Publisher's Synopsis
This history and social sciences book is suitable for university and adult education programs and may be used for remedial history courses or as a supplement to introductory courses. It places strong emphasis on geography to combat documented student geographical illiteracy. Designed to be both a pedagogical aid and a self-study of social science, this book offers a glossary of terms, multiple choice questions after each section, timelines, plus maps to illustrate the break up of the Soviet Union. It incorporates a brief survey of economics and explains the differences in religion and science to bring students into the modern world.
