Twentieth-Century World History (with Map Tutor and InfoTrac)

by Duiker, William J.

• ISBN13: 9780534578794
• ISBN10: 0534578799
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-21
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Table of Contents

PART I New World in the Making	1	(72)
The Rise of Industrial Society in the West	2	(24)
The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain	2	(1)
The Spread of Industrialization	3	(1)
The Second Industrial Revolution	4	(3)
New Products and New Patterns	4	(3)
Toward a World Economy	7	(1)
The Structure of Mass Society	7	(4)
The Social Structure of Mass Society	8	(1)
The ``Woman Question'': Female Experiences	9	(2)
Reaction and Revolution: The Decline of the Old Order	11	(3)
Liberalism and Nationalism	11	(1)
The Unification of Germany and Italy	12	(1)
Roots of Revolution in Russia	12	(2)
The Ottoman Empire and Nationalism in the Balkans	14	(1)
Liberalism Triumphant	14	(3)
The United States and Canada	15	(1)
Change and Tradition in Latin America	16	(1)
The Rise of the Socialist Movement	17	(3)
Toward the Modern Consciousness: Intellectual and Cultural Developments	20	(4)
Developments in the Sciences: The Emergence of a New Physics	20	(1)
Sigmund Freud and the Emergence of Psychoanalysis	21	(1)
Literature and the Arts: The Culture of Modernity	22	(2)
Conclusion	24	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	24	(1)
Notes	25	(1)
The High Tide of Imperialism: Africa and Asia in an Era of Western Dominance	26	(24)
The Myth of European Superiority	26	(1)
The Spread of Colonial Rule	27	(9)
The British Conquest of India	28	(1)
The Colonial Takeover of Southeast Asia	29	(2)
Empire Building in Africa	31	(5)
The Colonial System	36	(12)
The Philosophy of Colonialism	36	(2)
The Dilemmas of Colonial Responsibility	38	(3)
Colonialism in Action	41	(7)
Conclusion	48	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	49	(1)
Notes	49	(1)
Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge	50	(23)
China at Its Apex	50	(3)
Traditional China in Decline	53	(8)
Opium and Rebellion	53	(1)
The Climax of Imperialism in China	54	(2)
The Open Door	56	(2)
The Collapse of the Old Order	58	(3)
Chinese Society in Transition	61	(1)
Traditional Japan and the End of Isolation	61	(3)
Rich Country, Strong Army	64	(6)
The Transformation of Japanese Politics	65	(1)
Meiji Economics	65	(1)
Building a Modern Social Structure	66	(1)
Joining the Imperialist Club	67	(1)
The Meiji Restoration: A Revolution From Above	68	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	70	(1)
Notes	70	(1)
Reflections	71	(2)
PART II Cultures in Collision	73	(82)
War and Revolution: World War I and Its Aftermath	74	(25)
International Rivalry and the Coming of War	74	(4)
Crises in the Balkans, 1908-1913	75	(1)
The Road to World War I	75	(3)
The War	78	(7)
Illusions and Stalemate, 1914-1915	78	(1)
The Great Slaughter, 1916-1917	78	(2)
The Yanks Are Comin'	80	(1)
The Home Front: The Impact of Total War	80	(2)
The Last Year of the War	82	(1)
The Peace Settlement	82	(3)
The Russian Revolution	85	(3)
The Bolshevik Revolution	86	(2)
The Civil War	88	(1)
The Search for Stability in Europe	88	(5)
An Uncertain Peace: The Search for Security	88	(2)
No Return to Normalcy	90	(1)
The Great Depression	90	(2)
Socialism in One Country	92	(1)
The Search for a New Reality in the Arts	93	(3)
Conclusion	96	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	98	(1)
Notes	98	(1)
Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Africa, Asia, and Latin America from 1919 to 1939	99	(26)
The Rise of Nationalism	99	(11)
Traditional Resistance: A Precursor to Nationalism	100	(1)
Modern Nationalism	101	(4)
The Nationalist Revolt in the Middle East	105	(3)
Nationalism and Revolution in Asia and Africa	108	(2)
Revolution in China	110	(5)
Mr. Science and Mr. Democracy: The New Culture Movement	111	(1)
The Nanjing Republic	112	(2)
Down with Confucius and Sons: Economic and Social Change in Republican China	114	(1)
Japan Between the Wars	115	(3)
Experiment in Democracy	115	(2)
A Zaibatsu Economy	117	(1)
Shidehara Diplomacy	117	(1)
Nationalism and Dictatorship in Latin America	118	(4)
The Economy and the United States	118	(2)
The Move to Authoritarianism	120	(2)
Latin American Culture	122	(1)
Conclusion	122	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	123	(1)
Notes	123	(2)
The Crisis Deepens: The Outbreak of World War II	125	(30)
The Retreat From Democracy: The Rise of Dictatorial Regimes	125	(8)
The Birth of Fascism	126	(1)
Hitler and Nazi Germany	127	(3)
Authoritarian States in Europe	130	(1)
The Soviet Union	131	(1)
The Rise of Militarism in Japan	132	(1)
The Path to War	133	(5)
The Path to War in Europe	133	(2)
The Path to War in Asia	135	(3)
The Course of World War II	138	(4)
Europe at War	138	(2)
Asia at War	140	(1)
The Turning Point of the War, 1942-1943	140	(1)
The Last Years of the War	141	(1)
The New Order	142	(3)
The New Order in Europe	143	(1)
The Holocaust	143	(1)
The New Order in Asia	144	(1)
The Home Front: Three Examples	145	(1)
The Aftermath of the War	146	(2)
Conclusion	148	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	149	(1)
Notes	149	(2)
Reflections	151	(4)
PART III Across the Ideological Divide	155	(104)
In the Grip of the Cold War: The Breakdown of the Yalta System	156	(20)
The Collapse of the Grand Alliance	156	(7)
The Truman Doctrine and the Beginnings of Containment	158	(2)
Europe Divided	160	(3)
Cold War in Asia	163	(4)
The Chinese Civil War	163	(3)
The Korean War	166	(1)
Conflict in Indochina	167	(1)
From Confrontation to Coexistence	167	(5)
Khrushchev and the Era of Peaceful Coexistence	167	(1)
The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Move Toward Detente	168	(1)
The Sino-Soviet Dispute	169	(1)
The Second Indochina War	170	(2)
An Era of Equivalence	172	(2)
An End to Detente?	173	(1)
Countering the Evil Empire	173	(1)
Conclusion	174	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	175	(1)
Notes	175	(1)
Brave New World: The Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe	176	(23)
The Postwar Soviet Union	176	(7)
From Stalin to Khrushchev	176	(3)
The Brezhnev Years, 1964-1982	179	(4)
Ferment in Eastern Europe	183	(4)
Culture and Society in the Soviet Bloc	187	(2)
Cultural Expression	187	(1)
Social Changes in the USSR and Eastern Europe	188	(1)
The Disintegration of the Soviet Empire	189	(8)
The Gorbachev Era	189	(2)
The New Russia: From Empire to Nation	191	(2)
Eastern Europe: From Soviet Satellites to Sovereign Nations	193	(2)
The End of the Cold War	195	(1)
Yugoslavia: A Tragedy in the Making	196	(1)
Conclusion	197	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	198	(1)
Notes	198	(1)
The East Is Red: China Under Communism	199	(19)
China Under Mao Zedong	199	(8)
New Democracy	200	(1)
The Transition to Socialism	200	(2)
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution	202	(2)
From Mao to Deng'	204	(1)
Incident at Tiananmen Square	205	(1)
Confucius Revived?	206	(1)
Serve the People: Chinese Society Under Communism	207	(4)
The Politics of the Mass Line	207	(2)
Economics in Command	209	(2)
The Legacy of the Past: Continuity and Change in Chinese Society	211	(2)
China's Changing Culture	213	(3)
Conclusion	216	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	217	(1)
Notes	217	(1)
Postwar Europe: On the Path to Unity?	218	(18)
Western Europe: Recovery and Renewal	218	(8)
The Triumph of Democracy in Postwar Europe	218	(5)
Western Europe: The Search for Unity	223	(1)
Postwar Europe: An Age of Affluence	224	(2)
Europe Reunited: The Curtain Falls	226	(4)
Germany: The Party's Over	226	(2)
France: A Season of Discontent	228	(1)
Great Britain: Move to the Left	229	(1)
The Move Toward European Unity: Staying the Course?	229	(1)
Aspects of Society in Postwar Europe	230	(2)
Expanding Roles for Women	230	(2)
The Environment and the Green Movements	232	(1)
Aspects of Culture in Postwar Europe	232	(2)
Conclusion	234	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	235	(1)
The United States, Canada, and Latin America	236	(23)
The Emergence of the United States	236	(5)
The United States Moves Right	240	(1)
Return to Hegemony	240	(1)
Canada: In the Shadow of Goliath	241	(1)
Democracy, Dictatorship, and Development in Latin America Since 1945	242	(7)
The Threat of Marxist Revolutions	244	(2)
Nationalism and the Military: The Examples of Argentina and Brazil	246	(2)
The Mexican Way	248	(1)
Social Changes in the United States	249	(1)
Women and Society	249	(1)
The Environment	250	(1)
Recent Trends in the Arts	250	(5)
Popular Culture	252	(2)
Science and Technology	254	(1)
Conclusion	255	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	255	(1)
Note	256	(1)
Reflections	257	(2)
PART IV Third World Rising	259	(98)
A House Divided: The Emergence of Independent States in South Asia	260	(19)
The End of the British Raj	260	(1)
Independent India	261	(4)
An Experiment in Democratic Socialism	261	(2)
The Post-Nehru Era	263	(2)
The Land of the Pure: Pakistan Since Independence	265	(1)
Problems of Poverty and Pluralism in South Asia	266	(9)
The Politics of Communalism	267	(1)
The Economy	268	(3)
Caste, Class, and Gender	271	(4)
Indian Art and Literature Since Independence	275	(1)
Conclusion: The Vision of Mahatma Gandhi	276	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	278	(1)
Notes	278	(1)
Nationalism Triumphant: The Emergence of Independent States in Southeast Asia	279	(17)
The Dismantling of Colonialism in Southeast Asia	279	(2)
The Era of Independent States	281	(2)
The Search for Native Political Traditions: Guided Democracy	281	(1)
The Maoist Model: New Democracy in North Vietnam	282	(1)
Problems of National Development	283	(1)
Recent Trends Toward Democracy	284	(2)
Daily Life: Town and Country in Contemporary Southeast Asia	286	(5)
Cultural Trends	291	(1)
Regional Conflict and Cooperation: The Rise of ASEAN	292	(2)
Conclusion	294	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	295	(1)
Notes	295	(1)
Emerging Africa	296	(18)
Uhuru: The Struggle for Independence	296	(3)
The Colonial Legacy	297	(1)
The Rise of Nationalism	297	(2)
The Era of Independence	299	(8)
Pan-Africanism and Nationalism: The Destiny of Africa	300	(1)
Dream and Reality: Political and Economic Conditions in Contemporary Africa	301	(6)
Continuity and Change in Modern African Societies	307	(5)
African Women	309	(1)
African Culture	310	(2)
Conclusion: Gathered at the Beach	312	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	313	(1)
Notes	313	(1)
Ferment in the Middle East	314	(17)
Crescent of Conflict	314	(8)
The Question of Palestine	314	(1)
Nasser and Pan-Arabism	315	(2)
The Arab-Israeli Dispute	317	(2)
Revolution in Iran	319	(1)
Crisis in the Gulf	320	(2)
Politics in the Contemporary Middle East	322	(5)
The Economics of Oil	323	(1)
The Islamic Revival	324	(1)
The Role of Women	325	(2)
Contemporary Literature and Art in the Middle East	327	(2)
Conclusion	329	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	330	(1)
Notes	330	(1)
Toward the Pacific Century?	331	(26)
Japan: Asian Giant	331	(12)
The Japanese Miracle: The Transformation of Society in Modern Japan	334	(1)
Politics and Government	335	(1)
The Economy	336	(2)
A Society in Transition	338	(3)
Religion and Culture	341	(2)
South Korea: A Peninsula Divided	343	(2)
Taiwan: The Other China	345	(2)
Singapore and Hong Kong: The Littlest Tigers	347	(2)
On the Margins of Asia: Postwar Australia and New Zealand	349	(1)
Conclusion	350	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition Terms	352	(1)
Notes	352	(1)
Reflections	353	(4)
PART V Beginning a New Millennium	357	(18)
Toward a New World Order?	358	(17)
After the Cold War: The End of History?	359	(1)
Problems of Capitalism	360	(3)
Europe: Unity or Disunity?	360	(2)
The United States: Capitalism Ascendant	362	(1)
Asian Miracle, or Asian Myth?	362	(1)
From the Industrial to the Technological Revolution	363	(1)
A Transvaluation of Values	364	(2)
The Family	364	(1)
Religion	365	(1)
Technology	365	(1)
Capitalism	365	(1)
One World, One Environment	366	(1)
The Population Debate	367	(1)
A Global Village, or a Clash of Civilizations?	368	(2)
The Arts: Mirror of the Age	370	(3)
Notes	373	(2)
Suggested Readings	375	(7)
Photo Credits	382	(1)
Index	383