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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
"As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
"North Korea Today covers the history of the secretive nation and its leaders, North Korean weapon and missile development programs, and the government's efforts to seize Western tourists and journalists as hostages." -- Amazon website.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Israel and the Arab World, written from an Israeli viewpoint, examines Israel's geopolitical position in the Middle East and the Arab world. The status of many Palestinians as stateless people and refugees is often in the news. This book explains how this tragedy was created and is being perpetuated. The narrative examines Zionist chauvinism, Arab rejectionism, the long and convoluted search for peace, and the history of asymmetric warfare and terror....
7) The Cold War
Author
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of the Cold War through excerpts from letters, newspaper articles, speeches, and songs dating from the period. Includes review questions.