Links
The following are useful links for students studying the Irish history section called
"SOVEREIGNTY AND DEMOCRACY"
Ireland
and the Great War
Karl Murray's Site dealing with the entire war, but focusing on Northern Ireland.
The Somme Heritage Centre commemorates the services of almost a quarter of a
million Irish men and women during the First World War
Life of Lord Kitchener
Brief biography of the Irish-born Lord Kitchener of Khartoum (1850 - 1916)
The Black and Tans.
The BBC site on the role of the Black
and Tans in Irish history
War of Independence 1919-21
BBC
website on the Anglo-Irish
war and includes audio clips from historians.
The rise of Sinn Fein 1916-18
The Belfast Blitz
Website from BBC that explores the Belfast
Blitz of 1941.
Essay from History Ireland by historian Brian Barton
on the Belfast
Blitz.
The 1916 Rising
BBC site that explores the history of the 1916
Rising and includes sections on the aftermath and profiles of the main participants.
The War of Independence
Detailed chronology of events
for each month in Ireland during the years 1919 – 1923 and may provide leads and ideas for a research topic
The Irish Civil War
A paper delivered by Paul Walsh to the City University of New York on the
Irish Civil war.
William T Cosgrave
Political
biography of William
Cosgrave with links to other key figures of the time.
The Titanic story.
Site
which explores all aspects of the story of the Titanic.
The
folowing websites may be of benefit for students studying the DICTATORSHIPS
AND DEMOCRACY section in European History.
An excellent HOLOCAUST
TIMELINE website with great links for further information.
For
detailed general information on the Holocaust
To explore how
propaganda was used by the Nazi regime to demonise Jewish people in
Germany in the 1930's.
If
you want to find out more information about life in London during the
Blitz
The
life of Charlie Chaplin
The
use of propaganda
by the Nazi regime in the 1930's
The
life and controversial career of Joseph
Stalin from the 1920's up until his death in 1953
Website
with biographical information on some of the leading
Nazi figures in period 1933-45.
A
detailed Timeline
of the main events of World War II
A
wbsite with more details about the Jarrow
March of 1936
A
history
of the USSR from 1917 Revolution up until 1939
The
life of Italian Dictator Benito
Mussolini
A
huge website of information on Germany
during the early Twentieth Century.
The
life of British wartime Prime Minister Winston
Churchill
Information
on what Total
War was like during World War II
A
very good website on the D-Day
landing of World War II
Lots
of information on the Battle
of Britain
Website
on the various types of aircraft
used in the Battle of Britain
A
website which examines the Bombing
of Dresden during World War II
Excellent
website on the History of
Aircraft
BBC
website on the various Military
Campaigns of World War II
BBC
website on the German invasion of the USSR in 1941 called Operation
Barbarossa
A
critical analysis of the role of Stalin in the Industrialisation
of the USSR during the 1930's
This
website explores the decision of President Truman of the USA to use the Atomic
Bombs on Japan in 1945.
All
the information you would ever need on the U-Boat
War of 1939-45
Very
good article on the life and career of leading Nazi, Joseph
Goebbels
Article
on Vichy France with
lots of related links.
Website
on the importance of the Nuremberg
Rallies of the 1930's.
BBC
website on the Liberation
of the Camps at the end of World War II
An
excellent website dedicated to the millions of victims of the Nazi
Holocaust
The following are websites
dealing with some of the main topics in the USA History section.
The
Presidency of Harry Truman
The Vietnam War
The life of Martin Luther King
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