Turning points in world history
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The rise of Nazi Germany
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The spread of Islam
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10) The atom bomb
Pub. Date
2000.
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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.
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The decline and fall of ancient Greece
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Women's suffrage
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The end of ancient Rome
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The Holocaust
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Immigration
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The Inquisition
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The Vietnam War
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World War II
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The American frontier
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The baby boom
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Elizabethan England
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The Industrial Revolution
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The rise of the Roman Empire
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The rise of the Soviet Union
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World War I
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29) The Cold War
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©2003
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Contains nineteen essays that provide information about the Cold War, discussing the origins and early years of the conflict, Cold War hot spots, and the end of American support for detente and the last years of the Soviet Union. Includes personal reflections on the Cold War.
31) The Civil War
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Many of the most respected Civil War historians, and their changing interpretations of the conflict, including J. G. Randall, David Donald, James A. Rawley, and James M. McPherson, are excerpted. An introduction outlines the nation's antebellum history, the table of contents is annotated, and each essay is preceded by a brief summary. Outstanding features of the book are discussion questions and the appendix of documents that are sure to inspire additional...
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The rise of communism
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The Enlightenment
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The scientific revolution
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