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Introduces readers to the history of slavery and explores the moral and economic reasons this issue was so inflammatory between the Northern and Southern states. Also covers the abolition movement and political developments such as Bleeding Kansas and the US Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision.
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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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Discusses the motivations behind World War I from all sides, including why the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria sparked World War I, how a sinking ship and a telegram convinced the United States to join the fight, and how the patriotism and brotherhood motivated soldiers in the trenches.
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Discusses the motivations behind the Revolutionary War from all sides, including why the colonists dumped tea into the Boston harbor, why the British government clung to the thirteen colonies with such force, and why the French and Spanish lent a helping hand to the colonies.