This best-selling text presents the best synthesis of current scholarship available to emphasize the theme of expansionism and its manifestations. Volume 2 includes recently declassified documents, and provides the opportunity to consider new perspectives on topics such as the American intervention in the Bolshevik Revolution, the origins of the Cold War and the Korean War, and the Cuban missile crisis. The Seventh Edition boasts a companion website that correlates directly to the text. The site offers color images to use in classroom discussion, key documents, audio transcripts, and tips on conducting effective research projects.