How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
Hitler underestimates Stalin and the Russian people when he plans to conquer the Soviet Union.
Refusing to grant access to individuals who can see how the Ukrainian people are starving, Soviet officials assure the world, and their own countrymen...
Port Royal, a center of activity for pirates of the Caribbean, includes the famousHenry Morgan who spends time there.
Because of wind and weather, the Armada has a long and difficult trip home; many of the ships crash onto the Irish shore.
When he is just a toddler, Spencer West loses his legs at the knee. When he is five, he loses both legs just below the pelvis.
Spencer West, a man without legs, uses his hands and his wheelchair to climb Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain.
When he is born on January 7, 1981, Spencer West has a congenital condition which will lead to amputation of both his legs.
Spencer West decides to launch a campaign to help African children get clean drinking water. He calls it "Redefine Possible."
Benedict Arnold, ageneral for the Continental Army, creates a plan to give up West Point to the British.
Former slaves tell of the pain of losing their families to slave trading. Because America had chattel slavery, where people were treated like property...
Even the North Korean invasion into the South does not force the UN to reunify Korea; the North and South take turns being in control.
Stalin, who succeeds Lenin, is unwilling to allow national patriotism to continue in Ukraine. He enforces repressive policies on the Ukrainian people.
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