Explore the history of the Korean War. Discover how the events unfolded in North and South Korea as the United Nations, with assistance from the United States, came to the aid of South Korea and China, with assistance from the Soviet...

AP World History 101: Ming Dynasty

These remarkable feats of design and construction transformed the ways that people travel, communicate and live. For thousands of years, mankind has engineered remarkable structures such as the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of...

Learn about Nixon's presidency, including his strategy to get the United States out of the Vietnam War, his foreign policy maneuvers with China and the Soviet Union, and his fall from grace due to the Watergate scandal.

The Korean War (1950-1953) was the first military action of the Cold War. It was sparked by the June 25, 1950 invasion of South Korea by 75,000 members of the North Korean People's Army. The line they crossed, the 38th parallel, was...

History for Kids overview on the science and innovations of ancient China. Students learn about the significant impact China made on the world with contributions in the fields of astronomy, chemistry, physics, meteorology and seismology.

History for Kids presents an overview of daily life in ancient China. Students get a sense of where people lived, what they ate, and what they did for a living.

Reference material gives us an overview of the architecture of ancient China, including the Great Wall, Forbidden City and religious temples.

Learn about the history of China: their beliefs, arts, philosophies, medicine, and political evolution.

The complex and powerful states, dynasties, and civilizations that emerged in East Asia were strongly influenced by the environments in which they prospered. This article discusses the geographic features of China, Korea, and Japan.

This printable timeline details the ancient inventions that dramatically changed Chinese society and the world. Topics include early books, printing techniques, tea, silk, gunpowder, playing cards and paper.

Scroll to "From Communist League to Revolutionary Communist Party," for an interesting perspective from the losing side in the Chinese Civil War of 1948.

The history of China during the time just before and just after World War I.

This site from the University of Maryland is an excerpt about the Chinese Civil War from a larger site on Chinese history.

A list of U.S. soldiers who won medals during the U.S. intervention in the Boxer Rebellion in China.

If you are looking for a different perspective on the Korean War, this will work for you. This State Run site gives us the viewpoint of the Chinese and the North Koreans on the war. This is a good site to see how the other side of the...

Chronicles the events beginning at General MacArthur's replacement by General Ridgway at the onset of China entering the Korean War. Highlights the Chinese air offense over the skies of South and North Korea.

History Questions: Geography of Ancient China Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

History Questions: Daily Life in Ancient China Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

History Questions: Ancient China Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

On this site you can find a glossary and terms of Ancient China. Words and definitions such as pagoda, silk, dynasty, porcelain, and more.

Learn about the daily life in Ancient China including jobs, food, life in the city, family, and school on this site.

Explore the dynasties of Ancient China in history on this website. Study the families and emperors who ruled the country.

Kids learn about the clothing of Ancient China. Materials used like silk and hemp to make robes and belts. Hairpins and other jewelry.