History: Cold War Conflicts & Proxy Wars
GOOGLE SEARCH TIPS
Search for exact phrases using quotation marks
“cold war”
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Use AND to narrow search to results that
include both terms
– "Korean war" AND cause
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Use OR to expand search to include either search term (synonyms or alternative spelling) -
"Berlin wall" AND ("East Germany" OR GDR)
EVALUATING SOURCES
You can't trust everything you read on the internet. Evaluate your sources using the TRAAP test.
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T - Timeliness - Was the information published in the last 10 years?
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R - Relevance - Is the information relevant to your topic?
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A - Authority - Does the author have qualifications or experience?
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A - Accuracy - Does the information align with what other sources say?
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P - Purpose - Is the source's purpose to inform, not to sell or convince?
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WHERE TO LOOK
Use the search bar to find a detailed background on your topic.
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A database of academic articles and periodicals.​
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Click Advanced Search, then enter your key words.
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Under Select an Access Type, select
Content I can access.
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ARTICLES & BOOK CHAPTERS
The Korean war: Which one? When?
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Ethnic cleansing in central Europe during the cold war
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The Angolan uprising and its aftermath
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- Click PDF Full Text on the left
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REFERENCING
The APA referencing style includes both in-text references and a reference list.
Select from a list of resource types to generate your APA reference list entry.
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Check your generated references against this guide and find more examples.
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