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History Databases

Issues & Controversies in History This link opens in a new window
Includes primary sources
All articles feature multiple primary sources, essential to understanding our nation's past. All articles have been indexed to key subjects such as immigration, politics and government, race and civil rights, religion, war and military, and more.
World History in Context (GALE) This link opens in a new window
Merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
World Book Advanced This link opens in a new window

Primary Sources

A primary source is an original document or account of an event, usually written or created during the time under study by firsthand observers or participants.

Examples include:

Published sources (in print or online) such as novels, poems, plays, data from a research study, autobiographies, speeches, eyewitness accounts found in newspapers, magazines or blogs, advertisements, maps, pamphlets, posters, laws, court decisions.

Unpublished sources, such as personal letters, diaries, journals, wills, deeds, family histories, and many other sources.

Interviews and recordings from people with firsthand knowledge of events.

Visual documents and artifacts, such as photographs, films, paintings and other types of artwork.

Project Requirements

For this project you will research an historical event/issue that had (has had, is having) a major impact on the 20th and 21st Centuries. This project will have a set of requirements due during the third & fourth quarter and will culminate in May with a class presentation. You may do this alone, with a partner, or in a group of 3, no more than 3 in a group.

Requirements:

List of Sources: 3 sources compiled using the St. Xavier Databases. This list must be typed, printed, and submitted in MLA Format.
Thesis sentence and research outline: Fully research your topic using the "focus points" as your guide; once you have gathered information, use the focus points to filter your information (decide what you do and don't need). See project sheet for more details.
One (1) primary source - you must research and submit a primary source. This primary source must provide a perspective about your event.
Presentation: See the project sheet for more details about the PowerPoint and presentation.

List of Topics

Creation of the Nation of Israel (Late 1940s)
Modern India- both domestic and foreign policies/issues (2000s)
Modern China- both domestic and foreign policies/issues (1980s-Today)
Civil War and Genocide in Yugoslavia (1990s)
South Africa...end of Apartheid and establishment of the new government (1980s-1990s)
Russia's Aggressive Foreign Policy- invasions of Georgia and Ukraine (2000s)
Modern Iran- both domestic and foreign policies/issues (1979-Present)
Terrorism- P.LO., Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, ISIS/ISIL, IRA (20th & 21st Centuries)
The Arab Spring (2011-Present)
Syrian Civil War (2011-Present)
Global Environmental Issues (20th & 21st Centuries)
North Korea (The Regime of Kim Jong-un) - foreign and domestic policies/issues (2000s)
Global Immigration/Refugee Crisis...focus on Europe and United States (2000s)
The European Union (1993-Present)
Modern Nigeria...both domestic and foreign policies/issues (2000s)
Modern Venezuela...economic and political instability (2013-present)
Israeli-Hamas War (2023-)