World History: Country Research Project

From High School in Context database: Click below to access the topic page for your country. There are MANY resource within each topic page, including a "Quick Facts" box (click below the flag) and an overview article of the country, broken down by major topics (click "Read More" from the topic page).
A few reminders:
  • Password = braves
  • When reading the topic overview article at the top of the page, look at the hyperlinked table of contents on the right-hand side. Major topics for your country can be found by clicking there.  You can also use CTRL+F to search for keywords (e.g. language, holidays, etc.). Use truncated searches as appropriate (entering politic* will search politics and political).
  • If you need additional information, go back to the main topic page for your country and select a type of resource  you need (images, news articles, etc.). Once you select the type of source, you can type in the box "Search Within Results" to narrow your search down.
  • Notice that an MLA-formatted citation is at the end of every article/resource -- just copy and paste to add to your Research Scaffold Google Doc.
Do NOT just Google! You will have a very difficult time finding credible, complete information. Here are some online sources you can use:
Maps of your country (from UT Library)
CIA World Factbook (select a country from the map or the drop-down menu)
BBC country profiles (use the search bar to search for a country)
Important note: Any information obtained from these website will NOT come with a citation. Make sure you give proper credit to your sources by creating your citation using EasyBib (MLA8 formatting).