Using a comparative approach and emphasising source evaluation skills, this course book will help students learn content and approaches that are particular to the IB syllabus. Included are the three prescribed subjects with a wealth of source material to help students understand information from different perspectives and from different time periods. A selection of detailed examples is provided on each of the 5 20th Century topics along with case studies from all regions. Also included are links to TOK and the IB learner profile. Examination guidance is also provided. New edition now available - ISBN 9780198389989
Harding, H. and Yuan Ming (eds) (1989) Sino– American Relations 1945–1955: A Joint Assessment of a Critical Decade, Wilmington, DE. Hargreaves, J. (1996) Decolonization in Africa, London. Harrison, M. (ed.) (2000) The Economics of World ...
Contains an overview of world history in the 20th century covering political and cultural events in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Designed as an introductory survey of world history in the 20th century, this text discusses the major political and economic changes that have reshaped global relations, and focuses on the forces leading to the collapse of empires and the ...
An American historian, Henry Adams, overwhelmed by this technology, wrote that “his historical neck [was] broken by the sudden irruption of forces totally new.”1 For the rapidly industrializing peoples of Western and Central Europe and ...
The German army, loyal to the parliamentary regime under the Chancellor, Friedrich Ebert, attacked the revolutionaries with artillery and machine-gun fire. Those who tried to escape were hunted down, and 1,200 were executed.
World History in the Twentieth Century
This work is perfect for the high school, community college, and undergraduate library reference shelf, as well as supplementary reading in social studies and world history courses.
Cranston, Sylvia. HPB: The Extraordinary Life and Influence of Helena Blavatsky. New York: Putnam, 1993. Cronin, Stephanie, ed. The Making of Modern Iran. New York: Routledge, 2003. Crossley, Pamela Kyle, Lynn Hollen Lees, ...
The book includes 27 maps for ease of reference. With its up-to-date bibliography and its clear, concise style, the book is perfect for undergraduate classes on twentieth-century world history.
Twentieth-century World History