Amazon.com description: Product Description: < p>What caused the fall of the Roman empire? What did the second amendment to the U.S. constitution mean to the founding fathers? What was the role of black troops in the American Civil War? < p>< I>History in Dispute< /I> addresses these heavily debated questions by offering your students different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe. The intent of this biennial series is to provide students with an enhanced understanding of events only summarized in history texts, help stimulate critical thinking and provide ideas for papers and assignments.< p>Each volume in the < I>History in Dispute< /I> series has a thematic, era or subject-specific focus that coincides with the way history is studied at the academic level. Each volume contains roughly 50 entries, chosen by an advisory board of historians and academics. Entries begin with a brief overview summarizing the controversy. This introduction is followed by two or more signed, point-counterpoint essays of 1,500 to 2,000 words each. Features include excerpts from primary source documents to illuminate the viewpoints presented with each entry; photographs and drawings of individuals, sites, objects or documents pertinent to the event or topic; and a chronological list of events. Volumes include a cumulative subject index.< p>Look for coverage of: < ul>< li>World War II< li>Civil and human rights< li>The Cold War< li>The Depression< li>The Vietnam War< li>The Civil War< li>World colonization< li>The rise and fall of nations< li>Biblical times< li>The Soviet Union< li>Native America< li>And more< /ul>