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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.

A Naval Encounter between Dutch and Spanish Warships
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Excerpt from Ledyard's Journal
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U.S. targets Indian activist, Taraknath Das
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Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
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Solidarity Commemorates Tiananmen Square
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Pittsburgh News Coverage of the Community Reinvestment Group
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Son of Saint–Louis Going Up to Heaven . . .
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Soviet Nationalities Map, 1989
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Making African Connections
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Gulhane Proclamation
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Primer: Defining World History
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Women’s Work for Woman
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Social Capital in World History: Lyon and Pittsburgh as Examples
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The Ancient History of the Maori
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Mounted Mongol Warriors
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