Point of impact

Traces the rise of Japan as a military power and the emergence of the United States as a world superpower that found itself drawn into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British known as the Boston Tea Party and describes the event itself, showing how it ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.

Looks at the political and moral issues that caused President Lincoln to issue the 1863 document that freed many slaves, and at the immediate and long-term consequences of his action.

Explores the history of human flight, from the first experiments at Kitty Hawk to superjumbo jets, focusing on the contributions made by the Wright Brothers and featuring first-hand accounts of early pilots and observers.

Examines the role of apartheid in the history of South Africa, key figures involved, and how this system eventually ended.

Balkans - Serbia - Bosnia-Hercegovina - Triple Alliance - Dual Alliance - British Alliance and Ententes - Ultimatum from the Austro-Hungarian government - Causes of the war.