Social Studies Chapters

How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.

Despite the horrible wartime conditions in Poland, Szpilman manages to stay hidden and alive.

During the "Perfect Storm," the Andrea Gail and her six-member crew disappear without a trace.

George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappear in 1924 while attempting to become the first to summit Mt. Everest.

Despite fatal German counter attacks, the Allies manage to secure the Normandy beachhead.

Russia's Tsar orders a firing-squad charade to show Dostoevsky and his colleagues what happens to lawbreakers.

"Plan BODYGUARD" serves to provide false information to the Germans, leading to Hitler's final days.

Benedict Arnold gains control of West Point for the wrong reasons.

PG&E tells residents of Hinkley that their "groundwater is good and suitable for drinking" even though it contains unsafe levels of cancer-causing che...

Before it issued the flyer, PG&E met with the people of Hinkley on April 25, 1988.   During the meeting, defendant (PG&E) told citize...

The decision makers divide Germany into East and West as residents struggle to survive.

President Truman makes a decision to use America's atomic weapons to bomb Japan.

See Jefferson's original Declaration, including an indictment of slavery which Congress deleted to secure the vote.

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