Warfare, Humanity, and Society | Sam Keator

A great place to start for research on global issues — learn background information, get analyses, see primary documents, view multimedia, and more.

Discusses past and current issues with an historical overview of topic, along with pro & con discussions and videos.

Background information, primary sources, and perspectives essays providing the complete historical background and contemporary status of each issue with supporting facts, figures, and timelines.

A complete overview of today's most pressing social issues, covering the most-studied events and current information. It includes viewpoint essays, primary documents, articles from reference books, newspaper and magazine articles, and journal content, as well as streaming video and audio.

Covers a vast range of topics about the Civil War including the formative economic factors and other forces that led to the abolitionist movement, the 600,000 battle casualties and the emancipation of nearly 4 million slaves.

A digital archive of primary sources documenting the war that transformed America, ending slavery and unifying the nation around the principles of freedom. The collection examines the war and all its complexity — its causes and consequences, its battles and campaigns, its political and religious aspects, the experiences of its leaders and common soldiers, the home front and the military campground, and more.

Access to more than 1.7 million articles about conflicts and their causes, impact and perception on a global scale.

Complete overviews of 27 wars and includes reference entries and primary sources, along with timelines, “causes and consequences” essays, portraits of opponents, and links to supporting facts, figures, primary sources, and audiovisual content. Browse by content type, topic, and era.

A complete overview of world history that covers the most-studied events, issues, and current information. It includes viewpoint essays, primary documents, articles from reference books, newspaper and magazine articles, and journal content, as well as streaming video and audio.