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​SS 9: WORLD REVOLUTIONS
RESOURCES

Books:  Some print resources are on the trolley.  You can also use the search icon at the top right of our online catalog to help you find other titles.  Remember to look for keywords, other possible book resources and websites in the books on the trolley.

Online Learning Resources:  Some subscription and non-subscription websites are available on the Learning Resources "ribbon"  once you have logged into the Destiny Discover version of our online catalog.  Use keywords found in books and other resources to help with your searches.  Remember, databases may have links to other helpful resources on your topic.

     Useful online Learning Resources for this project include:

  • CURIO (BBC; CBC; National Geographic)
  • EBSCO HOST (searchable site; always check the "Full Text Documents" box
  • Global Issues in Context  (GALE)  (i.e. search: Arab Spring; Cedar Revolution; Russian Revolution 1917; Salt march,1930; .... ****ALWAYS check the "Full Text Documents" box***
  • History Channel (searchable site)
  • ​World Book Student / Advanced  (Start by searching for the country you are studying and looking for information about the revolution in the "history" section for that country.  From there, look for links and keywords for further information.​​




Other Online Sources:  Below is a list of websites you may find helpful.  ​Remember, a good website may have links to other resources on your topic.  If you discover any other great websites during your research, let us know and we may be able to post them here.  Primary sources, sometimes called "first hand accounts", are artifacts (documents and other objects) from or near the time of the event(s): eye witness accounts, memoirs, diaries, images of artifacts, articles, etc. Secondary sources or "second hand accounts" are resources created looking back at event(s), sometimes with the help of primary sources.  Secondary sources often summarize, analyze, interpret, past event(s) as a way to understand what happened, make connections with the present and predictions about the future. 

​American Revolution  (1775-1783)
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Secondary Sources:
  • PBS: Liberty! The American Revolution
  • History.com: American Revolution
  • ThoughtCo:  American Revolution
​Primary Sources:
  • Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University): American Independence
​
Chinese Communist Revolution: (1945-1950)

Secondary Sources:
  • Britannica: Chinese Communist Revolution (1945-1950)
  • Britannica: Chinese Civil War (1945-1950)
  • History.com:  Chiang Kai-shek
  • PBS: Establishment of the People's Republic of China
  • ThoughtCo:  Modern History of China
  • ​ThoughtCo:  An Overview of the Chinese Communist Party

​Primary Sources:
  • Wilson Center:  Chinese Civil War 1945 - 1950

Cuban Revolution: (1956-1959)
Secondary Sources:
  • BBC:  1959: Rebel army drives out Cuban dictator
  • ​PBS: Fidel Castro
  • History.com: Batista Forced Out Castro-Led Revolution
  • Ohio State University: A Postcard From Havana, Cuba
  • ThoughtCo:  A Brief History of the Cuban Revolution
Primary Sources:
  • ​Schaffer Library: Cuba and the Cuban Revolution​​

 Everyone! (you might find some helpful information using these searchable sites)
  • BBC Country Profiles (select your countr(ies) on the map and look for information on the revolution)
  • Country Profiles (US)  (select your countr(ies) and look for information on the revolution)
 
French Revolution: (1789-1799)
​
Secondary Sources: 
  • Britannica Academic Edition: French Revolution​​
  • History.com: French Revolution
  • ThoughtCo.com: French Revolution​
Primary Sources:
  • The Execution of Louis XVI  (Eyewitness to History - Henry Edgeworth's Account)
  • Beginning of the French Revolution (Eyewitness to History - Thomas Jefferson's Account)
  • Digital History: The Meaning of the French Revolution   (Thomas Jefferson, 1811)
  • Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University): French Revolution
  • The National Archives - French Revolution  (Government of UK)​​

Haitian Revolution: (1794-1804)
Secondary Sources:
  • Britannica:  Haitian Revolution
  • Brown University: Haitian Revolution (PDF)
  • Brown University:  The Other Revolution, Haiti 1794-1804
  • Brown University:  Remember Haiti
  • Ohio State University: A Pact with the Devil? The United States and the Fate of Modern Haiti 
  • ThoughtCo:  The Haitian Revolution: Successful Revolt by an Enslaved People


Iranian Revolution: (1978-1979)
​
Secondary Sources:
  • BBC In Pictures: The Iranian Revolution
  • Britannica Academic Edition: Iranian Revolution of 1978-79
  • Ohio State University:  Viewpoint Iran: The Past and Present of the U.S.-Iran Standoff
  • Ohio State University: Iran: Still Struggling toward Self-Determination 
  • ThoughtCo:  The Iranian Revolution of 1979
Primary Sources:
  • Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University): Iranian Revolution​​

Nicaraguan Revolution: (1979)
​​Secondary Sources:
  • Britannica:  Sandinista
  • Country Studies: The Sandinista Revolution
  • ThoughtCo:  The Nicaraguan Revolution: History and Impact

Red River Resistance (aka Red River Rebellion / Uprising; First Riel Rebellion: (1869-1871)
Secondary Sources:
  • Britannica:  Red River Rebellion
  • Canadian Encyclopedia:  Red River Resistance (plain language summary)  searchable site

 ​Russian Revolution(s): (1917)
 Secondary Sources: 
  • Britannica: Russian Revolution of 1917
  • History.com: Russian Revolution
  • History Guide: Lecture on the Russian Revolution
  • Ohio State University:  The February Revolution in Russia
  • Ohio State University:  The October Revolution in Russia
  • ThoughtCo: Russian Revolution of 1917
Primary Sources:
  • Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University): Russian Revolution   (searchable site)
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Spanish / Latin American Wars of Independence: (1808-1826)

Secondary Sources:
  • ThoughtCo: Biography of Simon Bolivar, 'Liberator of South America'   (look below articles for other links)
  • ThoughtCo:  Causes of the Latin American Revolution
  • ThoughtCo:  The Complete Story of Venezuela's Revolution for Independence
  • ThoughtCo: How Latin America Gained Independence from Spain

Primary Sources:
  • Brown University:  The Spanish American Revolutions - Setting the Stage
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