What does our government provide to households in exchange for their taxes?

For in this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

What is zinn's approach to the study of history? what does he suggest occurs when history is told is the story of human progress?

•the impact of enlightenment ideals on the development of economic, political, and religious structures in the western world