Social Studies

JSTOR provides access to academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
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Use Culture Grams for basic information about the United States and more than 200 countries around the world.
Entries include photos, images, videos, even sound files.

Search or Browse topics in SIRS Issue Researcher or SIRS Government Reporter.
Find newspaper, magazine, and reference articles, as well as primary sources, charts, images, and related weblinks.

Smithsonian Primary Sources in U.S. History brings the past to life with a curated collection of images and documents directly from the Smithsonian archives and Gale’s leading digital collections.

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