History: Modern Europe 1600-Present  

Remember the librarians at Walsh are here to assist you in research. 

1 hour individual sessions: Contact Melissa: mmeggitt@walsh.edu OR 330-244-4658

Reference Desk Hours

Mon-Thurs. 9am-9pm

Friday 9am-5pm

Sat. 10am-5pm

Sun. 1pm-9pm

Reference Phone: 330-244-4942

Reference Email: library@walsh.edu

Starting your research

This guide is a collection of resources available through Walsh University Library. It is designed to help students of HIST 311: Modern Europe, find appropriate material for their research paper and projects.

Use the tabs above to find library resources on your topic. 

Paper

You will write an 8-10 page research paper. Papers must use library sources – internet sources (with the exception of the Library ebooks or academic journals online) ARE NOT permitted. Papers must cite, at a minimum, four sources published by academic presses (university presses or peer reviewed trade press publications). You must use the Chicago Manual of Style for Citations

Your papers will trace the history of European contacts with one of the following countries:

Ghana                          Congo                          Kenya

South Africa                 Uganda                        Ivory Coast

Egypt                           Algeria                         Haiti

Brazil                            Mexico                  Sierra Leone

Senegal                        Jamaica                        China

India                             Japan                           Vietnam

Pakistan                       Syria                            Iraq

Argentina                      Indonesia                      Philippines

Saudi Arabia                Lebanon                       Iran

Myanmar                      Thailand                       Pakistan

Students will submit a list of preferences, but choices are not guaranteed. Only one student will be assigned to one country.

NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE INSTRUCTOR