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Modern World History: Interwar Research Paper

Welcome! You will use the databases below to research the historical figure and movement you have chosen for this project.

Class documents:

Citation help:

Biographies (Secondary)

  • Audio availability: Read-aloud option (can be set to highlight words and be set to a specific speed).
  • Typical length of article:  Varies widely (100 to 5,000 words).
  • Other features: Provides biographies from multiple sources; has built-in dictionary.
  • Citation: Generates MLA style citation; also exports citation info to NoodleTools.

Movement Research (Secondary)

  • Audio availability: Read-aloud option.
  • Typical length of article:  About 1,000 to 1,500 words.
  • Other features: Links to primary sources.
  • Citation: Generates MLA style citation; also exports citation info to NoodleTools.

Print Books (Primary and Secondary)

  • Audio availability: Not available. 
  • Typical length: Varies widely.
  • Other features: Table of Contents, Indexes.
  • Citation: Use the ISBN of the book to generate MLA citation.

Primary Sources

Newspaper Articles

Other Primary Sources

Return to the following databases and use the following source type filters to locate primary sources:

Primary Sources, Images

Photos and illustration, Political Cartoons, Speeches, Political Documents, Cultural Documents, Letters and Narratives, Newspapers and Magazines, Quotes

Primary Sources, Images

Questions?

If you need help with your research, please drop by the library or email Ms. Chatterjee (schatterjee@shschools.org) or Ms. Puddington (bpuddington@shschools.org).