Fifth graders explore the concept of estimating distances between two places on a map. For this estimating distances lesson, 5th graders interpret maps according to measuring distance. Students choose a place on a map and find the...

In this online quiz activity, students answer a set of trivia questions about horses. Page has a link to submit answers for review.

This resource provides a practice test which allows users to test their geographical knowledge of Europe.

A comprehensive guide to Europe including a variety of maps, statistics, facts, and information on history, geography, flags, symbols, travel, and much more.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the rise of Italian Fascism and its influence on Europe including Adolf Hitler. Set includes an overview, primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Costumes of Europe, a nonfiction book for children.

This site is from a unit that covers the period from the Second World War up to the Cold War. It looks at the course of the war in Europe, and America's involvement after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It examines the military strategies...

Daily news from Azerbaijan reported by Radio Free Europe. Extensive archives where articles remain for three years. Includes a search feature. Also includes links to other information about Azerbaijan.

This section of the web page has a collection of resources on early European witch hunts as well as some of the Salem witch trials.

Created for the high school student who is taking classes in European history.

This is a great overview of the events that immediately followed the assassination of Austria's Crown Prince Francis Ferdinand in Serbia in the lead-up to the start of World War I.

The arrival of Hernan Cortez in Mexico, his encounters with the Aztec ruler Montezuma II and the Spanish defeat of the Aztecs are described.

Visit the online home of the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland. Browse through to research and discover historic sites, parks and gardens, culture and the arts throughout Ireland. Also provides links to its four other...

World War II ended in 1945 and the Cold War began immediately. Read about the mistrust Western Europe and the United States felt towards the Soviet Union and Joseph Stalin. Learn how the Soviets expanded their realm of influence and...

Read about the Anschluss in Austria and the absorbtion of the country into the Third Reich. This brief overview of the early spread of Nazism lays a foundation for World War II in Europe.

Read about President Truman's two-pronged foreign policy for Europe. Find out about his containment policy and the Truman Doctrine, which was manifested in the Marshall Plan.

A brief description of the course of World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Read about the new technologies developed for the military by both the Allies and Axis powers, and find out about the millions who died as a result of the...

Although Americans remained isolationist in their thinking, President Roosevelt understood that the European allies needed help against the Germans. Read about the incremental ways America became involved in World War II in Europe...

A brief look at the expansionist moves of Japan in China, including a description of the Rape of Nanking. Also read about the military expansionism in Europe and Africa by both Germany and Italy, finally resulting in a declaration of war...

A description of the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus' appeal for aid from the West against the threatening Turks.

Medieval and Renaissance-era scientific instruments are catalogued and displayed. Find references to the makers of the instruments and the ways the tools were once used.

An image of "Allegory of Europe", created by Jean-Baptiste Oudry in 1722 (Oil on canvas).

In Europe, there was less violence in the half century following World War II then in almost any previous period of modern European history. Yet outside of Europe and North America, violent conflict became commonplace. In the decades...

The Black Death caused a radical alteration in population and dramatic changes in society. In this lesson, students will analyze maps, documents, and firsthand accounts to trace the effects of the Black Death in Europe.