Examines the concept of expansionism, a belief in America's need to expand the territory of the country and spread democracy, the English language, and American culture around the world, looks at the role of expansionism in the history of the United States, and discusses related people, court cases, and events.
Contains an essay, selections of primary source documents, and alphabetically-arranged entries on colonialism with regard to the history of the United States, focusing on key figures, events, and issues pertaining to topics such as economics and trade; European nations; explorers and conquerors; Native Americans; religion; and wars and battles.
Examines the concept of abolitionism, a movement to end the system of slavery, looks at the role of abolitionism in the history of the United States, and discusses related people, court cases, and events.
Presents alphabetically arranged entries, from A-G, on fundamental concepts, principles, theories, sub-disciplines, biographies, common methods, and techniques relevant to life sciences, with historical perspectives on the scientists who contribute to the field.
Contains nearly three hundred alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about political events, scientific advances, cultural and social trends, and notable people in the United States during the 1920s, and includes suggestions for further reading, time lines, and comprehensive indexes.
country facts that helped me win the National Geographic Bee
Wojtanik, Andrew
2005
Contains profiles of 192 independent countries, each listing the country name, continent, area, population, and capital, and featuring a list of facts within the categories of physical, political, and environmental/economic; arranged alphabetically from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, with maps.
Profiles 107 world explorers, from 500 B.C. when Carthaginian explorer Hanno colonized West Africa, to such present-day adventurers as astronaut Neil Armstrong and ocean explorer Sylvia Earle.
A comprehensive look at the world of animals, their features, behavior, and life cycles, arranged by the categories "Mammals," "Birds," "Reptiles," "Amphibians," "Fish," and "Insects, Spiders, and Other Invertebrates.".
