Examining Long-term Radiation Effects: Case Studies of the Atomic Bombings of Japan and the Chernobyl Power Plant Thermal Explosion
Full Unit

This unit explores the long-term effects of radiation through the examination of issues surrounding radiation and the medical and social effects of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945; and the 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl power plant and its subsequent impact on human health, the environment, and politics.

For Secondary - Community College students

Softcover - $49.95 includes Image CD-ROM

Inside the Kremlin: Soviet and Russian Leaders from Lenin to Putin
Full Unit

This unit introduces students to key elements of Soviet and Russian history through the philosophies and legacies of six of its leaders- Vladimir Lenin, Iosif (Joseph) Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin.

For Secondary students

Softcover - $59.95 includes 2 DVDs

China's Republican Era, 1911 to 1949
Full Unit

This unit takes students through Chinese history from the end of the Qing Dynasty, through the Republican Era, and up to the Communist Era, and presents historical events against the backdrop of an ever-changing world. Students explore this era through a variety of individual and small-group activities featuring political posters, literature, personal stories, and primary sources.

For Secondary - Community College students

Softcover - $59.95 includes Image CD-ROM

Teacher's Guide for Wings of Defeat
Full Unit

In Wings of Defeat, Kamikaze survivors in their eighties tell us about their training, their mindsets, and what it means to survive when thousands of their fellow pilots died. Wings of Defeat helps us consider what responsibilities a government at war has to its soldiers and to its people. A recent meeting of American veterans and Kamikaze survivors of World War II is captured in the sequel, Another Journey.

For Secondary - Community College students

Softcover - $69.95 includes DVDs: Wings of Defeat and Another Journey