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Focuses on Soviet politics in the period between the end of World War II and the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), known as the Cold War.

Traces four hundred years of Jewish history from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century, and discusses the anti-Semitism facing European Jews, the Jews of czarist Russia, their struggle for civil rights in the 1830s and 1840s, Jewish life in America, the effects of World War One and the Holocaust of World War Two, and much more.

Discusses the origins of the Cold War and its effects on Europe, Asia, and the United States, nuclear threats, detente, and the future of the relationship between Russia and the United States.

An illustrated narrative history of the Cold War that includes firsthand and eyewitness accounts from individuals in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China.

Presents a listing of significant historical events, fads, trends, names, statistics, and slogans since the end of World War II; arranged chronologically from January 1945 through June 1999.

Discusses the experiences of people who survived the Holocaust, the trials of Nazi leaders at Nuremberg, the establishment of the state of Israel, the search for justice, and efforts of the survivors to begin new lives.

Text and pictures highlight the main events of the 1980s.

Text and pictures highlight the main events of the 1950s.

History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1960 and 1969.