20th Century History - 4 CD Set

Grades 8-13+

Students and teachers have access to incredibly rich sources of historical information about the 20th century with this collection of four discs: Troubled Century, World War I Archive, World War II Global Conflict, and World War II Sources and Analysis. Students will be thoroughly engaged as they search massive databases of information and archives full of documents, photographs, videos, audio interviews, cartoons, posters, and more to learn about the important events, people, and ideologies that shaped the 20th century.

Troubled Century
This powerful disc explores the impact of some of the most important events and people that shaped the 20th century. Role-playing, investigative, and decision-making activities prompt students to look closely at important people, events, and ideologies that shaped our modern world. Examine the turmoil of war, the growth of competing ideologies, and the relations between superpowers. Comprehensive indexes provide easy-to-use access to the program's massive database of fascinating information.

World War I Archive
The World War I Archive is an invaluable resource for students and teachers of history. The huge database contains photographs, letters, audio interviews, cartoons, posters, and original documents, many of them supplied by war veterans and their families. The on-screen indexes, a website link, and a scrapbook lets students save selected files for future viewing and project-building.

World War II Global Conflict
You won't find a more comprehensive multimedia resource for World War II studies anywhere. Hundreds of archived photos, audio clips, maps, and pages of text provide a wealth of information just waiting for investigation. Over 28 countries and 32 specific events can be explored through the map interface. The unique Trailsave feature provides a wonderful research tool for students who want to bookmark material and prepare presentations for their class.

World War II Sources & Analysis
Students become true historians as they research over 1,000 source about World War II. Documents, photographs, audio clips, posters, and media are just some of the resources presented for analysis by this program. Whether students research by source, case study, or theme, they will find the software easy to navigate. Special features allow students to compare slides and gather material for presentations.

Minimum system requirements:
PC: Pentium, 16 Mb RAM, SVGA, 8Mb RAM , Win 95+, 4X CD