In The Congo Wars Thomas Turner provides the first in-depth analysis of what happened. The book describes a resource-rich region, suffering from years of deprivation and still profoundly affected by the shockwaves of the Rwandan genocide.

Features of the book include: • A full chapter on lesson plans designed to provide middle and secondary social studies teachers with classroom tested lesson plans.

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Get the lowdown on America¢s Bloodiest War—the Civil War—with this essential guide to 101 interesting and unexpected facts about this defining event in US history.

This book provides an all-encompassing treatment of classroom planning, instruction, and strategies for enabling and encouraging teachers to effectively teach elementary social studies using creative and active learning strategies.

Zaire, apparently strong and stable under Presdident Mobutu in the early 1970s, was bankrupt and discredited by the end of that decade, beset by hyperinflation and mass corruption, the populace forced into abject poverty.