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History Research Guide

This guide was designed to help you find high quality resources that are credible and relevant to your topic. Please reach out to Mrs. Phiambolis if you have any questions. 

Primary Sources

 

Gale Primary Sources searches ALL of our Gale databases for primary source content. 

    

ProQuest Historical Newspapers provides access to archived New York Times articles from 1851 - 2019

*Search Tip: limit your result by year of publication!

Searching Tips

Search using Keywords to expand your search:

Mozambique AND Christianity

Mozambique AND Indigenous People AND Colonization 

Algeria AND Colonization AND Resistance

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*Try using alternative names to expand your search:

Nambia = German South West Africa

Rhodesia = Zimbabwe and/or Zambia

Mozambique = Portuguese West Africa

   

History Databases

       

Gale In Context: World History provides access to articles, images, maps, and more.

*Search Tip: start your search using "Topics"

ABC-CLIO's Modern World History has a section devoted to The Scramble for Africa. 

*Search Tip: start your search using "Time Periods"

Passwords

If you are using the LARC databases from home you will need to log in. Here is a list of the usernames/passwords

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Citing your Sources

 

Use NoodleTools to create your Works Cited, Notecards, etc. If you have trouble logging in, see Ms. Phi.

*Tip: NoodleTools works best with Safari. If it starts glitching, you're probably using Chrome.

 

Don't forget... images are sources too!

The Map of Algeria. 2022. Gale in Context: World History