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
The Decade of the 2000s (Understanding World History (Reference Point))
by David Robson
Discusses events in politics, economics, culture, and recreation.
World News Digest Yearbook, Volume 69 (Facts on File World News Digest Yearbooks, #69)
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...
Policing in America (Special Reports)
by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD and A. W. Buckey
Ready-made high quality KS3 history lessons on the American Revolution - topic booklet perfect for a half term's work. Give every student access to high quality KS3 History textbook content with this topic booklet on the American Revolution. Chapter 1: American RevolutionChapter 2: American War of IndependenceChapter 3: Transatlantic slave tradeChapter 4: Life as a slaveChapter 5: Abolition * Fits into the school timetable with ease with 5 high quality lessons, perf...
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.
Leaders Who Changed the Twentieth Century (Twenty Events S.)
by Jodine Mayberry
Presents biographical sketches of twenty people who made significant contributions to the history of the twentieth century, including Jane Addams, Ho Chi Minh, Lech Walesa, and Nelson Mandela.
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