Social Science Resources

Each of the major sections below contains links to information in the subject area. Click on the link to your area of interest, and you will find many more resources displayed. 


American Governmental Institutions
The White House, The U.S. Senate, The U.S. House of Representatives, plus lots of other information related to these and similar organizations.
American History: From The Discovery Through The Colonial Period
From Columbus to the American Revolution, plus The U.S. Constitution, the documents,the ideas, and the people that affected The Rise of Democratic Ideas.
American History: After the American Revolution (Post-Colonial Era)
From the Constitution through the Civil War and the remainder of the Nineteenth Century.
20th Century History By the Decades
Information resources of many different types on the history of the 20th Century, organized according to the decades.
American History: 20th Century
Two separate themes are developed and appropriate resources linked: Three Decades of Prosperity (20's, 50's and 80's), and 20th Century Conflicts.
American Immigration Resources
Immigration has been a major issue since the founding of the U.S., and these links try to help understand those related issues.
American Politics: Political Parties
Links to election and political parties, their campaigns, candidates and issues.
American Politics: Editorial and Political Cartoons
A powerful method of making a statement about political issues is through the political cartoon, displayed via these links.
American Social Data
Statistical information relating to people, issues and concerns of the American People.
American Studies
A general collection relating to the study of America and its peoples, including Unions, Labor Relations, Women's Issues, and Railroads!
Ancient History: General Resources
Mayan Studies, The Ancient World of Rome and Greece, plus Asia and the other major cultures.
Ancient History: Greek History and Culture Resources
These links have been selected to use with the CHS English Department's curriculum for the Greek drama, Oedipus Rex, and provide a great deal of information about Ancient Greece.
Biography Resources
If you need information on people's lives, here is the place to look!
California Government, History and Culture
Information resources related to the history and culture of the "Golden State".
Country Information and International Relations
Information about countries, their geography, people, politics, travel and tourism, and lots more! A special section is included on Current Wars and Conflicts.
Culture, Ethics, Human Rights, and Organizations Resources
Human rights, cultural differences (and similarities), and ethnic groups.
Economics
It has been said: "The business of America is Business". These resources explain why this may be true. Stock market, businesses, trade, patents, and more business related information.
Geography
How many ways can you see a country? This page offers many maps and related resources!
Library of Congress Nineteenth Century Resources
Primary sources from the Library of Congress & American Memory Project which shed light on people, issues and events of America in the the Nineteenth Century.
Psychology Resources
Many links to the study of The Mind.
Philosophy and Religion
Organized ways of understanding reality, and the organizations that facilitate relationships between people and their god.
Think Tanks
The influential organizations that offer ideas and guidance to governments and corporations on important issues and problems.
World History: World War II
Collection of links to various selected websites related to World War II.
World History: Russia and the Russian Revolution
Links to the events, people and information related to Russia and the Russian Revolution.
World History: General Resource Links
The Industrial Revolution, Historical Atlases (maps), Castles, and general places to start a study of World History.
World History: Colonialism and Imperialism
Links to information and issues related to the colonization of countries by the European Powers from the Age of Exploration onward.
World History: The U.S. & Modern China
Links to a variety of resources centering upon issues of 20th Century China, especially those which affect its trade relationship with the U.S.
World History: India and South Asia Resources
Lots of information from and about India and countries of Southeast Asia: Newspapers and magazines, pictures, travel and tourism, and much, much more.
World History: Middle East Issues
The Middle East (Israel and the Arabic countries of North Africa and Eastern Mediterranean) has been an area of difficulty for thousands of years. These links help understand the current situation, and a bit of the past as well. 
SCORE History-Social Studies, or the Alternate SCORE Site
A treasure trove of World Wide Web links, coordinated with the California K-12 History-Social Studies Framework. Just click on your area or unit of study (at your grade level) and the links to related Web Pages will be displayed. 
Today In History and the Today In History Archives
From the U.S. Library of Congress, each day the Library of Congress offers interesting information, images, sounds-- a presentation of historic facts highlighted by items from the American Memory: Historical Collections of the National Digital Library, full-text collections of primary resources (books, pamphlets,photographs, music, films, and more!).


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