​​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)​
  • 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)
​​Secondary Sources: ​Primary Sources:
Arab Spring  (2010)
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Chinese Communist Revolution:  (1945-1950)
Secondary Sources:
​Primary Sources:
Cuban Revolution: (1956-1959)
Secondary Sources: Primary Sources:
​Eastern Europe  (1989) (aka Revolutions of 1989; Fall of Communism; Fall of Nations; Autumn of Nations)
​​Secondary Sources:
Egypt  (1952)  (aka 23 July Revolution)
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English Civil War Revolution: (1642-1651)  (aka Great Rebellion, Wars of the Three Kingdoms)
​​Secondary Sources:  Primary Sources:

 Everyone! (you might find some helpful information using these searchable sites)
​French Revolution  (1787-1799)
​​Secondary Sources: Primary Sources:

Haitian Revolution: (1794-1804)
Secondary Sources:
India  (1930)   (aka Salt March)
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Iranian Revolution: (1978-1979)
​Secondary Sources: Primary Sources:

Lebanon  (2005)  (aka Cedar Revolution)
​​Secondary Sources:
Mexican Revolution: (1910 - 1920)
Secondary Sources:

​Nicaraguan Revolution: (1979)
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Philippines: (1986) (aka People Power Revolution, also known as EDSA Revolution or February Revolution)
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 ​Pueblo Revolution: (1680)
​​Secondary Sources:
Red River Resistance (aka Red River Rebellion / Uprising; First Riel Rebellion: (1869-1871)
Secondary Sources:
 ​Russian Revolution(s): (1917)
 Secondary Sources:  Primary Sources: ​
Spanish / Latin American Wars of Independence: (1808-1826)
Secondary Sources:
Primary Sources: ​WEBSITE EVALUATION AND WORKS CITED​Under the HOME tab of this website, go to "Library Links" and use the "Website Evaluation and Searching Tips" section , to help you determine if you can rely on an unknown website. 


WORKS  CITED
There are several possible MLA9 citation generators for your Works Cited list, such as, mybib.com , oslis.org/mla-secondary-citation ,  easybib.com , BibMe . Select Manual Entry mode when using a citation generator as this will also teach you how to read a citation. format your page using Times New Roman 12, double-spacing, hanging indents and alphabetical order  ​