Downing, David

Introduces young readers to the wars and conflicts that have occurred in Afghanistan since the 1970s, the Taliban and al-Qaida terrorist organizations, and the invasion of Afghanistan after September 11, 2001.

Examines events that led up to the Great Depression, looks at conditions during the economic slump, and examines the efforts of President Roosevelt to improve the lives of Americans following the disaster. Includes photographs, primary source materials, and information about what was happening in other parts of the world.

Chronicles terrorist activity throughout the world in the late twentieth- and early twenty-first centuries, particularly the 9/11 attacks and response to them, emphasizing the causes and solutions.

Introduces the key characteristics and proponents of fascism, tracing its development from its origins to the twenty-first century, and looking at how fascism affects the lives of people who live under the system.

Introduces the key characteristics and proponents of democracy, tracing its development from its origins to the twenty-first century, and looking at how democracy affects the lives of people who live under the system.

Introduces the key characteristics and proponents of communism, tracing its development from its origins to the twenty-first century, and looking at how communism affects the lives of people who live under the system.

Uses primary source material to examine the history of Afghanistan and recent events that have increased its importance in the realm of world politics.

A biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., from his birth in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929, to his assassination in Memphis in 1968, focusing on his activities as a leader of the non-violent movement to secure equal rights for African-Americans.

Explores the major conflicts and events that helped shape the War on Terror including the September 11 attacks, the Madrid and London bombings, and the rise of al-Qaida.

Chronicles the steps Germany took during World War II to rid Europe of all Jews, from forced emigration to extermination, discussing the invasion of Poland, Operation Barbarossa, and the Wannsee Conference and describing the Jewish ghettos, the Einsatzgruppen, labor camps, and the creation of the death camps.