history, modern

An adaptation of the adult book that studies the economic and ecological connection started by Christopher Columbus and continued by Legazpi that transported thousands of species around the globe including people, foods, insects, bacteria, plants, viruses, and animals. Discusses how this global connection impacted human history causing the rise of Europe, the devastation of imperial China, the disruption of Africa, and the prominence of Mexico City.

Text and illustrations explore the causes and effects of the Great Depression, along with the positive and negative outcomes of it.

Chronicles the era of the Enlightenment and the spread of invention and revolution in Europe, the Pacific, and North America.

Discusses the history of Europe in 1913, the year before the beginning of World War I.

An investigation of journalistic wrongdoing, looking at deliberate and unintentional errors in the way some of history's most important stories were reported, and discussing how those mistakes influenced public opinion.

A review of the attempts to create a lasting peace after the First World War for students of the International Baccalaureate History programme.