Mastering Modern World History

Norman Lowe has had many years' experience of teaching history at all levels and for twenty years was head of history at Nelson and Colne Tertiary College in Lancashire, UK. John Traynor is a retired History Teacher.

'Mastering Modern World History is loved by students because it covers modern history in a truly global sense. Ranging from the First World War to the current wars against terrorism, it connects the past with the present. The book offers students insights in many areas of modern history and encourages them to dig deeper.'

• List of figuresList of mapsList of tablesAcknowledgementsPreface to the sixth editionPART I WAR AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS1 The Origins of the First World War2 The First World War 1914-19183 A Bitter Peace 1918–334 The Road to War5 The Second World War 1939–456 The Cold War: problems of international relations after the Second World War7 The spread of communism outside Europe and its effects on international relations8 The United Nations Organization9 The Two Europes, East and West since 194510 Conflict in the Middle East11 The New World Order and the War Against Global TerrorismPART II THE RISE OF FASCISM AND GOVERNMENTS OF THE RIGHT12 Italy 1918–45: the first appearance of fascism13 Germany 1918–45: the Weimar Republic and HitlerPART III COMMUNISM – RISE AND DECLINE14 Russia 1894 – 191715 Russia under Lenin and Stalin16 Continuing communism, collapse and aftermath,1953 to the present17 China 1900–4918 China since 1949: the communists in control19 Communism in Korea and South East AsiaPART IV THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA20 USA 1900-1929: Boom and Bust21 Roosevelt and the New Deal: 1929-194522 USA 1945 – 1968: Uneven Prosperity23 USA 1968 – 2012: Opportunity and ChallengePART V DECOLONIZATION AND AFTER24 The end of the European Empires25 Africa since independence26 Latin AmericaPART VI GLOBAL PROBLEMS27 The changing world economy since 190028 The world’s population