World History, Grades 9-12 Human Journey Full Survey

by Holt Mcdougal

• ISBN13: 9780030509674
• ISBN10: 003050967X
• Edition: 5th
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• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School
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Holt World History: The Human Journey, 5th Edition

ISBN: 9780030509674

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Holt World History: The Human Journey, 5th Edition, is a comprehensive textbook designed for high school students in grades 9-12. This book provides a detailed exploration of world history, covering significant events, cultural developments, and historical figures from ancient times to the present day.

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Primarily, this book is used by students and educators in high school world history classes. It's also a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of world history, including parents and professionals looking to refresh their knowledge or expand their understanding of historical events.

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The 5th edition of Holt World History: The Human Journey has been updated to address user feedback, incorporating the latest research and discussions on historical perspectives. This edition includes detailed updates on historical accuracy and representation, ensuring that students receive a balanced and inclusive view of world history. The book also features a modular approach, making it easy to adapt to different teaching styles and course structures.

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Table of Contents

How to Use Your Textbook	xxvi
Why History Matters Today	xxx
Themes in World History	xxxii
Essential Elements of Geography	1
Skills Handbook	1
Critical Thinking and the Study of History	1
Becoming a Strategic Reader	4
Standardized Test-Taking Strategies	12
The Geographer's Tool Kit	16
Atlas	1
UNIT 1 The Beginnings of Civilization	1	(99)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Geography	2	(2)
The Emergence of Civilization (3,700,000 B.C. - 1200 B.C.)	4	(14)
Prehistoric Peoples	6	(5)
History Maker: Lucy	7	(1)
What If? The Ice Age	8	(1)
Connecting to Art: Sculpture: Cro-Magnon Carving	8	(3)
The Foundations of Civilization	11	(7)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using a Time Line	14	(2)
Review	16	(2)
The First Civilizations (c. 6000 B.C. - 587 B.C.)	18	(32)
Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile	20	(6)
Connecting to Art: Metalworking: Funeral Mask of a Pharaoh	22	(2)
History Maker: Hatshepsut	24	(2)
Egyptian Life and Culture	26	(4)
Sumerian Civilization	30	(5)
Skill-Building Strategies: Evaluating Sources of Evidence	33	(1)
Young People in History: Ancient Schools	34	(1)
Empires of the Fertile Crescent	35	(6)
History Maker: Hammurabi	36	(5)
The Phoenicians and the Lydians	41	(3)
What If? The Phoenician Alphabet	42	(1)
Daily Life: Money	43	(1)
The Origins of Judaism	44	(6)
Review	48	(2)
Ancient Indian Civilizations (c.2500 B.C.-A.D. 550)	50	(24)
Indus River Valley Civilization	52	(4)
Skill-Building Strategies: Categorizing Historical Information	54	(1)
Connecting to Economics: Industry and Trade in the Indus River Valley	55	(1)
Indo-Aryan Migrants	56	(4)
Connecting to Science and Technology: The Tools of Archaeology	58	(2)
Hinduism and Buddhism	60	(6)
Ancient Indian Dynasties and Empires	66	(3)
History Maker: Asoka	67	(2)
Ancient Indian Life and Culture	69	(5)
Then and Now: Fairy Tales	70	(2)
Review	72	(2)
Ancient Chinese Civilization (c. 1500 B.C.-A.D. 589)	74	(26)
Geographic and Cultural Influences	76	(4)
Skill-Building Strategies: Reviewing Map Basics	77	(3)
The Shang Dynasty	80	(4)
Connecting to Art: Metalworking: Ancient Bronze Vessel	81	(3)
The Zhou, Qin, and Han Dynasties	84	(5)
Then and Now: Civil Service	87	(1)
History Maker: Liu Ch'e	88	(1)
Philosophies of Ancient China	89	(4)
What If? Confucianism	90	(3)
Chinese Life and Culture	93	(7)
Review	96	(2)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Literature --- Ancient Worldviews	98	(1)
Unit 1 Review	99	(1)
UNIT 2 The Growth of Civilizations	100	(116)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Government	102	(2)
The Greek City-States (c. 2000 B.C.-404 B.C.)	104	(24)
Early Greeks and the Rise of City-States	106	(4)
Greek Government and Society	110	(3)
Then and Now: Stadiums	111	(2)
Sparta and Athens	113	(5)
Connecting to Civics: Rights and Responsibilities in Ancient Greece	115	(1)
Skill-Building Strategies: Analyzing Historical Context	116	(2)
Daily Life in Athens	118	(3)
History Maker: Sappho	119	(2)
The Expansion of Greece	121	(7)
History Maker: Pericles	123	(3)
Review	126	(2)
Greece's Golden and Hellenistic Ages (478 B.C. - 146 B.C.)	128	(20)
Greek Art of the Golden Age	130	(3)
Connecting to Art: Sculpture: Greek Funeral Stele	131	(2)
Philosophers and Writers of the Golden Age	133	(5)
History Maker: Socrates	134	(1)
Connecting to Math: The Pythagorean Theorem	135	(3)
Alexander the Great	138	(4)
Then and Now: Memorials	140	(1)
What If? Alexander's Empire	141	(1)
The Spread of Hellenistic Culture	142	(6)
History Maker: Archimedes	143	(1)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using Models to Understand History	144	(2)
Review	146	(2)
The Roman World (1000 B.C.-A.D. 476)	148	(32)
Founding the Roman Republic	150	(5)
Primary Source Eyewitness: Romulus and Remus: The Legend	151	(4)
Rome Expands Its Borders	155	(3)
History Maker: Spartacus	157	(1)
The Birth of the Roman Empire	158	(4)
History Maker: Julius Caesar	159	(1)
What If? Julius Caesar	159	(1)
History Maker: Augustus	160	(2)
Roman Society and Culture	162	(10)
Daily Life: Baths	165	(1)
Connecting to Science and Technology: The Roman Aqueducts	166	(2)
The Rise of Christianity	168	(4)
The Fall of the Western Empire	172	(4)
Skill-Building Strategies: Making Generalizations and Predictions	176	(4)
Then and Now: Rome: An Enduring Legacy	177	(1)
Review	178	(2)
Africa (1800 B.C.-A.D. 1500)	180	(18)
Africa's Early History	182	(5)
Daily Life: The Storytellers	184	(1)
Then and Now: Trumpets	185	(2)
The Kingdoms of Kush and Aksum	187	(4)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using Artifacts as Historical Evidence	189	(1)
History Maker: King 'Ezana	190	(1)
Trading States of Africa	191	(7)
Connecting to Art: Sculpture: Royal Figure from West Africa	193	(1)
History Maker: Mansa Musa	194	(2)
Review	196	(2)
The Americas (1800 B.C. - A.D. 1500)	198	(18)
The Earliest Americans	200	(3)
Daily Life: Hunter-Gatherers	202	(1)
Cultures of North America	203	(5)
Young People in History: Young Native Americans	205	(1)
Skill-Building Strategies: Formulating a Thesis Statement	206	(2)
Mesoamerica and Andean South America	208	(8)
Connecting to Science and Technology: Ancient Maya Astronomers	209	(2)
History Maker: Juanita	211	(1)
Review	212	(2)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Literature --- Morality Tales	214	(1)
Unit 2 Review	215	(1)
UNIT 3 The World in Transition	216	(132)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Culture	218	(2)
The Byzantine Empire and Russia (A.D.395-A.D. 1589)	220	(18)
The Byzantine Empire	222	(7)
History Maker: Empress Theodora	224	(1)
Skill-Building Strategies: Identifying Bias	225	(4)
The Rise of Russia	229	(4)
History Maker: Yaroslav the Wise	231	(1)
Then and Now: Town Meetings	231	(2)
Russia and the Mongols	233	(5)
History Maker: Ivan the Terrible	234	(2)
Review	236	(2)
The Islamic World (A.D.570-A.D. 1250)	238	(26)
The Rise of Islam	240	(3)
The Spread of Islam	243	(5)
History Maker: Rabi'ah al-'Adawiyah	245	(1)
Skill-Building Strategies: Understanding Sequence	246	(2)
Islamic Civilization	248	(16)
Connecting to Science and Technology: Muslim Medicine	250	(3)
Connecting to Art: Weaving: Carpets of the Muslim World	253	(1)
Review	254	(2)
Cross-Cultural Connections: World Religions	256	(1)
History Maker: Abraham	257	(1)
History Maker: Mahavira	258	(1)
History Maker: Siddhartha Gautama	259	(1)
History Maker: Confucius	260	(1)
History Maker: Jesus	261	(1)
History Maker: Muhammad	262	(2)
The Civilizations of East Asia (A.D.552-A.D. 1573)	264	(22)
China Under the Sui, Tang, and Sung Dynasties	266	(6)
Connecting to Science and Technology: The Grand Canal	267	(2)
History Maker: Empress Wu	269	(3)
The Mongol Empire	272	(4)
History Maker: Kublai Khan	274	(2)
Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia	276	(10)
Young People in History: Training to Become a Samurai	278	(1)
Skill-Building Strategies: Reading a Chart	279	(5)
Review	284	(2)
The Rise of the Middle Ages (A.D.432-A.D. 1328)	286	(30)
The Rise of the Franks	288	(6)
History Maker: Charlemagne	289	(5)
Feudalism and the Manorial System	294	(6)
Skill-Building Strategies: Establishing a Fact from a Values Statement	296	(2)
Young People in History: Preparing for Life as a Noblewoman	298	(2)
The Church	300	(4)
Connecting to Art: Print Design: The Lindisfarne Gospels	301	(1)
History Maker: Hildegard of Bingen	302	(1)
Daily Life: The Parish Church	303	(1)
The Struggle for Power in England and France	304	(6)
History Maker: Eleanor of Aquitaine	306	(1)
Connecting to Civics: Magna Carta	307	(3)
The Clash over Germany and Italy	310	(6)
Then and Now: The Pope	312	(2)
Review	314	(2)
The High Middle Ages (1000-1500)	316	(32)
The Crusades	318	(5)
What If? The Crusades	319	(3)
Connecting to Geography: The World of Arab Geographers	322	(1)
The Revival of Trade	323	(4)
Connecting to Economics: Trade Fairs of the Middle Ages	325	(2)
The Growth of Towns	327	(4)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using Maps to Analyze Historical Patterns	329	(2)
Life and Culture in the Middle Ages	331	(5)
History Maker: Thomas Aquinas	334	(2)
Wars and the Growth of Nations	336	(5)
History Maker: Joan of Arc	338	(3)
Challenges to Church Power	341	(7)
Review	344	(2)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Literature --- Epic Poetry	346	(1)
Unit 3 Review	347	(1)
UNIT 4 The Age of Exploration and Expansion	348	(100)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Economics	350	(2)
The Renaissance and Reformation (1350-1700)	352	(28)
The Italian Renaissance	354	(5)
History Maker: Isabella d'Este	355	(2)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using Art to Understand Values	357	(2)
The Northern Renaissance	359	(4)
The Protestant Reformation	363	(5)
History Maker: Martin Luther	364	(4)
The Catholic Reformation	368	(4)
Daily Life: Effects of the Inquisition	369	(3)
Culture and Daily Life	372	(8)
Then and Now: Games	374	(1)
Connecting to Science and Technology: The Printing Press	375	(3)
Review	378	(2)
Exploration and Expansion (1400-1800)	380	(30)
The Scientific Revolution	382	(6)
History Maker: Nicolaus Copernicus	383	(1)
Connecting to Math: Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion	384	(1)
History Maker: Galileo Galilei	385	(1)
History Maker: Rene Descartes	386	(2)
The Foundations of European Exploration	388	(4)
Connecting to Science and Technology: The Astrolabe - An Early Guidance System	389	(2)
Daily Life: The New Commercial Economy	391	(1)
Voyages of Portugal and Spain	392	(8)
History Maker: Queen Isabella	393	(1)
Connecting to Geography: The Columbian Exchange	394	(1)
History Maker: Ferdinand Magellan	395	(4)
Primary Source Eyewitness: Olaudah Equiano	399	(1)
The Spanish and Dutch Empires	400	(10)
Connecting to Art: Painting: Young Woman with Water Jug	403	(3)
Skill-Building Strategies: Making Charts	406	(2)
Review	408	(2)
Asia in Transition (1368-1868)	410	(20)
The Ming and Qing Dynasties	412	(5)
What If? Sea Power	413	(1)
History Maker: Hsuan-yeh	414	(3)
China and Europeans	417	(5)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using the Internet in Historical Research	420	(2)
The Tokugawa Shoguns in Japan	422	(8)
History Maker: Toyotomi Hideyoshi	423	(2)
Connecting to Art: Theater: Kabuki	425	(3)
Review	428	(2)
Islamic Empires in Asia (1300-1700)	430	(18)
The Ottoman Empire	432	(4)
History Maker: Suleyman the Magnificent	434	(2)
The Safavid Empire	436	(3)
The Mughal Empire in India	439	(9)
Skill-Building Strategies: Understanding Frames of Reference	442	(4)
Review .444
Cross-Cultural Connections: Literature --- Styles of Verse	446	(1)
Unit 4 Review	447	(1)
UNIT 5 From Absolutism to Revolution	448	(90)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Constitutional Heritage	450	(2)
Monarchs of Europe (1500-1800)	452	(24)
France in the Age of Absolutism	454	(5)
Young People in History: The Boy King	456	(3)
Russia in the Age of Absolutism	459	(6)
Skill-Building Strategies: Drawing Inferences	461	(1)
History Maker: Peter the Great	462	(2)
History Maker: Catherine the Great	464	(1)
Central Europe in the Age of Absolutism	465	(5)
Daily Life: Dressing for Success	466	(4)
The English Monarchy	470	(6)
History Maker: Elizabeth	471	(1)
Then and Now: The Globe Theatre	472	(2)
Review	474	(2)
Enlightenment and Revolution in England and America (1550-1789)	476	(30)
Civil War and Revolution	478	(5)
What If? The English Civil War	480	(1)
Connecting to Civics: Constitutionalism	481	(2)
Constitutional Monarchy in England	483	(7)
History Maker: John Locke	485	(1)
Skill-Building Strategies: Identifying Points of View	486	(4)
English Colonial Expansion	490	(4)
Connecting to Economics: Mercantilism	493	(1)
The Enlightenment	494	(3)
History Maker: Mary Wollstonecraft	496	(1)
The American Revolution	497	(9)
Young People in History: Young Patriots	499	(4)
History Maker: George Washington	503	(1)
Review	504	(2)
The French Revolution and Napoleon (1789-1815)	506	(32)
The Roots of Revolution	508	(4)
History Maker: Marie-Antoinette	510	(2)
The French Revolution	512	(5)
Connecting to Civics: Two Declarations of Freedom	514	(3)
The French Republic	517	(6)
Connecting to Art: Painting: The Death of Marat	518	(3)
History Maker: Napoleon Bonaparte	521	(2)
The Napoleonic Era	523	(6)
A Return to Peace	529	(9)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using Outlines	532	(2)
Review	534	(2)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Literature --- Political Satire	536	(1)
Unit 5 Review	537	(1)
UNIT 6 Industrialization and Nationalism	538	(154)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Science, Technology, and Society	540	(2)
The Industrial Revolution (1600-1901)	542	(28)
Origins of the Industrial Revolution	544	(7)
Daily Life: Industrialization and Sports	546	(3)
Skill-Building Strategies: Determining Cause and Effect	549	(2)
The Factory System	551	(4)
Connecting to Science and Technology: Thonet Rocker	552	(1)
Young People in History: Young Factory Workers	553	(2)
New Methods and Business Organizations	555	(4)
Living and Working Conditions	559	(5)
History Maker: Adam Smith	560	(4)
Socialism	564	(6)
History Maker: Karl Marx	565	(3)
Review	568	(2)
Life in the Industrial Age (1800-1928)	570	(30)
Advances in Technology and Communication	572	(4)
Connecting to Science and Technology: Petroleum and the Industrial Age	575	(1)
Advances in Science and Medicine	576	(7)
Then and Now: Science Fiction	578	(3)
History Makers: Pierre and Marie Curie	581	(1)
Connecting to Math: E = mc2	582	(1)
Social Sciences in the Industrial Age	583	(3)
History Maker: Sigmund Freud	585	(1)
Society and Culture in the Industrial Age	586	(6)
History Maker: Jane Addams	588	(2)
Daily Life: Leisure Time	590	(2)
Literature, Music, and Art in the Industrial Age	592	(8)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using Art as a Historical Document	595	(3)
Review	598	(2)
The Age of Reform (1791-1911)	600	(30)
Liberal Reforms in Great Britain and Its Empire	602	(7)
Primary Source Eyewitness: Suffrage and the Chartists	603	(1)
Connecting to Geography: The Irish Potato Famine	604	(1)
History Maker: Emmeline Pankhurst	605	(1)
What If? Great Britain and the American Revolution	606	(3)
Expansion and Reform in the United States	609	(6)
Connecting to Civics: The Civil War Amendments	611	(2)
Skill-Building Strategies: Reading Graphs	613	(1)
History Maker: Elizabeth Cady Stanton	614	(1)
Revolution and Reform in France	615	(6)
Primary Source Eyewitness: Republicanism under Louis-Napoleon	616	(1)
Connecting to Art: Painting: The Gleaners	617	(1)
History Maker: Florence Nightingale	618	(3)
Latin Americans Win Independence	621	(9)
History Maker: Simon Bolivar	622	(2)
History Maker: Toussaint-Louverture	624	(1)
Daily Life: Rancheros	624	(4)
Review	628	(2)
Nationalism in Europe (1806-1913)	630	(30)
The Unification of Italy	632	(5)
History Maker: Giuseppe Garibaldi	634	(1)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using a Problem-Solving Process	635	(2)
The Unification of Germany	637	(6)
History Maker: Otto von Bismarck	639	(1)
Connecting to Civics: Nationalism	640	(3)
Opposition to Bismarck	643	(4)
What If? Bismarck	645	(2)
Reform and Revolution in Russia	647	(6)
Connecting to Art: Metalworking: Faberge Egg	649	(4)
Unrest in Austria-Hungary	653	(7)
Then and Now: The Balkans	655	(3)
Review	658	(2)
The Age of Imperialism (1830-1917)	660	(32)
The Roots of Western Imperialism	662	(4)
European Claims in North Africa	666	(4)
Skill-Building Strategies: Using a Decision-Making Process	667	(3)
European Claims in Sub-Saharan Africa	670	(5)
History Maker: Samory Toure	671	(3)
Connecting to Geography: The Berlin Conference	674	(1)
Expansion in Asia	675	(7)
History Maker: Queen Liliuokalani	681	(1)
Imperialism in Latin America	682	(10)
Connecting to Economics: Dollar Diplomacy	686	(2)
Review	688	(2)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Literature --- Nationalism and Literature	690	(1)
Unit 6 Review	691	(1)
UNIT 7 World War in the Twentieth Century	692	(122)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Global Relations	694	(2)
World War I and the Russian Revolution (c. 1880- 1920)	696	(30)
Setting the Stage for War	698	(6)
World War I: A New Kind of War	704	(7)
Connecting to Science and Technology: U-boats	705	(1)
Then and Now: Women in Wartime	706	(5)
The Russian Revolution	711	(3)
History Maker: Vladimir Lenin	713	(1)
The Terms of Peace	714	(4)
What If? Nations at War	715	(3)
Creating a ``New'' Europe	718	(8)
Skill-Building Strategies: Interpreting Visuals: Using Maps as Historical Documents	720	(4)
Review	724	(2)
The Great Depression and the Rise of Totalitarianism (1919-1936)	726	(30)
The Postwar Era	728	(6)
Connecting to Science and Technology: The Development of Radio	730	(2)
Connecting to Art: Film: Modern Times	732	(2)
Postwar Prosperity Crumbles	734	(4)
Young People in History: Growing Up During the Depression	737	(1)
Political Tensions After World War 1	738	(5)
Then and Now: Northern Ireland	741	(2)
Fascist Dictatorships in Italy and Germany	743	(6)
History Maker: Adolf Hitler	746	(1)
Skill-Building Strategies: Analyzing Documents	747	(2)
Dictatorship in the Soviet Union	749	(7)
History Maker: Joseph Stalin	751	(2)
Daily Life: The Gulags	753	(1)
Review	754	(2)
Nationalist Movements Around the World (1898-1938)	756	(24)
The British Empire in the Postwar Era	758	(4)
Skill-Building Strategies: Making Graphs	759	(1)
History Maker: Mohandas Gandhi	760	(2)
Turkey, Persia, and Africa	762	(3)
Young People in History: Missionary Schools	764	(1)
Unrest in China	765	(5)
History Maker: Empress Dowager Tz'u-hsi	766	(2)
Connecting to Civics: Pu-i: The Last Emperor of China	768	(2)
Imperialism in Japan	770	(4)
What If? The Russo-Japanese War	771	(1)
Daily Life: The Westernization of Japan	772	(2)
Latin America Between the Wars	774	(6)
Connecting to Art: Painting: Fruits of Labor	775	(3)
Review	778	(2)
World War II (1921-1945)	780	(34)
Threats to World Peace	782	(4)
Connecting to Art: Painting: Guemica by Pablo Picasso	784	(2)
Hitler's Aggressions	786	(5)
Young People in History: Edelweiss Pirates	789	(2)
Axis Gains	791	(5)
History Maker: Winston Churchill	793	(3)
The Soviet Union and the United States	796	(5)
Daily Life: The Eastern Front	798	(3)
The Holocaust	801	(3)
History Maker: Anne Frank	803	(1)
The End of the War	804	(10)
Skill-Building Strategies: Reading About History: Understanding a Biographical Account	806	(4)
Review	810	(2)
Cross-Cultural Connections: Literature --- Hope Amid Turmoil	812	(1)
Unit 7 Review	813	(1)
UNIT 8 The World Since 1945	814
Cross-Cultural Connections: Citizenship	816
Europe and North America in the Postwar Years (1945-1968)	818
Aftermath of the War in Europe	820
Then and Now: War Crimes	822
History Maker: Eleanor Roosevelt	823
Origins of the Cold War	825
Skill-Building Strategies: Transferring Information from One Medium to Another	829
Reconstruction, Reform, and Reaction in Europe	831
History Maker: Charles de Gaulle	833
Connecting to Art: Architecture: Chapel by Le Corbusier	834
The United States and Canada	837
Connecting to Civics: Separatism	841
Review	842
Asia Since 1945 (1945-Present)	844
South Asia After Empire	846
History Maker: Indira Gandhi	849
Daily Life: Helping India's Poor	850
History Maker: Benazir Bhutto	851
Communist China and Its Influence	852
Young People in History: The Red Guards	854
What If? China and the United States	855
Skill-Building Strategies: Conducting Research	857
The Japanese Miracle	859
Independence Struggles in Southeast Asia	863
History Maker: Corazon Aquino	864
Connecting to Art: Weaving: Ikat Cloth	866
Asian Paths to Prosperity	870
Review	874
Africa and the Middle East Since 1945 (1945 - Present)	876
African Independence After World War II	878
Connecting to Geography: Pan-Africanism	879
History Maker: Desmond Tutu	884
History Maker: Nelson Mandela	885
Africa Since Independence	886
Nationalism in the Middle East and North Africa	891
Connecting to Art: Stained Glass: Windows in Jerusalem	892
What If? The United States and Israel	893
War, Revolution, and Oil and in the Middle East and North Africa	898
History Maker: Golda Meir	899
Skill-Building Strategies: Using a Special Purpose Map	902
Review	906
Latin America Since 1945 (1945 - Present)	908
Facing New Challenges	910
Connecting to Economics: NAFTA	912
Mexico and Central America	915
Skill-Building Strategies: Using Multimedia Resources	917
History Maker: Violeta Barrios de Chamorro	919
Nations of the Caribbean	922
History Maker: Fidel Castro	923
What If? The Bay of Pigs	923
South America	929
Then and Now: The Falklands	931
Review	936
The Superpowers in the Modern Era (1969-Present)	938
The Industrial Powers of North America	940
Connecting to Art: Architecture: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial	941
Connecting to Geography: Beyond Planet Earth	944
Europe	948
History Maker: Margaret Thatcher	949
Connecting to Civics: The Decline of European Monarchies	952
The Fall of Communism	956
What If? Gorbachev	957
History Maker: Vaclav Havel	960
Skill-Building Strategies: Writing a Research Paper	962
A Day That Changed the World	964
Review	970
The Modern World (1945-Present)	972
The Arts and Literature	974
Skill-Building Strategies: Connecting Architecture to History	976
History Maker: Maya Angelou	979
Science and Technology	981
Connecting to Science and Technology: Genetic Engineering	986
Human Rights and the Spread of Democratic Ideals	990
Young People in History: Children's Rights	993
Review	994
Cross-Cultural Connections: Literature - Cultural Pride	996
Unit 8 Review	997
Special Feature: The War on Terrorism: A Global View	998
Reference Section
Table of Contents	1
Almanac	2
Glossary	6
Spanish Glossary	19
Index	33
Acknowledgements	64