Ms. Ervick's Classes

Use Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book Encyclopedia

Info on individual countries

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

use pulldown menu at top;(great for modern country facts, including ethnic groups)

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

(modern facts and history on many countries- some profiles are quite old, but history is reliable) Caribbean islands are grouped together under Caribbean

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/

choose region, then country—choose history from box on left

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Choose country from drop down menu, then click on timelines (next to flag on right) for a brief history.

http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/hi.htm

(Hawaii only)

http://www.issafrica.org/index.php?link_id=18&link_type=12&tmpl_id=2

good information on modern African countries

History, Empire and colonization sites

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/listhistories1.asp

select from menu or type name of country or empire into search box.

http://www.worldstatesmen.org/COLONIES.html

(A brief index of world colonies- use “control f” to find your country)

http://www.empiremuseum.co.uk/interactives/empiremap/index.html

(British Empire: Click on By Country. Pull down country upper left)

http://www.britishempire.co.uk/timeline/colonies.htm

(Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on your colony)

includes Hawaii

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/britain_empire_01.shtml

(A BBC site)

http://www.state.hi.us/about/history.htm

(history of Hawaii- official state site)

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/index.html

(Spanish and Portugese exploration, conquest,

settlement in Brazil and the Caribbean- use tabs on right

http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Media?id=sr600003

(a great general introduction to colonialism and imperialism)