The Last 500 Years

by Bingham, Jane; Chandler, Fiona; Taplin, Sam; Gaudenzi, Giacinto; Jackson, Ian; Gower, Jeremy; Chisholm, Jane

• ISBN13: 9781580863285
• ISBN10: 1580863280
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Edc Pub

Summary

Introduces the highlights of modern history throughout the world, from the voyages of European explorers to the end of the twentieth century, and discusses religion, society, and changes in technology.

Table of Contents

Looking at the Last 500 Years	4	(2)
Exploring the World	6	(2)
The Ottoman Empire	8	(2)
The Mogul Empire	10	(2)
Catholics and Protestants	12	(2)
Elizabethan England	14	(2)
Kings, Cavaliers and Roundheads	16	(2)
The Power of the Habsburgs	18	(2)
The Rise of the Dutch	20	(2)
France and the Sun King	22	(2)
The Age of Ideas	24	(2)
Changes in Russia	26	(2)
Russians and Prussians	28	(2)
Early Settlers in the Americas	30	(2)
Settlers in North America	32	(2)
The Slave Trade	34	(2)
Exploring the South Seas	36	(2)
The British in India	38	(2)
The American Revolution	40	(2)
The French Revolution	42	(2)
The Empire of Napoleon	44	(2)
Changes in Farming	46	(2)
The Industrial Revolution	48	(2)
Life in the New Towns	50	(2)
The Year of Revolutions	52	(1)
New Nations	53	(1)
Revolutions in South America	54	(2)
The Scramble for Africa	56	(2)
The American Civil War	58	(2)
The Growth of the USA	60	(2)
The Ming and the Ch'ing	62	(2)
Changes in China	64	(2)
Changes in Japan	66	(2)
The First World War	68	(2)
The Russian Revolution	70	(2)
Stalin's Soviet Union	72	(2)
The People's Republic	74	(2)
Good Times, Bad Times	76	(2)
The Rise of Fascism	78	(2)
Europe at War	80	(2)
The World at War	82	(2)
From Colonies to Countries	84	(2)
War in the Middle East	86	(2)
The Cold War	88	(2)
The Space Race	90	(2)
The Fall of Communism	92	(2)
Rights for All	94	(2)
Sound and Pictures	96	(2)
Our Polluted Planet	98	(2)
The Computer Revolution	100	(2)
The End of the Century	102	(2)
World Time Chart	104	(4)
Word List	108	(2)
Index	110