Definition: History and
Politics is the study of the
lives of people and the
activity of governments and
rulers in the past from
written records.
The United States Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776.
By the 1900s, Great Britain’s empire covered one-quarter of the Earth’s land surface.
World War I ended at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918.
In August 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on two cities in Japan, ending WWII.
The United Nations was founded in 1945, seeking to achieve world peace.
HISTORY AND POLITICSWhen did
Mecca
become the center
of Islam? Find out
on pages 196–197Which areas
of the world
are often in the
news? Find out on
pages 214–215