The Tobacco Wars

1 Thirty-Minute Program
Grade(s):  7 - 12
Curriculum:  Social Studies, Health

THE TOBACCO WARS traces the history of tobacco from its introduction to the present time and points out the role it played in the history of the world. This is done in a general history mode with no reference to the health, financial and litigation role of tobacco.

The program also provides a history of the litigation between various states, federal government and the tobacco industry with most of the major cases discussed.

Finally, it presents the detrimental of tobacco to society in general and to users in particular. These three aspects are intertwined to provide an interesting summary of the history of tobacco.