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World History - New Imperialism Primary Sources

      

 

GALE Ebooks Directions:

  1. Click the above icon for Gale Ebooks.

  2. Click “New Imperialism Primary Source Documents.”

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

  4. Look for documents from 1800 to 1914.

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

Historical Newspapers Directions:

  1. Click the above icon for Historical Newspapers.

  2. Search 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

 

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.

Primary Source Collections by Country:

Directions:

  1. Locate your country/colony below.
  2. Click the recommended links below your country/colony.
  3. Scroll through the various primary sources on the site for the correct date range (1800 - 1914) and country/colony.

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])

 

General Websites for Primary Sources

 

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