Research guides: HIST: History: HIST 106: World History 1900-1945

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This research guide provides Chris Morier's HIST106 students with the library tools and resources needed to undertake their research assignment for the Fall 2022 term.

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Contact the History Librarian: Robbyn Lanning

Suggested search terms

The following is a starter list of some possible search terms to begin your research. Experiment with these – and other search terms of your choosing (including place, time period, theme) – by combining them in various ways when you search:

General terms to start honing your search

World history
World politics -- 1900-1945
Global history
Globalization -- History
International relations -- History
Diplomatic history
Revolutions -- History -- 20th century
Social change -- History -- 20th century

Searching for specific time periods

You can search for time periods in a variety of ways:

decades – e.g., 1900s, 1940s,
centuries – e.g., 20th century
political eras – e.g., Nazi Germany, 1933-1945; New Deal, 1933-1939
events – e.g., World War (1914-1918), Holocaust (1939-1945), Russian Revolution (1905-1907), Russian Revolution (1917-1921), Great Depression (1929-1939); stock market crash, 1929
people: individuals – provide birth and death dates when possible – e.g., Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976
people: groups – Jewish-Arab relations -- History -- 1917-1948