A clear explanation of the Antarctic Treaty, a unique international agreement between scientists. Outlines the gist of the fourteen articles in the original agreement, signed in 1959 by twelve nations. Many more have signed on since. The...

Text of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II) signed at Vienna on June 18, 1979.

Contains all the text and images of the original document. Also includes a summary of the history behind the signing of this treaty.

Canada plays a significant role in the United Nations efforts to ensure human rights are respected globally. This webpage lists links to important official Canadian government documents that guide Canadian policy and cooperation in human...

Part of the Library of Congress American Memory Historical Collections, this excellent website has a direct hyperlink to a digitized version of Jay's Treaty, a bibliography and related quotes from important figures.

50 years of the Elysee Treaty and the Franco-German Youth Office are portrayed in this photographic exhibit.

The Nobel Foundation provides a lecture given by Nanny Froman at the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in Sotckholm, Sweden. "Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium" is organized into several sections including:...

Reviews the treaties that have been given to Native Peoples in Canada including the Proclamation of 1763. Examines each treaty and how it affected the First Nations People.

Part of a larger site, this page deals with the promises made by the U.S. government to the Ponca tribe, but were disregarded over the years.

Describes in detail the outcome of the Berlin Treaty of 1878.

Takes a look at World War I focusing on the causes, the Western Front, America's entry into the war, the Russian Revolution, and the Treaty of Versailles.

Once the colonies gained their independence, American ships began to search the oceansfor markets to replace the British colonial markets from which they were now excluded (theWest Indies) or in which they were subjected to heavy tax...

Explore the agenda items put out to the United States during the end of World War I that are featured in this slideshow. Address the disillusionment the citizens had at the end of the war.

Library of Congress site presents historical material of events that happened on July 29. Topics include the Harris Treaty and the history of bowling.

Isaac Van Zandt championed for U.S. annexation, despite the possibility of war and political uproar. Read about the annexation treaty in its infancy, the people involved, and the signing of the treaty in 1844.

Understand what occurred to begin and the end the Thirty Years' War in Europe with this lecture. Explore the different battles and treaties that went along with this time of unrest in Europe because of the religious indifference. Also...

Beginning with 1821, take a chronological walk through the Texas' road to Independence ending in 1848 with the annexation of Texas by the United States.

Partial original copies of documents from various nations of the Allies force responding to the occupation by Germans of Rhineland region.

This site from the Library of Congress provides an excellent account on the highlights, the main characters, places, and events of the Spanish-American War. Includes links & photos.

A summary of Jean Nicolet's expedition to the western Great Lakes. The information is from an account written by a Jesuit priest who was a friend of Nicolet. Read the primary source by clicking on "Read this Document."

This site contains a brief history of Puerto Rico, its role in the Spanish-American War, and its becoming a U.S. territory.

This site from the University of South Florida discusses the transformation of Germany under Hitler. Includes photos, movie clips, web links, lesson plans, time lines, vocabulary, and bibliograhy.

Read details about the history of the Cherokee Trail of Tears in Missouri, a major event in U.S. history.

This site traces the early voyages of explorers from Portugal and Spain who were trying to find new resources.