Explores the history of the Louisiana Purchase. Describes how the United States acquired territory after the American Revolution and eventually doubled in size with the Louisiana Purchase. Discusses the Lewis and Clark expedition that explored the new lands and paved the way for settlement.
Chronicles the separation of East and West Berlin in the post-World War II years and the closing of the borders on August 13, 1961 when East Germany's Communist government stopped its citizens from fleeing to the West.
"Discusses the shooting deaths of Kent State University students by the National Guard in 1970 and the iconic photograph that became a symbol of the antiwar movement"--
Provides information on the history and effects that the Great Depression had on the United States people and the economy. Also explains President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal".