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Prologue: Connecting With Past Learnings
The Rise of Democratic Ideas
Section 1: The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome
Section 2: Judeo-Christian Tradition
Section 3: Democratic Developments in England
Section 4: The Enlightenment and Democratic Revolution
Unit One
Chapter 1 — European Renaissance and Reformation
Section 1: Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
Section 2: The Northern Renaissance
Section 3: Luther Starts the Reformation
Section 4: The Reformation continues
Chapter 2 — The Muslim World Expands
Section 1: The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire
Section 2: Patterns of Change Case Studies: Cultural Blending, The Safavid Empire
Section 3: The Mughals Establish an Empire in India
Chapter 3 — An Age of Exploration and Isolation
Section 1: Europeans Explore the East
Section 2: China Rejects European Outreach
Section 3: Japan Limits Western Contacts
Chapter 4 — The Atlantic World
Section 1: Spanish Conquests in the Americas
Section 2: Competing Claims in North America
Section 3: The Atlantic Slave Trade
Section 5: The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade
Unit Two
Chapter 5 — Absolute Monarchs in Europe
Section 1: Spain's Empire and European Absolutism
Section 2: France's Ultimate Monarch
Section 3: Central European Monarchs Clash
Section 4: Russian Czars Increase Power
Section 5: Parliament Limits the English Monarchy
Chapter 6 — Enlightenment and Revolution
Section 1: The Scientific Revolution
Section 2: The Enlightenment in Europe
Section 3: The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas
Section 4: American Revolution: The Birth of a Republic
Chapter 7 — French Revolution and Napoleon
Section 1: Revolution Threatens the French King
Section 2: Revolution Brings Reform and Terror
Section 3: Napoleon Forges an Empire
Section 4: Napoleon's Empire Collapses
Section 5: The Congress of Vienna Convenes
Chapter 8 — Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West
Section 1: Latin American Peoples Win Independence
Section 2: Revolutions Disrupt Europe
Section 3: Patterns of Change Case Studies: Nationalism, Italy and Germany
Section 4: Revolutions in the Arts
Unit Three
Chapter 9 — The Industrial Revolution
Section 1: The Beginnings of Industrialization
Section 2: Patterns of Change Case Study: Industrialization, Manchester
Section 3: Industrialization Spreads
Section 4: An Age of Reforms
Chapter 10 — An Age of Democracy and Progress
Section 1: Democratic Reform and Activism
Section 2: Self-Rule for British Colonies
Section 3: Expansion and Crisis in the United States
Section 4: Nineteenth-Century Progress
Chapter 11 — The Age of Imperialism
Section 1: Imperialists Divide Africa
Section 2: Patterns of Change Case Studies: Imperialism, Nigeria
Section 3: Muslim Lands Fall to Imperialist Demand
Section 4: British Imperialism in India
Section 5: Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia
Chapter 12 — Transformations Around the Globe
Section 1: China Responds to Pressure from the West
Section 2: Japan Modernizes
Section 3: U.S. Economic Imperialism in Latin America
Section 4: The Mexican Revolution
Unit Four
Chapter 13 — The Great War
Section 1: The State is Set For War
Section 2: War Consumes Europe
Section 3: War Affects the World
Section 4: A Flawed Peace
Chapter 14 — Revolution and Nationalism
Section 1: Revolution in Russia
Section 2: Patterns of Change, Totalitarianism, Stalinist Russia
Section 3: Collapse of Chinese Imperial Rule
Section 4: Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia
Chapter 15 — Years of Crisis
Section 1: An Age of Uncertainty
Section 2: A Global Depression
Section 3: Fascism Rises in Europe
Section 4: Aggressors on the March
Chapter 16 — World War II
Section 1: Hitler's Lightning War
Section 2: Japan Strikes in the Pacific
Section 3: The Holocaust
Section 4: The Allies Are Victorious
Section 5: The Devastation of Europe and Japan
Unit Five
Chapter 17 — Restructuring the Postwar World
Section 1: Two Superpowers Face Off
Section 2: Communists Triumph in China
Section 3: War in Korea and Vietnam
Section 4: Cold War Around the World
Section 5: The Cold War Thaws
Chapter 18 — The Colonies Become New Nations
Section 1: The Indian Subcontinent Gains Independence
Section 2: Southeast Asian Nations Gain Independence
Section 3: New Nations in Africa
Section 4: Conflicts in the Middle East
Chapter 19 — Struggles for Democracy
Section 1: Struggles for Democracy
Section 2: Democratic Challenges in African Nations
Section 3: Gorbachev Moves Toward Democracy
Section 4: Collapse of the Soviet Union
Section 5: China Follows Its Own Path
Chapter 20 — Global Interdependence
Section 1: Science and Technology Shape Human Outlook
Section 2: Global Economic Development
Section 3: Global Security Issues
Section 4: Cultures Blend in a Global Age
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