What experience and history teach is this—that people and governments never have learned anything from history. -George Wilhelm Hegel History of World Politics puts international relations in the context of history. An in-depth case study, Internet and InfoTrac activities provide a venue for the exploration of key historical events taking into account the many political, social, and economic factors at play on the international stage at the time of these events. Given the tools to analyze international interactions in the past will give you invaluable tools for understanding present and future international relations issues. Is it true that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it? The exercises in this section will take you through successful and failed decisions in international relations over time so you, in analyzing current events can determine how decision-makers are learning from and building upon past accomplishments or revisiting the pitfalls made by leaders through history.