Bibliograph

World wars and globalization, 1914 to 2010, [edited by Louise Spilsbury]

Type

Label

World wars and globalization, 1914 to 2010, [edited by Louise Spilsbury]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

World wars and globalization, 1914 to 2010

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

426066039

Responsibility statement

[edited by Louise Spilsbury]

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Summary

Describes the development of civilization in the 20th and 21st centuries, including the effects of both world wars, the Cold War, the decline of the Soviet Union, the decolonization of Africa, and the tensions in the Middle East

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The world in 1920 -- The world in 1950 -- The world in 1974 -- The world in 2005 -- World War I -- Interwar Europe -- World War II in Europe to 1942 -- World War II in Europe 1942-1945 -- Europe divided -- Europe after the Cold War -- The Americas to 1945 -- Americas since 1945 -- Central America and the Caribbean -- The making of the Soviet Union -- The decline of the Soviet Union -- China 1911-1949 -- Japan and Asia -- World War II in Asia -- East Asia since 1945 -- Central and South Asia -- The rise of the Pacific Rim -- The Middle East and North Africa -- Arab-Israeli conflict -- The Middle East since 1977 -- Decolonization and nationalism in Africa

Target audience

juvenile

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