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Full Description
This atlas of moden world history deals with the most significant topics of the period, from the emergence of the European nations and the colonization of the world in the later 19th century to the conflict in Afghanistan and the Gulf War of the 1980s. Arranged in units of two pages, each world region is covered in each of five time peroids: pre-1917, World war I, inter-war period and post-1945. The book uses a standard set of base maps to facilitate easy comparison of maps, with an easy-to-use cross-referencing system. It shows the development of empires, changing boundaries, factors at work and locations of particular sites. Colourful and stimulating graphics portray the statistical back-up to the map and text detail and contemporary cartoons and carefully chosen photographs provide authentic evidence.
Contents
Europe c1900 - nations and nationalities; Europe and the world c1900; Europeans in Africa; the Far East before 1912; the Americas before 1917; the road to World War I; World War I; the Peace of Versailles and after; Russia in revolution; the three-cornered war - China and Japan 1912-41; boom and slump in America; imperial Britain between the Wars; Europe between the wars; the USSR under Stalin until 1941; World War II in Europe; World War II beyond Europe; the price of World War II; the post-war world - united and divided; post-war Britain; post-war America; post-war USSR; the Far East since 1945; post-war Africa; the Middle East since 1945; comparative timechart.
