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Harry S. Truman by David McCullough   Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), thirty-third president of the United States, led America's transition from wartime to peacetime economy, forged the Truman doctrine, and made the decision to defend South Korea against Communist invasion. Harry... Study Pack: 1 Study Guide, 1 Biography, 2 Summaries, 6 Essays About 276 pages (82,886 words) in 10 products

Henry Clay   The American political leader and secretary of state Henry Clay (1777-1852) came to national prominence as leader of the "War Hawks," who drove the country into the War of 1812. For the next 40 years he worked for international peace and s... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 3 Summaries, 1 Essay About 112 pages (33,463 words) in 5 products

Herbert Hoover   Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964), thirty-first president of the United States, could not halt the severest economic depression in American history because his governmental theories prevented him from taking drastic steps. On Aug. 10, 1874,... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 4 Summaries, 2 Essays About 114 pages (34,161 words) in 7 products

History of Ancient Egypt Like all the pharaohs in new kingdom Egypt, Tutankhamun was worshipped as a living god. He had immense power and wealth plus great responsibilities, including praying to the gods, setting out the laws and taxes or controlling the army in Eg... Study Pack: 3 Summaries, 2 Essays About 202 pages (60,598 words) in 5 products

History of Berlin Life in Berlin means living with history, especially the legacy of the city's Nazi past. The years 1933 to 1945, when Berlin was the capital of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich—Berliners call it the "brown past"— continue to define th... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 111 pages (33,209 words) in 1 product

History of China   When Mao and the Communist party came into power, there were many problems to solve. The country was poverty stricken because landowners made the peasants pay high rents on property and land. Both people and the cities were unclean and unhe... Study Pack: 28 Summaries, 5 Essays About 879 pages (263,694 words) in 33 products

History of Europe   The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were periods of questioning and searching for truth. The practice of challenging traditional institutions, including the Church, was revolutionary. Individuals began to use reason to guide their actio... Study Pack: 11 Summaries, 4 Essays About 633 pages (189,936 words) in 15 products

History of Islam   The Islamic civilization was able to encompass such an extensive empire for many different reasons. This civilization was very successful, because of the choice of either following Mohammed/Quaran or opposing them, showed its effort to tre... Study Pack: 11 Summaries, 5 Essays About 865 pages (259,526 words) in 16 products

History of Mongolia Mongolia has two histories, one before the Mongols emerged as a distinct people, and one after. Before the Mongols, the area of today's Mongolia was host to a variety of cultures, some directly ancestral to the Mongols, some not. Th... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 143 pages (42,884 words) in 2 products

History of the United States by Creative Teaching Press   Solomon Fuller, the first black psychiatrist in the United States, played a key role in the development of psychiatry in the 1900s. Known for his research on dementia, Fuller helped make the United States the leader in psychiatry that it i... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 140 Summaries, 1 Viewpoint, 23 Essays About 5,996 pages (1,798,895 words) in 165 products

History of the United States (1789–1849) by Evan-Moor Publishing The United States today is one of the most democratic, industrialized and economically advanced nations in the world. The liberty of American citizens goes unmatched by any other nation. The first two decades of the 19th century laid some... Study Pack: 1 Summary, 1 Essay About 200 pages (59,855 words) in 2 products

History of the United States (1945–1964) Trial of Richard Hickock and Perry Smith for murder of the Clutter family in Kansas. They are sentenced to hang. The Civil Rights Act of 1960 becomes law. It seeks to protect the right of black Americans to vote by providing "voter ... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 22 pages (6,475 words) in 2 products

History of the United States (1964–1980)   The culture, lifestyle, and direction of America that resulted from the 1960's were, without question, a unique chapter in its history. However, this can be said of all reform movements throughout American history. It is because of this t... Study Pack: 1 Summary, 1 Essay About 18 pages (5,402 words) in 2 products

History of the United States (since 1988) 26 July... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 25 pages (7,385 words) in 2 products

Hitler Youth   For the Nazis, the development of Germany's youth was an integral part of their policies and indeed of their ideology1. It was essential for the regime to win the loyalty of the next generation if the Third Reich was to survive1. Through th... Study Pack: 1 Summary, 3 Essays About 141 pages (42,368 words) in 4 products

Hong Kong   Hong Kong - Asia's true world city! What do you want? Hong Kong has it all. The city situated at the mouth of the Pearl River of Southern China, embraced by the South China Sea, is a cosmopolitan city that is a nicely blended mixture of th... Study Pack: 5 Summaries, 1 Essay About 181 pages (54,334 words) in 6 products

Human rights in Cuba The Cuban Revolution of 1959 was a major turning point in the history of that island nation. Before the revolution, Cuba's economy revolved around the cultivation of sugar, tobacco, and tropical fruits, most of which were sold to the United... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 318 pages (95,382 words) in 2 products