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World History - New Imperialism Primary Sources

                                    

GALE Ebooks:                    Historical Newspapers: New York Times Machine:

  1. Click the above icon for GALE Ebooks.

  2. Click the link for  "New Imperialism Primary Source Documents." 

  3. Search your country/colony “within collection.”

  4. Look for documents from 1800 to 1914.

  5. Use the table of contents on the right to navigate.

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  1. Click the above icon for Historical Newspapers.

  2. Search for your country/colony.

  3. Filter by date on the left: 1800 - 1914.

  4. To read an article more easily, choose "full-text pdf" on the left, then click the 3 lines in the top left of the article to see the article by itself (no split-screen).  Zoom in if needed.

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  1. Click the above icon for New York Times.

  2. Click the magnifying glass and search for your country/colony.

  3. Filter by date underneath the search field: 1800 - 1914.

  4. To read an article more easily, click "Continue Reading: PDF" on the left.

***CREATE NY TIMES ACCOUNT HERE ***

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Directions

  1. Click the catalog icon to see a special collection for this project.

  2. Locate a relevant book within the collection.

  3. Locate the book in the OPRFHS library.  (There is a reserved cart for this project.)

  4. Use the table of contents or index to lookup your country/colony, and locate the correct page.

  5. Take a picture or make a copy of the primary source document.

     

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Primary Source Collections by Country:

Directions:

  1. Locate your country/colony in the list below.
  2. Click the recommended links below your country/colony (listed from easiest to more difficult).
  3. Scroll through the various primary sources for the correct date range (1800 - 1914) and country/colony. 
  4. Use Control F to search for your country/colony within the site if needed

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Algeria (French Algeria, Colonial Algeria)

Ghana (Gold Coast)

Congo (Belgian Congo)

China

India (British Raj)

South Africa (Cape Colony, Colony of Natal, Transvaal Colony, Orange River Colony [British], South African Republic [Dutch])

Vietnam (French Indochina, Cochinchina, Tonkin, Annam)

 

General Websites for Primary Sources

**If you already know the primary source you need, you can do a basic Google search for that specific document.**

FOR EXAMPLE:  Search "open letter to King Leopold from George Washington Williams"

JSTOR Primary Sources Directions:

  1. Click the above icon for JSTOR.

  2. Search using the search field in the center, NOT the top for your country/colony being sure to try alternate names (e.g. Ghana OR "Gold Coast")

  3. Filter by date on the left: 1800 - 1914

  4. Filter for documents and images on the left