Discusses the origins of the Cold War and its effects on Europe, Asia, and the United States, nuclear threats, detente, and the future of the relationship between Russia and the United States.
Profiles early leaders in the fight for women's rights, especially the right to vote, including Mary Wollstonecraft, Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Profiles people involved in the Revolutionary War as soldiers, politicians, or in other capacities, including King George II, Benedict Arnold, and Mary Hays McCauly (Molly Pitcher).
Offers information about the Salem witch trials and discusses key figures at the center of these events, including Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister who encouraged the hanging of suspected witches.
Profiles three men who were at the center of the industrial revolution-- railroad pioneer George Stephenson, textiles industrialist Samuel Slater, and labor leader Samuel Gompers.
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