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The birth of the UN, decolonization, and building strong nations

2019
Explores the origins of the United Nations and its roots in the world wars of the twentieth century, resulting in its focus on human rights and self-determination. Includes teacher notes.
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Independence in Spanish America

civil wars, revolutions, and underdevelopment
2000

Islands of resistance

Puerto Rico, Vieques, and U.S. policy
2001
Examines the future of Puerto Rico and discusses how it has been influenced by American economic, military, and cultural domination.

Decolonization

dismantling empires and building independence
2007

Liberators

Latin America's struggle for independence
2000
Describes the lives and deaths of the seven Liberators, the men who led Latin America's fight for independence and won it in a span of only twenty years after three centuries of Spanish domination.

Taking charge

Native American self-determination and Federal Indian policy, 1975-1993
2006

Canada's modern-day First Nations

Nunavut and evolving relationships
2006
Presents a tour of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, the First Nations territory created in 1999; discusses the history of Canada's First Nations people; and examines the roles First Nations have played in Canadian history.

Uneasy neighbors

Cuba and the United States
1997
A collection of letters, speeches, journal entries, and other source material provides an overview of Cuban history and a survey of the relations between the United States and Cuba since the end of World War II.

Tibet

2009
A collection of essays that provide varying perspectives on issues facing Tibet, debating who should rule the country, if its cultural and ethnic diversity will survive Chinese rule, the benefits of Chinese central government, and major threats to the natural environment.

Puerto Rico

America's 51st state?
1993
Surveys the history of the island nation of Puerto Rico, from its colonization by Spain through its time under American control to debate over statehood and independence.
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