world politics

Presents a history of the tense, often combative, relations between Soviet Russia and the United States from the end of World War II to the fall of communism in 1989.

Discusses the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that led to the Cold War, the actions of political leaders, the U.S.-Soviet summits on arms reduction, the revolutions in Eastern Europe against Soviet domination that led to the end of the Cold War, and the new, friendlier relationship between Russia and the United States.

Describes the history and development of the oil industry, the world's dependence upon oil, global oil reserves, and threats to the world's oil supply.

Katznelson criticizes the optimistic view of the New Deal's accomplishments and argues how the demands of southern lawmakers have negatively affected American legislation.

Focuses on Soviet politics in the period between the end of World War II and the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), known as the Cold War.

The author argues that Western civilization rose to global dominance in the fifteenth century because of the development of such concepts as competition, modern medicine, and the work ethic, but that the rest of the world has now adopted these concepts and Western dominance is being lost.

Presents an overview of events that led to the Korean War, and features a selection of primary documents related to the conflict, each with an explanatory introduction.

Provides information about the causes of the Cold War, and includes speeches, letters, diary entries, and other primary source materials.

Three New York City teens express their reactions to the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and its impact on their lives and the world.