Start Here - HMW9 - Modern Revolutions - LibGuides at Iolani Library

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Helpful background information on the revolutions.

Britannica This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia articles for background information.
World History In Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
People, events, and topics in World History with reference books, academic journals, magazine and newspaper articles, primary sources, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Topics and perspectives on historical events, individuals, countries, with audio/visual clips, and primary sources -- from the beginning of the Renaissance to present day.

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Britannica Image Quest This link opens in a new window
Access over two million rights-cleared images.

The books can be used in the library, or checked out overnight after 3 pm.
See the examples of books on Closed Reserve.

Political Revolutions of the 18th, 19th, and 20 Centuries

Provides background information on the revolutions.

The History of China

The Aftermath of the Chinese Nationalist Revolution

A Concise History of the Russian Revolution

The Mexican Revolution: a Very Short Introduction

The Mexican Revolution

Includes quotations from primary source documents

EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Search the full collection of over 60,000 eBooks from all EBSCO databases. Includes High School Collection, Open Access Collection, and more. Choose Advanced Search and select the All Text Fields option to search the full text of books in the collection.

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The Iranian Revolution

EBSCO eBook Collection

The Russian Revolution

EBSCO eBook Collection

Mexicans in Revolution, 1910-1946

EBSCO eBook Collection

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic level peer-reviewed journals, full-text periodicals, reports, books, and more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Access academic scholarly journal articles, books, and primary sources in the fields of Economics, English, History, Science, Social Science...
MasterFILE Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full-text of 2,400+ magazines on a wide range of subject areas - politics, sports, education, business, science, and much more.
New York Times This link opens in a new window
Click on link for instructions to create your personal account and search the Archive 1851 - present.

Salem Press Online Collection This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents on American and World History. With essays on selected current event topics.
Time Magazine Archive (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Magazine articles from 1923 to 2000 on national and international current events, politics, sports, and entertainment.
New York Times This link opens in a new window
Search the Archive 1851 - present

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