modern history

Chronicles the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural development from 1492 to 1783.

Explore the science behind modern world advancements, as well as the opportunities and challenges that they present.

A history of the first decade of the twenty-first century, surveying political, social, and cultural trends and events, and including brief profiles of important people of the 2000s.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that profile fifty men and women who were significant to the Cold War, a period dominated by hostilities between the United States and the Soviet Union, and includes a time line of events from 1939 to 1992.

Charts the global story of humans from 1815 through the 1990s, featuring world, regional, and supplementary maps that provide information about particular areas, themes, and events; and including photographs and illustrations.

As eleven-year-old Franny Chapman deals with drama at home and with her best friend in 1962, she tries to understand the larger problems in the world after President Kennedy announces that Russia is sending nuclear missiles to Cuba. Features historic quotations and photographs.

Through dramatic reconstruction, eyewitness accounts, and archive footage, each episode pieces together the stories of the moments in history - human tragedies, scientific breakthroughs, and calamitous events that have profoundly affected the world.

The Cold War was a time of ultimate technological military and political competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Proxy wars were fought between countries supported by one of the two superpowers of the United States or the Soviet Union. The United States and Soviet Union put their powers to the test in the arms race and the space race. This book describes how the landscape of war was forever changed as these formidable forces pursued political power through technology and weapons.

Discusses the cultures and customs of the world since 1945.

Presents more than 100 facts about modern history in a unique layout that appeals to struggling and reluctant readers.