References primary source Web sites and pairs them with questions and activities designed to encourage critical thinking skills. Completing the activities for the lessons in this book will allow students to evaluate the source of information, the content presented, and its usefulness in the context of their assignments.

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Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Internet and the World Wide Web-potential for education -- Part I. Using critical thinking in political science, economics, and contemporary world issues -- Part II. Using primary sources -- Part III. Primary source sites -- Selected primary source databases -- Index.