Social Studies Documents

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.

Bookcover image of In Search of the Trojan War, by Michael Wood.

Image of a letter sent to students by Kent State University instructor, Shiela Tabakoff, describing how the University dealt with the circumstances fo...

This message - sent from Tokyo to Berlin one week before the attack on Pearl Harbor - was intercepted, and decoded, by the U.S. government.   ...

This message was intercepted, and decoded, by the United States.  It was sent from the Japanese emissary in Washington to Tokyo eleven days befor...

This message was intercepted, and decoded, by the United States.  It was sent from Tokyo to Japan's emissaries in Washington - ten days before th...

This message was intercepted, and decoded.  It was sent from Tokyo to Japan's two ambassadors in Washington.   SECRETFrom: TokyoTo: Wash...

This message was intercepted, and decoded, by the United States.  It was sent from Japan's emissaries in Washington to Tokyo, twelve days before ...

This book, by Professor Paul F. Diehl, analyzes six different peacekeeping case studies.  He helps to explain why such efforts can succeed and wh...

In addition to shipments by sea, bootleggers sent and received shipments by rail. A typical operation in Cleveland would list bogus products and compa...

This is page 2 of the May 12, 1932 report detailing the investigation into illegal transport of alcoholic beverages from Cleveland to Tacoma. Click o...

Whoever wrote this draft press release can barely contain his glee at the prospect of indictments coming down against high-ranking officials.  Th...

This map of Ireland depicts its political and geographical borders from "The Pale" (of 1515) until partition (between the Irish Republic and Northern ...

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