http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:55:05 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 07:55:05 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80053 This is a companion website to a PBS TV series of the same name. The website explores the political, social, military, and cultural impact of the war as well as similarities between that conflict and more recent events.  PBS uses a variety of types of material to supplement the textual description and analysis of the war including silent archival videos, animated maps, comments from historians, timelines, quotes and poems from contemporaries, links to related web sites, and photographs.  The site also provides bibliographies, a glossary, lesson plans, and a topical and name index to the web site. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83881 The history of the Berlin Wall, from its creation to its destruction :An exhibition comprising around a hundred photographsA detailed presentation of the Berlin Wall http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82533 Based on a rare book exhibit at the Canadian National Library, this site presents an account of the the human side of the explorers (including those of indigenous origins) who revealed North America to Europeans. Using passages from the writings of these explorers, the site uses "a somewhat impressionistic approach by selecting passages that described the explorers and their guides, the hardships encountered on their voyages of exploration, and the sense of wonder inspired by their discoveries."