Rosenbaum's Interesting Links
The web is an amazing tool for research and learning. However, there are many
websites that are of questionable quality when it comes to research for
reports and projects. To avoid questionable information, I often look for
.edu, .gov or .org at the end of the URL. This means that the website has been
created by a university or a local, state or the federal government. While
this isn't a foolproof method, you'll stand a much better chance of finding
quality information.
Below are many sites that I have used in the past, both for school projects
and my own research. Feel free to take a look as you may be amazed by what's
out there.
Maybe the most amazing History links page there is....(Created by a little old
lady in Texas!)
http://www.teacheroz.com/
US National Debt Clock....Don't get depressed, but this has to be paid....at
some point.....
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
An expanded version of what makes up our national debt. Some scary numbers
here, especially when you locate our unfunded liabilities!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Here's what the US Gov't has to say about the debt shown above....
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/govt.htm
Iraqi War Debt Clock....Look how much we've spent in Iraq! (How many college
scholarships could we have provided??)
http://www.nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=36
Need a map? Possibly the most amazing map collection on the web.....
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Do you want to know how our elected and appointed officials are influenced by
money....Check this out!
http://www.opensecrets.org/
If you're interested in campaign money, see who gave what to whom in 2004 &
2008 by city, state, or national map....
http://www.fundrace.org/
If you're interested in US historical documents since the 1700's, Yale
University has helped out....
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/
Do you want to know about one of history's greatest engineering marvels...only
to be remembered as it's greatest military blunder .....
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzev1mpx/maginotlineatwar/id15.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line
You can also learn why the French sought to wall off the Germans, primarily
because of this horrific battle...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun
http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/battleverdun/index.htm
To remember the dead, both French and German, the French built this monument
to the horror of war....
http://www.verdun-douaumont.com/en/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douaumont