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Once you know the above information, then you are ready to search an article database. JSTOR, Historical Abstracts, and World History (Gale in Context) are good places to start.
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You can even try a search for (Einstein) AND (Gandhi)
Unlike Google, you will not get satisfactory results if you type an entire sentence, such as "What did Gandhi think about the caste system?You will need to pick out key phrases, words, and concepts.
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