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Patrick Buchanan makes the case that, if not for the blunders of British statesmen--Winston Churchill first among them--the horrors of two world wars and the Holocaust might have been avoided and the British Empire might never have collapsed into ruins. Half a century of murderous oppression of scores of millions under the iron boot of Communist tyranny might never have happened, and Europe's central role in world affairs might have been sustained...
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"On December 7, 1941, Japan's surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, propelled the United States into World War II. Now readers can step back in time to learn what led up to the attack, how the tragic event unfolded, and the ways in which one . . . day changed America forever"--Provided by publisher.
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A Japanese war map, a collection of U.S. military uniforms, and a gas mask are all part of the story of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. By examining artifacts and primary sources like these, readers are drawn into the event that brought the United States into World War II.
7) World War II
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The Eyewitness History series reveals how important periods and events in American history were seen and interpreted by people from all levels of society.
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and hailed as "the best history of oil ever written" by Business Week, Daniel Yergin's "spellbinding...irresistible" (The New York Times) account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power addresses the ongoing energy crisis.
Now with an epilogue that speaks directly to the current energy crisis, The Prize recounts the panoramic history of the world's most important resource—oil....
Now with an epilogue that speaks directly to the current energy crisis, The Prize recounts the panoramic history of the world's most important resource—oil....
12) Pearl Harbor
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An exploration of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor that describes events leading to the bombing, Japanese expansionism, the aftermath, and how the day is remembered.
13) Pearl Harbor
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Uses primary source materials to study what led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the repercussions of this event.
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"It comforts us to believe that the Holocaust was a unique event. But as Timothy Snyder shows, we have missed basic lessons of the history of the Holocaust, and some of our beliefs are frighteningly close to the ecological panic that Hitler expressed in the 1920s. As ideological and environmental challenges to the world order mount, our societies might be more vulnerable than we would like to think." --publisher's description.
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"Describes the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, as Japanese forces surprised Americans at the U.S. military base, and explains the significance of the attack today. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a Japanese pilot, a U.S. sailor, and an American nurse"--Provided by publisher.
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This program looks at the world prior to World War I, the rise of Hitler, and the tensions leading to World War II to shed light on how major international conflicts begin. Students are provided with a historical outline of the powers of this time, the countries and key people involved, and an unfolding of events as they happened around the world.