communism

Examines America's fear of Communist subversion during the late 1940's and early 1950's and the exploitation of this fear by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Discusses the history of China from Mao's Communist takeover in 1945, through the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, to the changes that have taken place since the death of Mao.

Presents the history of the Soviet Union, focusing on the rise and fall of communism and how the country's changing government affected global politics.

Presents an narrative account of the historical events leading up to the tearing down of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989.

Examines the legacy and the power held by J. Edgar Hoover during his years as the first director of the FBI and describes how his decisions affected the lives of Americans in the twentieth century.

Explores the events that led up to the destruction of communisim in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

When Tai Shan and his father, Baba, are separated during China's Cultural Revolution, they are able to stay close by greeting one another every day with flying kites until Baba, like the kites, is free. Includes historical note.

In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.

Chronicles the events which led to the Communists taking over China.