1945-

Traces the history of the Cold War, revealing the factors that created the conflict, the impact it had on the world, and the lasting effects it has had on world ideologies, economies, and powers.

Provides ready-reference information, primary documents, analysis, and a bibliography related to World War II.

A comprehensive chronicle of the Cold War that draws upon sources from both the U.S. and the Soviet Union, discusses the various types of weapons employed by each power--military, economic, political, and psychological--and examines the causes of the conflict's beginning and end.

Contains biographical information about key individuals on both sides of the Cold War, focusing on their participation in and contribution to the events of the period; and includes a chronology, and a detailed examination of major events, concepts, terms, and themes that dominated the conflict.

Captures the past fifty years of the world in over three hundred photographs.

Discusses the effects and legacy of the Holocaust, including the experiences of survivors, the urgency to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine, the need for a worldwide human rights policy, and the need to examine the terrible cost of racism and hatred.

A collection of fifty-six articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals discussing issues pertaining to economics such as banking, competition, corporate responsibility, deregulation, health care, inflation, the Internet, protectionism, taxation, and unemployment.

A history of the Cold War, beginning in 1945 with the Yalta conference that heralded a new world order, and continuing through 1992 when the election of President Bill Clinton signaled a change in the national direction toward domestic issues.

Gives a complete history of global change from 1945 to the present.