During the 1500s, religious change came to Europe and people began to question the beliefs and practices of Catholicism. With this intriguing book, introduce readers to the changes that people like Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII wanted during the Reformation. Through captivating images, stunning facts, easy-to-read text, and engaging sidebars, readers will gain insight into issues of that time, including social order, indulgences, and the development of Protestantism. This book also...
The Space Race (Great Race: Fight to the Finish)
by Dr Jennifer Mason
Modern History (1000 Things You Should Know About...)
by John Farndon
As one of history's most horrific political upheavals, the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, when the Chinese Communist Party officially launched the radical movement on the orders of its autocratic chairman, Mao Zedong. He intended for the movement to revitalize China's revolutionary fervor while simultaneously accelerating the country's evolution into a true communist utopia. China's young people became the advance guard for this new revolution, forming themselves into paramilitary Red Guard...
Rescue of the Bounty (Young Readers Edition) (True Rescue Series , #6)
by Douglas A. Campbell and Michael J. Tougias
The 1960s (Picture History of the 20th Century (Sea to Sea)) (Picture History of the 20th Century)
by Tim Healey
Text and pictures highlight the main events of the 1960s.
Clothes of the Modern World (Multi City Study of Urban Inequality)
by Christine Hatt
Chronicles from National Geographic (Cultural & Geographical Exploration - Chronicles from National Geographic S.)
On August 15, 1914, after more than a decade of work, the first steamship passed through the Panama Canal, opening up travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This book describes the building of the canal, using National Geographic articles.'
On January 16, 1979, the shah of Iran left the country he had ruled for more than 37 years. The streets of Tehran, Iran's capital, filled with celebration as the news spread that the hated monarchy had been overthrown. The revolution in Iran, led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, was sparked by many factors, including a widening gap between the different classes of Iranian society, an aggressive campaign of modernization, an ambitious program of land reform, and the brutality of the shah's oppress...
We the People: Modern America (We the People (Compass Point Books Hardcover))
Inside the LGBTQ+ Movement (Eyewitness to History)
by Jennifer Lombardo
How did your grandparents have fun? How did people listen to music in the 1950s? When did colour television become popular? What toys were popular in the 1970s? Find all the answers and more in this book about how entertainment has changed since the 1950s.
World Wars and Globalization 1914-2010 (Curriculum Connections)
Pingree Farms (21st Century Skills Library: Changing Spaces)
by Julie Knutson
Evacuated from London Just Before WWII Broke Out (Gbcstories Videos)
by Gbcstories Editorial Staff
Discusses events in politics, economics, culture, and recreation.
In 1863 General James Carleton, military commander of the U.S. territory of New Mexico issued an order that all Navajos were to be rounded up and forced to live on a reservation that was some 400 miles from their homeland. He, like most white people at the time, thought that the Navajos were lawless raiders who needed to be "weaned of their old ways." He felt it was his job to "kill the Indian" and "save the man." If Carleton had taken time to find out about the Navajo people, he would have lear...
Imagine opening a chamber to discover an antique violin, a yellowed boarding pass and a tattered coat. Together these artefacts can be used to tell of the splendour of the luxury ship Titanic and its tragic sinking in 1912. Featuring primary sources, this Time Capsule History book explores one of history's most fascinating events through the high-interest vehicle of a time capsule. Open it up to discover Titanic!