Examines the issue of slavery in the United States and the rift it created between states and explores the circumstances leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation, and the impact of the abolition of slavery.
Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British known as the Boston Tea Party and describes the event itself, showing how it ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.
Describes the events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the factors that led the U.S. to enter World War II, the course of the war in the Pacific, and the democratization of Japan after the war.
Discusses the dropping of the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the U.S. during World War II; examines how the bomb was developed and the reasons why the U.S. decided to use the weapon; and looks at other uses of atomic power.
