world politics

Photographs and text briefly analyze the importance of world events and bring the United Nations into clear focus as the institution vital to the very survival of our world.

Combines informative text with sidebars, eyewitness accounts, full-color maps, charts, and historical photographs to document the events leading up to World War II.

Discusses the development of nuclear weapons, the race for nuclear supremacy, deployment of these weapons during the Cold War, and disarmament.

An account of unintentional, intentional and attempted attacks on humans using anthrax and other bacteria.

Discusses how terrorism has become more common, more dangerous, and more international over the past few decades. Examines U.S. policy and responses towards terrorist acts, profiles specific terrorist groups, and offers strategies for combatting the violence.

Discusses the social, economic, and political impact of the Cold War.

Contains essays that provide a range of perspectives on the issue of national security, discussing the threats to national security, the U.S. response to terrorism, ways to enhance national security, and whether a stronger national security threatens civil liberties.

Examines events that led up to the Great Depression, looks at conditions during the economic slump, and examines the efforts of President Roosevelt to improve the lives of Americans following the disaster. Includes photographs, primary source materials, and information about what was happening in other parts of the world.

A study of the Cold War, explaining what it was and how it started, discussing the progress of the conflict, and looking at events that led to the end of hostilities. Includes photographs and primary source materials.

Discusses the principal causes and events of the Cold War, the period between 1945 to 1991 when the United States and the Soviet Union kept each other in check through mutual fear and distrust, and considers what the outcome might have been had different decisions been made at crucial points during this time.