Robinson Secondary Library: Cold War: Library Databases

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Library Databases @ Home

You have access to all Robinson databases from your personal computer and from home. Use these database passwords to access all the resources linked below. You must login @fcpsschools.net to view the password document. Questions? Please contact your Robinson Librarians!

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Best Databases for Cold War

World at War This link opens in a new window
Presents overviews of 50 wars, rebellions, and revolutions, both those commonly taught and those less so, and provides additional analysis of causes and consequences and portraits of opponents.
World History in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Covers significant people, events and topics in World History. Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
World History: The Modern Era This link opens in a new window
World History from 1500-present. Modern Europe since the Renaissance; developments in Asia, Africa, Islamic world; global impact of the Industrial Revolution; revolutions in France, Latin America; imperialism; nationalism; World Wars I & II; growing global powers. Movements, ideas, and revolutions that have shaped the modern world. Analysis of political, social, and intellectual events.

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Additional Sources

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
eReference - Articles from encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Salem History This link opens in a new window
Reference Collections from Salem Press:
Great Lives from History, Great Events from History, American Immigration, Milestone Documents in History and Religion, and The Decades (1920's - 1990's), Working Americans, U.S. Supreme Court.
Pop Culture Universe This link opens in a new window
Icons, Idols, Ideas applies an academic lens to the seemingly everyday aspects of American life and interest to facilitate meaningful sociological and historical insights. Organized chronologically from 1900 through the new millennium, with each topic center devoted to a unique decade in American history.