World biomes interactive map

Here you have an interactive map to learn about the location of the main biomes natural landscapes in the world. If you click on the image below, you will be directed to the website where you can click on every colour and learn where every type of vegetation is located: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/biomes_rev2.shtml

And here you have another link to  have a look on the natural landscapes that correspond to every climate:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/biomes_rev1.shtml

Presentation of World War One and some videos and maps

This is the presentation for this part of the unit:

 

And these are some videos about the war, including the one I was looking for this morning:

This animation explains the beginning of the war:

http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome06/WW1-Map-Beginning-of-the-Great-War-1914.php

Some interactive maps:

http://www.worldology.com/Europe/europe_history_md.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/western_front/index_embed.shtml

And this is an interesting animated map that covers all the war and its territorial consequences:

http://www.mrzahran.com/history/mme/WWoneNI.swf

Some interactive maps and videos: Congress of Vienna, Italian and German unification

Here you have some interactive maps to visualize the territorial changes in Europe as a consequence of the Congress of Vienna and the unification processes of Italy and Germany. Click on the images to play the maps of the Congress of Vienna and the German unification. The map of the Italian unification is a GIF file.

http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome01/The-Congress-of-Vienna-1814-1815.php

Source: http://www.vox.com/2014/12/1/7314717/italian-unification

And these are some videos. You can use them to get ideas, but don't copy them. Remember that your work has to be ORIGINAL: 

Some interactive maps about the American War of Independence

If you click on the map below, you will have access to a very detailed explanation of the American Revolutionary War. This resource comes from the following website: 

http://www.revolutionarywaranimated.com/PreRevolutionAnimation.html

Some maps to learn about international trade in the 17th century

Here you have some maps to study the evolution of trade during the Modern Era:

- This map includes the traditional trade routes controlled by Portugal and the Hispanic Monarchy (the spice route to Asia and the precious metals route to America) until the 17th century and also the triangular trade route. You can observe the main products exchanged in these routes: 

Source: http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/ms_wh_survey/resources/images/chapter_maps/wh18_worldtrade.jpg

This is an interactive map about triangular that includes an oral explanation about the rise of cities as a consequence of trade. The map is focused in North America's trade. That's why it doesn't include the products exchanged between Europe and Africa. Click on the map to play the animation: 

Source: http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/in_motion_10/tav/TAV_039.swf

And this one also includes an oral explanation that you can follow reading the text below. Click on the image and later Play : 

Source: http://www.prenhall.com/faragher6/map4.3/

And finally, here you have a report about the slave trade. The route the slaves followed was called Middle Passage: 

http://clio.missouristate.edu/lwburt/HST620/Images121/MiddlePassage1.html

Some interactive resources about the WW1 peace treaties

These are some interactive maps to learn the changes in the map of Europe after World War 1. Click on the images to play them: 

These videos explain the terms of the Treaty of Versailles in a very short and complete way: 

And this is a video similar to a videogame which explains some of the terms of Versailles Treaty

Some interactive maps about WW1

The following are some interactive maps to study the stages and main military operations of World War 1. Click on the images to play the maps: 

- Europe plunges into war: it includes the explanation of Gavrilo Prinzip's terrorist attack and the evolution of the two sides during the war:

- From the BBC History website, the main battles in the Western front:

- A brief illustrated history of World War 1: it includes narration and subtitles: 

 - From the PBS website, a complete series of maps of the main military facts of the war in Europe

Expansion and the beginning of the USA imperialism

The following are some interesting  resources to learn more about the expansion of the USA to the Pacific, following the Manifest Destiny policy, that we' ll study tomorrow. The different governments of the USA promoted the expansion of the country to the Pacific (Westward expansion) and used different methods to annex terrirories: 

- Expulsion or extermination of the native inhabitants (Indian tribes). Here you have more information: 

http://www.operationmorningstar.org/genocide_of_native_americans.htm

- Purchase of land to other nations:  Louisiana territory was bought to France by 15 million dollars in 1803.  Florida was ceded by Spain in 1819 in exchange for 5 million dollars not paid, because they were used to pay USA citizens' claims against the Spanish authorities. The South of present states of Nevada and New Mexico was bought to Mexico by 5 million dollars in 1853 (Gadsden Purchase). And Alaska was bought to Russia by 7.2 million dollars in 1867. 

- Wars against other countries, the United Kingdom (1812-1815), Mexico (1845-1848) and Spain (1898) mainly 

And these are some interactive maps to learn the process of expansion of the USA in a visual way. The second and the third maps also include narration. Click on the images to play them: 

Here you have two more interactive maps about the same topic: 

http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/US/US09-01.html

http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome07/02d-westward_trails-oregon_demo.php

And this is a map of the USA territorial expansion to the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea: 

 Source: http://pages.uoregon.edu/kimball/ggr.frn.MPR.gnr.htm#1898:+;US

An interactive map of the Spanish- American War in 1898. Click on the image to play the map: 

And finally, a good link to go in depth into the USA  imperialism: 

https://shprs.clas.asu.edu/american_imperialism

Resources to study colonialism

A short definition of imperialism, its causes and consequences:

Colonialism in 10 minutes: this short video includes the causes of colonialism, the explanation of the "civilizing mission (the justification the Europeans gave to colonialism ) by Noam Chomsky, the scramble for Africa and the tactics used by the Europeans to control territory and the difficulties to reach real independence. The video focuses on the case of Uganda. 

The scramble for Africa and Berlin Conference and the consequences of colonialism:

This last documentary is longer, but worth being watched, because it includes the process of independence of some African countries: 

And these are some interactive maps: 


- World colonial empires in 1900: 

http://wps.pearsoncustom.com/wps/media/objects/2428/2487068/int_map/imp_0048.html

- The scramble for Africa and the decolonization process: 

http://pages.uoregon.edu/maphist/english/AF/AF01-01.html

http://www.brown.edu/Research/AAAH/map.htm

http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/716/733716/Int_Maps/map26.1.dcr

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073406929/student_view0/chapter20/interactive_maps.html#africa

- The British colonial empire in the 19th century and the control of trade routes: 

http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome05/index.php

- Imperialism in Asia: 

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078750202/195006/map33.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073406929/student_view0/chapter20/interactive_maps.html#asia

Interactive maps of the Italian and German unifications

These are the maps we´ll use tomorrow to study the Italian and German unifications. If you click on the images, you will access to interactive maps of both unification processes: 

Map source: http://www.nvcc.edu/home/dporter/his102/handouts/german.htm

And these are two more interactive maps, which include a short written explanation: 

http://www.wadsworth.com/history_d/templates/student_resources/0534600069_spielvogel/InteractiveMaps/timeline_maps/map22_2.html

http://www.wadsworth.com/history_d/templates/student_resources/0534600069_spielvogel/InteractiveMaps/timeline_maps/map22_3.html

The  following maps include a brief oral explanation: 

http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/in_motion_08/gwhmt/GWH_631.swf

Finally, here you have two exercises about the unifications: 

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::330::397::/sites/dl/free/0072424370/43861/map2402.swf::Chapter%2024%20Map%20Exercise%202

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::331::330::/sites/dl/free/0072424370/43861/map2403.swf::Chapter%2024%20Map%20Exercise%203

An interactive map of the Congress of Vienna

This is a very good resource to learn about the territorial changes in Europe decided in the Congress of Vienna after the Napoleonic wars. The animated map includes an oral explanation of evry change. If you want to watch it, click on the image above.

The map belongs to a website called The Map As History, where you can find a complete series of interactive maps both in English and French (still not in Spanish).