Features:
- Sidebars include: Spotlight On, A View from Abroad, A Firsthand Look, Yesterday's Headlines, Today's Perspective
- Glossaries define important vocabulary specific to each book
- Timelines and maps increase readers' understanding of historical context
- Additional features include: opening "Setting the Scene" spread, "The Story Continues" closing, "Living History" back-matter page, "Influential Individuals" spread
- Contains commentary about how the event has helped shape the world as we know it
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