of
Edison, Thomas:
• Edison Museum There is lots and information and there are good links on this site.
• Thomas Edison
• Thomas Edison
Faraday, Michael:
• Michael Faraday
Ford, Henry:
• Henry Ford
• Henry Ford Henry Ford Museum: The Life of Henry Ford.
Fulton, Robert:
• Robert Fulton (High reading level)
Hargreaves, James:
• Spinning Jenny (good picture)
Jacquard, Joseph Marie:
• Jacquard Loom Card Puncher
• Jacquard Loom Shows the relationship to modern computing.
Kay, John:
• John Kay
• Flying Shuttle
Marconi, Guglielmo:
• Marconi
• Marconi's Nobel Prize This site also contains links to other resources.
• Guglielmo Marconi (Note the links at the bottom of the page.)
McAdam, John:
• John McAdam
• John Loudon McAdam
Morse, Samuel:
• Samuel Morse
• Morse Code Alphabet
• Telegraph Key (excellent picture)
Newcomen, Thomas:
• Thomas Newcomen (Excellent diagram.)
• Thomas Newcomen (The Newcomen Steam Engine)
Savery, Thomas
• Thomas Savery This site contains information about other steam engine inventors.
• Thomas Savery This site coontains an excellent diagram.
Stephenson, George:
• George Stephenson
• George Stephenson
• George Stephenson's Rocket (An execellent picture of this famous engine.)
Telford, Thomas:
• Thomas Telford
Tull, Jethro:
• Jethro Tull
• Jethro Tull and the Seed Drill
Volta, Alessandro:
• Volta
• Volta This site includes links to other resources.
Watt, James:
• Inventor James Watt This site contains links to other resources.
• James Watt This is an extensive site. It is based on a book written in 1925, therefore some of the language is difficult.
• James Watt
Whitney, Eli:
• Eli Whitney Museum
• Eli Whitney
Wright Brothers:
• Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company and Museum of Pioneer Aviation
• Wright Brothers
• Wright, Orville
• Wright, Wilbur
• Wright Brothers
• Wright Brothers Use the pop-down menu to see the site index.

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Much of the information on the Internet for these topics is written above the grade 9 level. The library has a large collection of books and encyclopedias which will be useful for your Isms assignment.
• Political Ideologies
  This is a university site so the links are to fairly difficult material. You will find links to: Anarchism, Communism, Conservatism, Fascism, Liberalism, Nationalism, Socialism.

• Absolutism
• Absolutism Modern History Sourcebook. High reading level.
• Anarchy Archive This site is at a high level.
• Capitalism
• Colonial America Scroll to the links to Colonial America sites.
• Colonial Statistics A table showing the extent of colonial domination in 1900.
• Colonialism and Imperialism Resources From Chico High School, resources on colonialism and imperialism.
• Communism: Lenin Internet Archive
• Russia and Communism
• Communism Principles of Communism. (Engels)
• Fascism: Italian Life Under Facism
• Fascism Internet Modern Sourcebook.
• Fascist Italy
• Feminism Theories Defined An introduction to some of the different kinds of feminism.
• Feudal Life An excellent introduction to feudal life.
• Feudalism Links to feudalism resources.
• Globalism This site provides some good basic information.
• Imperialism Modern History Sourcebook.
• Imperialism Resources
• Liberalism Written at a high level.
• Mercantilism
• Mercantilism Columbia Encyclopedia Article.
• Marxists Internet Archive
• Nationalism
• Nationalism
• Nazism Links from the History 12 page to resources on Nazism.
• Racism Crosspoint Anti Racism Links. This site links by country and by topic to anti-racism organizations around the world.
• Racism United Nations World Conference of Racism
• Socialism Web Site Basic information and and definitions of what a socialist society is.
• Socialism Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
• Socialism: A History of the NDP in Canada
• Terrorism: Q & A Questions and Answers about terrorism. Note the index on the left.
• Terrorism Research Center This site provides information about terrorism and links to other sites.
• Totalitarianism Compton's Encyclopedia article.
• Utopea Sointula, a BC utopian society.
• Zionism Jewish Virtual Library.

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British Columbia
• Dmoz Open Directory. Select a letter at the top to access alphabetical listings
• Nisga'a Nation
• NMAI: Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the North Pacific Coast
• British Columbia History Internet/Website (First Nations / Aboriginal / Native / Indian / Metis History)
Canada
• First Nations in Canada (Canada - Department of Indian and Northern Affairs)
• First Nations Histories
• First Peoples (site moved new link TBA) This School Net site offers excellent resources on Canada's First Nations Peoples.
• National Aboriginal Documents Database
  This site contains primary documents on treaties, surrenders, royal orders etc.
• New France Project Scroll down to the many Micmac links.
• University of Calgary First Nations' Applied History resource (Regional, Cultural & Linguistic)
• Yahoo Directory of First Nations Look here for a list of links.
• Algonquin
• Algonquin Nation
• Huron
• Micmac
• Ojibwe

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See also: Geography: Satellite Images and Landforms

• Landforms Glossary
  Excellent brief descriptions and diagrams.
• Landforms
  Considerable information and pictures formvalleys, plateaus, mountains, plains, hills, loess, and glaciers.
• Landforms on Topographic Maps
  This site will help you find the landforms as they appear on maps.
• NASA Satellite Images and Photos

• The library has books and encyclopedias that will be useful for this project. Be sure to check the Biographical Encyclopedia for individuals and General Encyclopedias for events. Read the World Book article for an introduction to your topic.
• Search the Vancouver Public Library for more books.

• For online biographies select "Who2" from the Biography section of the Reference Desk. This site will give you some basic information and a few good sites.

• Use the Library of Congress Country Studies for information about people and events. Select a country and then scroll through the Table of Contents to find the information that you require.

• Search Strategies: Search for your topic in Vivisimo. This search engine groups sites by topic.

• For the American Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X see the English Page under "In the Heat of the Night."

• Algeria: Algerian War of Independence
  • Algerian War of Independence
  • Algerian War of Independence Use the Table of contents or the arrows to navigate.
  • History of Algeria Since 1962
• Angola: Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (PMLA) / Dr. Agostinho Neto / +Angola +Independence
• Start with Country Studies.
• Simon Bolivar
  • Simon Bolivar The political thought of Simon Bolivar
  • Bolivarian Republic An explanation of Bolivar's political philosophy.
• Burma: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (Official Web Site)
• Nobel Peace Prize Offers a timeline.
• Cuba: Fidel Castro and Che Gueverra
• Fidel Castro Archive
• Che Gueverra Archive
• Guatamala
• Rigoberta Menchú Tum
• Nobel Peace Prize Note the bibliography.
• Rigoberta Menchú Tum Contains a good summary of events in Guatamala.
• Haiti
• Haitian Revolution of 1791 to 1803 Extensive article in four parts.
• Haitian Revolution This site provides a bibliography of books and a few Internet sites.
• Haitian Revolution (a scholarly article)
• Toussaint L'Ouverture Toussaint L'Ouverture (PBS) Be sure to follow the links at the bottom of the pages.
• India
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Mexico: Emiliano Zapata and Sub-Commandante Marcos
• Emiliano Zapata
• Emiliano Zapata Note the additional article.
• Emiliano Zapata
• Zapatistas.org This is the official Zapatista site. Note the Marcos information and the links. Primary sources.
• Zapatistas: Documents of the New Mexican Revolution
• ZNet: Chiapas / Zapatista Lots of information on Marcos

• Mozambique: Maozambique War of Independence and Mozambique Cicil War / Mozambique Liberation Front.
• Mozambique Civil War

• Peru
  • Note: Tupac Amaru's given name is José Gabriel Condorcanqui
  • XVIII Century Peru A brief explanation of the rebellion
• Russia and Lenin: See the Lenin and Russian Revolution links on the Social Studies Page
  • See also: the large collection of books on the Russian Revolution.
• South Africa
  • See also: Books and encyclopedia articles on Apartheid.
  • Stephen Biko Stephen Biko
  • Nelson Mandela The Mandela Page
• United States
• For the American Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X see the English Page under "In the Heat of the Night."
  • Huey Newton
  • The Black Panther Party
  • Huey P. Newton (PBS)

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Sweatshop Fashion Show (Ms. Imrie - Mr. Magee)

• Clean Clothes Campaign
• Co-op America
• CorpWatch.org
• International Labor Organizatilon.org
• International Labor Rights Fund
• Jobs With Justice
• Maquila Solidarity Network
• National Labor Committee
• One World International
• STITCH
• Story of Stuff
• Sweatshop Watch
• UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees)

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Physical Regions of Canada (Ms. S. McEachern - TRSS)

• Regions of Canada
• Presentation by Alberta on the Regions of Canada
• Geographic Key from Manitoba
• Atlas of Canada
• Environment Canada - Terrestrial Zones
• Natural Resources Canada
• Link to Learning - personal website