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  • Jamestown, Virginia

    Dennis B. Fradin

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Aug. 15, 2006)
    Describes the colonization of America by England, and how its first successful colony, in Jamestown, Virginia, managed to survive and then thrive.
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  • World War I

    Don Murphy

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Dec. 14, 2001)
    Essays offer information pertaining to the causes and effects of World War I, individual battles, and the peace process that ended the war in 1918.

  • The First Lunar Landing

    Dennis B. Fradin

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Covers the first manned lunar landing as a watershed event in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future.
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  • California Gold Rush

    Veronica B. Wilkins

    Library Binding (Jump!, Inc., Jan. 1, 2020)
    "[Teaches] about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the California gold rush"--
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  • The Roaring 20's

    Phillip Margulies

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Feb. 20, 2004)
    Examines key trends and events during the 1920s that affected the course of political and social history in the United States.

  • Turning Points The Fall of Saigon cased

    Michael V. Uschan

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, )
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  • The Meiji Restoration and the Rise of Modern Japan

    Monique Avakian

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Provides a detailed history of Japan from 1868 to 1912
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  • The Cold War

    Derek Maus

    Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Dec. 3, 2002)
    Collects essays pertaining to the Cold War, including background information, strategies used by both sides, and the effects the war had on the world as a whole.
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  • Great Depression

    Veronica B. Wilkins

    Library Binding (Jump!, Inc., Jan. 1, 2020)
    "Learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the Great Depression"--
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  • September 11, 2001

    Dennis B. Fradin

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Covers the 9/11 terrorist attacks as a watershed event in U.S. history, influencing social, economic, and political policies that shaped the nation's future.
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  • Turning Points in World History - The Creation of Israel

    Phillip Margulies

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, May 13, 2005)
    Israel's creation in 1948 was the fulfillment of an ancient dream for the persecuted Jewish people, the culmination of 75 years of Zionist diplomacy and settlement, and a disaster for 700,000 Palestinian refugees. This anthology examines the forces that led to the creation of Israel and the unresolved issues that continue to rivet the world's attention to this small strip of land on the Mediterranean Sea.

  • Turning Points in History: Penicillin

    Richard Tames

    Paperback (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, July 1, 2000)
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