Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: Challenges and Prospects for African Women's Movement
This is a site that describes African women moving away form the traditional roles in society and shaping the political and social culture in all areas of Africa.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: Mandela and the Masses: African Nationalism & Workers
A discussion of the rise of nationalism on South Africa as a background to the African National Congress and the restraints put on the black middle class.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: Uwa: Nationlist Movements and Labor in Southern Africa
An article on the relationship between labor and nationalist/liberation movements.
World Atlas
World Atlas: Angola
Learn some history of Angola then click on links to facts about geography, symbols, flags, tourism, and much more.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: The Butcher of Congo
An extremely informative review of a non-fiction book, King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild. The review contains specific quotes from the book and accurate historical research.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Goodman, Writing u.s. Immigration History on the Other Side of the World
This article is written by a doctoral student of American foreign relations and immigration policy who doing research in Cameroon, Africa. In 1990, just 3000 Cameroonian immigrants resided in the United States. Today the number has...
A&E Television
History.com: How Portugal's Seafaring Expertise Launched the Age of Exploration
In the 15th century, a small kingdom with a population of approximately 1 million launched the era of maritime exploration that would transform the world. Portugal turned to the boundless Atlantic Ocean as its only outlet to the wider...
BBC
Bbc: World War Two: The Battle of El Alamein
Professor Richard Holmes discusses the importance of the epic victory at The Battle of El Alamein in 1942 which did much to restore British morale during World War Two.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Apollo 11 Stones
The Apollo 11 Stones remain the oldest examples of figurative art from the African continent. Their discovery contributes to our conception of early humanity's creative attempts, before the invention of formal writing, to express their...
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Egypt
An overview of modern Egyptian history to the present. Also provides an up-to-date timeline, links to the most recent news on Egypt, and archive of past BBC stories.