World History: The Human Experience : The Modern Era,9780028003979

World History: The Human Experience : The Modern Era

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Edition: Student
ISBN13: 9780028003979
ISBN10: 0028003977
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-03-01
Publisher(s): Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Table of Contents

Reference Atlas A1
Geography Handbook 1(11)
World History Themes 12(3)
Unit 1 The World Before Modern Times 15(159)
The Rise of Civilizations
18(38)
Human Beginnings
20(10)
Civilizations in Africa and the Middle East
30(14)
Civilizations in Asia and the Americas
44(12)
The Advance of Civilizations
56(42)
Greece
58(12)
Rome and Early Christianity
70(8)
Africa
78(5)
Asia
83(6)
The Americas
89(9)
Regional Civilizations
98(38)
Eastern Christian Lands
100(5)
Islamic Civilization
105(8)
Early Medieval Europe
113(10)
Asia's Pacific Rim
123(13)
Toward a New World
136(38)
Asian Empires
138(6)
A New Europe
144(10)
African Kingdoms and City-States
154(7)
The Americas
161(13)
Unit 2 Emergence of the Modern World 174(112)
Renaissance and Reformation
178(30)
The Italian Renaissance
180(8)
The Northern Renaissance
188(3)
The Protestant Reformation
191(3)
The Spread of Protestantism
194(4)
The Catholic Reformation
198(10)
Expanding Horizons
208(22)
Early Explorations
210(6)
Overseas Empires
216(6)
Changing Ways of Life
222(8)
Empires of Asia
230(26)
Muslim Empires
232(6)
Chinese Dynasties
238(6)
The Japanese Empire
244(6)
Southeast Asia
250(6)
Royal Power and Conflict
256(30)
Spain
258(3)
England
261(5)
France
266(4)
The German States
270(4)
Russia
274(12)
Unit 3 Age of Revolution 286(84)
Scientific Revolution
290(20)
New Scientific Ideas
292(5)
Impact of Science
297(3)
Triumph of Reason
300(10)
English and American Revolutions
310(24)
Civil War
312(4)
A King Returns to the Throne
316(5)
Road to Revolt
321(7)
A War for Independence
328(6)
The French Revolution
334(36)
The Old Order
336(4)
Constitutional Government
340(3)
Dawn of a New Era
343(7)
Napoleon's Empire
350(6)
Peace in Europe
356(14)
Unit 4 Industry and Nationalism 370(138)
Age of Industry
374(22)
Living from the Land
376(3)
The Beginnings of Change
379(4)
The Growth of Industry
383(5)
A New Society
388(8)
Cultural Revolution
396(26)
New Ideas
398(4)
The New Science
402(3)
Popular Culture
405(6)
Revolution in the Arts
411(11)
Democracy and Reform
422(28)
Reform in Great Britain
424(4)
The Dominions
428(3)
Political Struggles in France
431(5)
Expansion of the United States
436(6)
Latin American Independence
442(8)
Reaction and Nationalism
450(28)
The Unification of Italy
452(5)
The Unification of Germany
457(4)
Bismarck's Realm
461(5)
Empire of the Czars
466(5)
Austria-Hungary's Decline
471(7)
The Age of Imperialism
478(30)
Pressures for Expansion
480(3)
The Partition of Africa
483(6)
The Division of Asia
489(8)
Imperialism in the Americas
497(11)
Unit 5 World in Conflict 508(126)
World War I
512(32)
The Seeds of War
514(3)
The Spark
517(3)
The War
520(12)
The Russian Revolution
532(4)
Peace at Last
536(8)
Between Two Fires
544(26)
The Postwar World
546(6)
The Western Democracies
552(5)
Fascist Dictatorships
557(7)
The Soviet Union
564(6)
Nationalism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
570(30)
New Forces in the Middle East and Africa
572(5)
India's Struggle for Independence
577(3)
China's Drive for Modernization
580(3)
Militarism in Japan
583(4)
Nationalism in Latin America
587(13)
World War II
600(34)
The Path to War
602(5)
War in Europe
607(7)
A Global Conflict
614(6)
Turning Points
620(4)
Allied Victories
624(10)
Unit 6 The Contemporary World 634(172)
The Cold War
638(32)
The East-West Split
640(8)
The Communist Bloc
648(6)
Western Europe
654(4)
The United States and Canada
658(12)
Asia and the Pacific
670(32)
Japan's Economic Rise
672(5)
China in Revolution
677(5)
A Divided Korea
682(3)
Southeast Asia
685(7)
South Asia
692(4)
The Pacific
696(6)
Africa
702(22)
African Independence
704(7)
Africa Today
711(6)
Africa's Challenges
717(7)
The Middle East
724(24)
Nationalism in the Middle East
726(4)
War and Peace in the Middle East
730(8)
Challenges Facing the Middle East
738(10)
Latin America
748(24)
Latin American Challenges
750(5)
Mexico and the Caribbean
755(6)
Central America
761(5)
South America
766(6)
The World in Transition
772(34)
The End of the Cold War
774(6)
The Crumbling Wall
780(6)
Toward a European Union
786(4)
National and Ethnic Conflicts
790(4)
Global Interdependence
794(12)
Appendix 806(1)
English Glossary 806(8)
Index 814(21)
Spanish Glossary 835(11)
Acknowledgments 846

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