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World History Commons

An open educational resource with peer-reviewed content for world and global history teachers, scholars, and students. This website provides more than 1,700 annotated primary sources, 100 teaching guides, 30 overviews of methods and approaches, and 250 website reviews. To learn more, consult this guide to using the site and our video guides for community college settings.

Source Collection: French Monarchy Falls
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“Africae Novo” Map
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Death Mask of Pancho Villa
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“Entrando a la plaza” by Pedro Figari
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John Smith's Map of Virginia 1624
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Newspaper Article Promoting the Pan-African Congress
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Balclutha
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Wooden Triptych
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The True Woman
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"On Scarlet Fever"
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Triumph of Napoleon, First Consul
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Short Teaching Module: Graffiti, Gender, and Youth (20th c.)
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Britain pressures U.S. to revoke citizenship of Indian activist
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Commission Hearing Excerpt
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Living History by Hillary Clinton
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