Presents contrasting viewpoints about the best remedies for the economic crisis of the 1930's, the implementation of President Roosevelt's New Deal, and the historical impact of both the Depression and the New Deal.

Essays discuss the development of the atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan in World War II, and the political, social, military, and scientific aftermath of its use.

"After seventy-two arduous years, the fate of the suffrage movement and its masterwork, the Nineteenth Amendment, rested not only on one state, Tennessee, but on the shoulders of a single man: twenty-four-year-old legislator Harry Burn. Burn had previously voted with the antisuffrage forces. If he did so again, the vote would be tied and the amendment would fall one state short of the thirty-six necessary for ratification. At the last minute, though,...

A brief history of the Revolutionary War describing England's thirteen coloniesand rebellion against the crown, George Washington and the Continental Congress, Valley Forge, and the Battle of Yorktown that led to the American victory.

A brief history of the Boston Massacre that contributed to colonial opposition to British rule.

Looks at the Stamp Act of 1765 as a turning point in U.S. history, explaining what the Stamp Act was, and discussing how the protest against taxation with representation became a rallying cry in the American colonies' quest for independence from England.

"The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in 1861 marked the beginning of the American Civil War. Federal troops eventually surrendered after 36 hours of open fire. The controversial election of Abraham Lincoln, the contentious issue of slavery, and the South's demand for states' rights all factored into this momentous event. This book, an excellent Civil War resource, also delves into other key moments of the war that followed. A detailed timeline,...

"In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No...

Learn 12 facts about the Boston Tea Party.