World History in Context

World History in Context focuses on events, political movements and people who changed the world. It is divided into easy to use topic pages. Each page features reference works, magazine, newspaper and academic journal articles, images, and audio on the topic.

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Features

• Biographies.
• Countries, cultures, and civilizations.
• Economics.
• Events, periods, and cultural trends.
• Human rights.
• Political constructs, movements, and organizations.
• Religions.
• Wars and Conflicts.
• Watch John F. Kennedy's 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech while learning about the Cold War.
• See photos of life in the trenches during in World War I.

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• More about people who changed the world in Biography in Context.
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