The Cold War was not necessarily always cold in temperature, but the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union sure was frigid! Scholars read various passages, view exhibition graphics, and observe an artifact from the...

In this short video, students learn about the influence of the communist values of the Worker's Party on North Korean society as it affects one family in the capital of Pyongyang. [3:07]

This Wide Angle video provides an overview of the expansion of the legal system in China as market forces lead to new circumstances requiring legal solutions.

A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...

Russia's geography reveals great disparity and lends itself to a variety of cultures and relationships across its six and a half million square miles. A video investigates two urban developments in Russia, St. Petersburg and Dagestan,...

Site is an Online NewsHour report on the relations between Cuba and the U.S. Trade, trade embargo, life in Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, and many more topics are discussed.

This article gives a great overview of the effects of the Great Depression all over the world. Find the four main responses of various countries to the depression, and see how some of these responses brought about World War II.

This Wide Angle video features a peasant family in China that is caught in a land rights dispute with no apparent solution in sight.