This book is a chronological record of modern humans and their
civilizations worldwide from earliest times until the eve of AD
2000. The peoples of the Middle East and the Bible, the
Mediterranean, other Eurasian and African societies, India, East
Asia, and Oceania are all described as are classical philosophies
in the East and West, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and
other religions. The Vikings, feudalism, and the Crusades are
connected. Japan, the Black Death, early modern republics,
religious reforms and wars, colonialism, the growth of Russian and
other empires, agrarian revolts, slavery, and the scientific and
cultural accomplishments of the early modern world are covered. The
Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the American War for
Independence, the French Revolution, the emergence of Latin
American republics, and the unification of the USA, modern Italy,
and Germany are traced. The long-term decline of the Ottoman and
Austrian Empires, the Moguls, Manchus, and the Shoguns are noted.
The causes and effects of World War I and World War II-alliances,
imperialism, nationalism, and the Russian Revolution-are all
discussed. The rise of the totalitarian states and the cause of the
Great Depression are discussed. Decolonialism, the Cold War, the
Red Emperors, the new Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Latin
America are all topics of great importance since WWII. Lastly, the
collapse of the Soviet Empire and the bright prospects and dangers
of the contemporary world are recorded.
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