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World History | The Modern Era

World History: The Modern Era provides for comprehensive study of the Time Periods
emergence of the modern world, covering the history of the world from 1500
to the present. Students will learn about the evolution of modern Europe since The Emergence of Modern
the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world; Europe, 1500–1700
the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; revolutions in France and Latin
America; imperialism; nationalism; World Wars I and II; growing global powers, The World Beyond Europe
and more. 1500–1776

n S trengthens critical thinking skills by The Age of Reason, 1700–1800
challenging students to consider questions
such as “Was Ronald Reagan responsible for A Time of Revolutions
the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end 1776–1825
of the Cold War?”
Spheres of Influence
n Includes more than 70 era explorations, including those of the Spread 1776–1914
of Protestantism, Napoleon’s Empire, the Unification of Italy, the Meiji
Restoration, and the Iron Curtain, complemented by interactive study and The Rise of Nationalism
teaching tools 1815–1914

n H ouses more than 7,300 primary sources, including Reagan’s “Tear Down The Power of the Industrial
This Wall” speech; newsreel footage of the U.S. landing at Inchon, Korea; Revolution, 1800–1914
photographs of T. E. Lawrence during the Arab uprising in 1917; book
excerpts and recorded interviews; and maps depicting kingdoms, island The World at War, 1914–1945
regions, religious affiliations, and more
The Cold War, 1945–1991
n B uilds students’ contextual understanding of key concepts with more than
270 Course Essential Video modules recorded by master teachers and scholars A New Millennium, 1991–Present

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ISBN: 978-1-59884-672-0

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