BBC News presents a general overview of the United Arab Emirates which is a federation of seven states. Focus is on history, current information, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides links to a timeline of key...

BBC News features a general overview of the oil rich Gulf State of Qatar. Focus is on history, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides links to a timeline of key events, recent news articles, and related internet...

The background for creating a plan to partition Palestine, as well as the details of the plan itself and its effects are discussed.

Explore the evolution of the Midwest region of the United States. Young scholars and teachers will gain a different perspective about the Midwest when they check out this site.

As we have seen in the last few presidential elections, America is becoming more divided into so-called red and blue states. Visualize the evolution of this phenomenon by studying these election maps that show the progression of our...

View a map and chart showing the distribution of votes by Democrats and Republicans in the 1920 presidential election. See which states supported Warren G. Harding and which supported James Cox.

This online "Reference Desk" provides links to libraries, newspapers, people, grants, maps, magazines, and a wealth of other state and national resources.

Discusses the history of the demarcation lines between Israel and Syria--lines which in part caused the June War.

A table sorting population demographics by religion, age, and urban centers.

Check out this sizable selection of different maps of continents, countries, and states. Each page will give you additional information about the particular country or state.

A map of eastern North America illustrating the Conquest of Canada and the War of Independence (1757-1783). The map shows major cities of the time, major river ways, topography and political boundaries. The map is color-coded to show the...

This activity can be used as an introduction or for a closer study of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Students will learn that the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803 and President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and...

This collection of primary source documents from the Library of Congress supports teaching about women's suffrage in the United States. These primary sources include images, song sheets, articles, statistical documents, maps, political...

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States, but he played many political roles throughout our nation's history. His political life influenced the country in many ways, from the founding documents to the shape of our...