Social Studies Chapters

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.

One of the most popular actresses during the time of the Third Reich, Bridget von Hammersmark is also a spy.

Robert Newsom continuously rapes his slave, Celia.

Daniel Boone is a legendary frontiersman known for his adventures in the wilderness.

In 443, Ruga's savage nephew, Attila, becomes king of the Huns.

Joan is an illiterate peasant girl who makes a lasting influence on France and the world. She believes the Saints listen to her prayers and speak to h...

The U.S. military uses the "Joe Dope" character to remind people what NOT to do.

Ubu'l Kassim, known as Muhammad, is 40 years old when he first meets the angel Gabriel in the cave of Hira.

When JFK becomes president in 1960, he asks his younger brother, Bobby, to become U.S. Attorney General.

Family, friends, and classmates describe Elizabeth Short's (Bette or Black Dahlia) life.

Wolfe Tone is a martyr who wants to make Ireland an independent nation.

Why did the sons of millionaires, with every advantage in life, take the life of a young neighbor?

Lizzie is the daughter of prominent businessman Andrew Jackson Borden, who is murdered soon after his wife.

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