Readers learn about the connections among world societies – from regional to global.    Connections: A World History is a reader-centered text that focuses on connections within and among world societies. Concise, engaging chapters and a clear narrative make the often overwhelming amount of information in world history accessible to a wide range of readers. A uniquely comprehensive and consistent map program is combined with strong pedagogical support for increased understandability. The authors’ focus on connections offers a useful and compelling framework for understanding how and why peoples and societies change over time.   Note: MyHistoryLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyHistoryLab, please visit www.MyHistoryLab.com or use ISBN: 9780205216529.

Table of Contents:
Why We Wrote This Book Support Materials Acknowledgments   Part I: Emergence and Expansion of RegionalSocieties, To 300 C.E.   Chapter 1 The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 B.C.E.Our Earliest Ancestors Hominids and Cultural Adaptation Foraging, Family, and Gender Ice Age Migrations and Homo Sapiens Physical and Cultural Diversity Paleolithic Cultural and Spiritual Perspectives Intercultural Connections and Conflicts The Origins and Impact of Agriculture The Origins of Farming and Herding Agricultural Innovation and Expansion Foragers, Hunter-Farmers, and Pastoral Nomads Agricultural Society: Village, Family, and Land The Impact of Agriculture The Emergence of Complex Societies Towns, Cities, Occupations, and Religion States and Civilizations Chapter Review   Chapter 2 Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 B.C.E. Early West Asian Societies Early Mesopotamia: The City-States of Sumer The Akkadian Conquest and Spread of Sumerian Culture Babylonian Society and Hammurabi’s Code Indo-European Migrations The Hittite Connection Later Mesopotamia: Assyrians and Chaldeans Early Northeast African Societies Egyptian Culture and Society The Kingdoms of Egypt Nubian Culture and the Kingdoms of Kush The Kingdom and Culture of Meroë West Asia and North Africa: The Phoenician Connection The Israelites and Their God The Children of Israel The Kingdoms of Israel The God of Israel Chapter Review   Chapter 3 Societies and Beliefs of Early Indai, to 550 C.E. The Indian Subcontinent Harappan India: Early Indus Valley Societies The Early Cities Farming, Culture, and Commerce The Decline of Harappan Society Vedic India: The Aryan Impact Aryan Incursions and the Rise of Vedic Culture The Emergence of Caste Family, Status, and Stability The Religions of India Jainism: Reverence for All Living Things Buddhism: The Path to Inner Peace Hinduism: Unity amid Diversity Post-Vedic India: Connections and Divisions Conflicts and Contacts with Persians and Greeks The Rise of the Mauryan Empire Ashoka’s Reign: Buddhism and Paternalism India After Ashoka: New Connections and Conflicts Indian Society and Culture Caste, Family, and Gender The Visual Arts Science and Mathematics Philosophy and Literature: Upanishads and Epics Chapter Review   Chapter 4 The Origins of the Chinese Empire, to 220 C.E. China’s Geographic Diversity Early Chinese Societies Predynastic China Xia and Shang Societies Chinese Writing State and Society During the Zhou Dynasty The Mandate of Heaven and Dynastic Cycle Conflict, Chaos, and Commerce The Central Asian Connection The Classical Age of Chinese Philosophy Confucianism: Noble-Minded Conduct and Familial Respect Daoism: The Way That Cannot Be Spoken Yin and Yang: The Balance of Forces in Nature Legalism: Regulation, Coercion, and Control The Birth of the Empire Under the Qin Dynasty The First Emperor The End of the Qin Dynasty The Growth of the Empire Under the Han Dynasty The Early Han: Confucian Bureaucracy and Military Expansion Rebellion, Reform, and Ruin The Later Han: Revival and Decline Society, Technology, and the Silk Road Han Society Technical and Commercial Creativity The Silk Road and the Sea Trade Chapter Review   Chapter 5 Early American Societies: Connection and Isolation, 20,000 B.C.E-1500 C.E. Origins and Arrival of the Amerinds The Amerinds of North America Two Hunter-Gatherer Bands Five Limited-Scale Tribal Societies Four Full-Scale Tribal Societies Three Complex Societies The Amerinds of Mesoamerica The Olmec of the Preclassic Period (1800 B.C.E.–150 C.E.) The Maya of the Classic Period (150–900 C.E.) Teotihuacán: Rise and Fall of a Great City-State The Toltec: Conflict Between Warriors and Priests South America: Societies of the Andes Hunter-Gatherers and the Chavín Society Nazca and Moche Societies Tiahuanaco, Huari, and Chimor Chapter Review   Chapter 6 The Persian Connection: Its Impact and Influences, 2000 B.C.E-637 C.E. The Persian Empire Geographic Challenges Confront the First Persians Cyrus the Great Persian Governance and Society: Links with Mesopotamia From Cyrus to Darius Administration of the Empire Mesopotamian Influences: Law, Administration, and Commerce Persian Society and Culture Zoroastrianism A Religion of Good and Evil Social and Political Content Confrontation with Greece The Ionian Revolt and the Persian Response Xerxes and the Invasion of Greece Stalemate Persian Resurgence The Macedonian Conquest and Its Successor States The End of the Persian Empire Persia Under Macedonian Rule The Parthian Empire The Sasanian Empire Chapter Review   Chapter 7 Greek Civilization and Its Expansion into Asia, 2000-30 B.C.E. Early Greece Mycenae and Crete The Polis Archaic Greece, 700–500 B.C.E. Greek Colonization and the Spread of Greek Culture Rivalry Between Sparta and Athens Classical Greece, 500–338 B.C.E. The Persian Wars Athenian Dominance and the Spartan Response The Peloponnesian War The Arts and Philosophy in Classical Greece Architecture, Sculpture, and Pottery Greek Drama Philosophy Classical Greek Society and Religion Free Labor and Slavery The Status of Women Greek Religion The Empire of Alexander the Great Alexander’s Conquests The Fate and Impact of Alexander’s Empire Connections and Conflicts in the Hellenistic World Commercial and Cultural Connections Politics and Governance Chapter Review   Chapter 8 The Romans Connect the Mediterranean World, 753 B.C.E.-284 C.E. The Roman Republic to 133 B.C.E. Rivalry with Etruria The Republic and Its Foundation in Law The Punic Wars and Rome’s Mediterranean Domination Changes in Society and Culture Dissatisfaction with the Republic Social Discontent and Decline in Popular Rule Julius Caesar The Birth of the Roman Empire The Rise of Octavian From Republic to Empire Greco-Roman Culture Challenges to Augustus’s Work Roman Religion and the Rise of Christianity Rome’s Polytheistic Religion Jewish Resistance and Eastern Cults Paul of Tarsus and the Spread of Christianity From Golden Age to Disarray Commercial Connections The Empire in Disarray Chapter Review   Part II: Trans-Regional Conflicts and ReligiousConnections, 200–1200 C.E.   Chapter 9 Germanic Societies and the Emergence of the Christian West, 100-1100 C.E. The Germanic Peoples Germanic Society: Kinship and Combat Germanic Migrations and Their Threat to Rome The Decline of the Western Roman Empire The Divided Empire and Its Eastern Orientation The Triumph and Transformation of Christianity Crisis and Chaos in the West The Fall of Rome and End of the Western Roman Empire Early Medieval Europe: Germanic and Christian Connections The Emergence of Germanic Kingdoms The Early Medieval Church: Expansion and Adaptation The Franks and Their Effort to Reunite the West Vikings, Muslims, and Magyars: Invasions and Connections Europe’s Warrior Nobility: Protection, Land, and Power Economy and Society: Manors, Lords, and Serfs The Decline and Revival of the Western Church From Scandal to Reform The Great Schism of 1054 The Power of the Popes Chapter Review   Chapter 10 The Byzantine World, 284-1240 The Foundations of Byzantine Governance Constantine and the Christian Church The Union of Church and State Early Byzantium: Challenges and Survival Justinian and Theodora Byzantine Society Crises of the Seventh Century Eastern Christianity’s Culture and Conflicts Foreign Conflicts and Byzantium’s Decline The Arab Conflict The Turkish Conquests Pre-Christian Russia Russia’s Difficult Climate and Terrain Early Cultures and Conflicts Kievan Rus Connects to the Byzantine World The First Period: Early Rulers and Campaigns The Second Period: Connections to Christendom The Third Period: Chaos and Conflict Economy and Society The End of Early Russian Civilization Chapter Review   Chapter 11 The Origins and Expansion of Islam, 100-750 Pre-Islamic Arabia Camels and Commerce The Collapse of Southern Arabia and the Rise of Mecca The Rise of Islam The Prophet Muhammad From Mecca to Medina Islam Expands, 632–661 An Agreement Between Leader and Followers The Challenge to a Unified Islam The Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750 Umayyad Expansion Collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate Society and Culture in Early Islam Religious Observance: The Mosque Legal Uniformity: The Shari`ah Tolerance of Other Faiths Chapter Review   Chapter 12  Religion and Diversity in the Transformation of Southern Asia, 711-1400 Islam Expands Eastward Islamic Persia and the Abbasid Caliphate Persian Influences on Islamic Governance and Culture The Impact of Shi’ite Opposition The Rise of Baghdad Cosmopolitan Islam Abbasid Governance Commerce and Culture in the Abbasid Caliphate Sufis and Fundamentalists The Decline of the Abbasid Caliphate Forces of Disintegration Continuity of Islamic Unity and Expansion The Gupta Empire in India Gupta Rule and Achievements Conflict and Collapse The Islamic Impact on India Islamic Invasions from Persia Conflict and Connection: Muslims and Hindus India’s Influence on Southeast Asia Funan: The First Southeast Asian State The Cambodian Empire Srivijaya: Coalition and Cultural Blend Chapter Review   Chapter 13  Early African Societies, 1500 B.C.E.-1500 C.E. Africa Before Islam The Bantu Migrations: Cohesion in Diversity Regional Cultural Adaptations Clans and Kingdoms African Traditional Religion Early African Culture Islamic Africa and Spain: Commercial and Cultural Networks Islamic North Africa Cosmopolitan Umayyad Spain Fatimid Egypt Trade Across the Sahara Early Saharan Trade Islam’s Interaction with West Africa West African Kingdoms: Ghana and Mali The Conversion of Ghana Islamic Mali, 1200–1450 Ethiopia’s Christian Kingdom The City-States of East Africa Development of a Bantu-Arab Culture East and West Africa Compared The Bantu Connection: Central and Southern Africa The Bantu Influence Great Zimbabwe Chapter Review   Chapter 14 The Evolution and Expansion of East Asian Societies, 220-1240 C.E. China’s Age of Disunity, 220–589 The Three Kingdoms Era Division, Invasion, Adaptation, and Migration Central Asian Connections and the Arrival of Buddhism The Spread of Buddhism in China China’s Age of Preeminence, 589–1279 China Reunited: the Sui Dynasty, 589–618 China Triumphant: The Tang Dynasty, 618–907 China in Turmoil: Ten Kingdoms and Five Dynasties, 907–960 China Resurgent: The Song Dynasty, 960–1127 China Divided: Jurchens and Southern Song, 1127–1279 Highlights and Hallmarks of Chinese Society Commercial and Technological Innovations Spiritual, Intellectual, and Cultural Creativity Urban and Rural Society Vietnam and the Chinese Impact Vietnam Under Chinese Dominion Vietnamese Autonomy Korea and the Chinese Impact Early Chinese Influence in Korea The Kingdom of Koryo, 935–1392 The Emergence of Japan Early Borrowing from China The Heian Era: Divergence from China The Rise of the Warrior Class Chapter Review   Part III: Cross-Cultural Conflicts And CommercialConnections, 1000–1650   Chapter 15 Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000-1400 The Nomads of Central Asia Herding and Horsemanship Family and Social Structure Contacts and Conflicts with Settled Societies The Rise and Fall of the Seljuk Turks The Seljuk Conquests The Great Seljuk Empire The Fragmentation of the Seljuk Realm The Mongol Invasions The Conquests of Genghis Khan Reasons for Mongol Success The Mongol Khanates: Conquest, Adaptation,and Conversion East Asia: Khubilai Khan and His Mongol-Chinese Empire Southwest Asia: Mongol Devastation and Muslim Resilience Russia: Conquest, Tribute, and the Tatar Yoke Central Asia: The Struggle to Maintain the Mongol Heritage The Mongol Impact: Connections and Consequences Trade and Travel: The Pax Mongolica Exchanges of Ideas and Technologies The Plague Pandemic The End of the Mongol Era Chapter Review   Chapter 16  The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050-1530 Conflicts and Connections Between Europe and Islam Christians and Muslims in Iberia The First Crusade: “It Is God’s Will!” The Muslim Response and the Later Crusades Islamic Impacts on Western Commerce and Culture The High Middle Ages Agricultural Advances The Growth of Towns and Trade The Rise of Royal Authority The Revitalized Roman Church Intellectual and Cultural Developments Exaltation of Women and Marriage The Decline of the Middle Ages The Avignon Popes Famine, Plague, and Social Unrest The Great Western Schism Europe in Disarray The European Renaissance Roots and Attributes of the Renaissance The Italian Renaissance The Northern European Renaissance Social and Political Effects Chapter Review   Chapter 17 Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic Empires, 1071-1707 The Conquests of Timur Lenk Timur’s Strengths and Good Fortunes Attack on the Ottomans Timur as Warrior and Administrator The Cosmopolitan Ottoman Empire Ottomans and Byzantines Mehmed the Conqueror The Ottoman State and Society Suleiman the Magnificent A Faltering Empire Safavid Persia: A Shi’ite State Shi’ite Islam as a Unifying Force Regional and Islamic Influence on Family and Gender Roles The Mughal Empire: A Muslim Minority Rules India The Delhi Sultanate in India Babur: Founding the Mughal Empire Akbar’s Reign of Cultural Accommodation The Great Mughals Chapter Review   Chapter 18 The Aztec and Inca Empires, 1300-1550 The Great Amerind Empires The Aztec Empire Tenochtitlán: City in the Lake Exploitation and Human Sacrifice Society and Culture The Inca Empire A Unified Empire Society and Economy Adaptation to the Andes Governance and Religion Aztec and Inca on the Eve of Invasion The Invasion and Conquest of Mexico The Arrival of the Spaniards Encounter Between Aztecs and Spaniards The End of the Aztec Empire Reasons for the Spanish Victory The Invasion and Conquest of Peru Upheavals Among the Inca Encounter Between Inca and Spaniards Cajamarca and the End of the Inca Empire Reasons for the Spanish Victory Chapter Review   Chapter 19 The Global Exploration and Global empires, 1400-1700 The Iberian Impulse Portuguese Overseas Exploration Columbus’s Enterprise of the Indies The Voyage of Magellan The Portuguese Seaborne Empire Empire in the Atlantic Ocean Empire in the Indian and Pacific Oceans Portugal’s Commercial Empire in 1600 The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America The Amerind Foundation Slave Labor Government and Administration The Colonial Church Society in the Iberian Empires Amerinds and Europeans in North America Coalitions and Contacts The Coming of the Europeans Disease and Demographic Decline The Columbian Exchange Chapter Review   Chapter 20 The West in an Age of Religious Conflict and GLobal Expansion, 1500-1650 The Protestant Reformation Roots of the Reformation The Lutheran Revolt The Rising Tide of Rebellion Henry VIII and the English Reformation Calvin and the Elect The Spread of Protestantism The Catholic Counterreformation The Council of Trent The Roman and Spanish Inquisitions New Religious Orders Religious and Political Strife in Europe The Spanish Catholic Crusade The Wars of Religion in France The Thirty Years War The Globalization of Western Christianity and Commerce Catholicism’s Global Expansion Merchant Capitalism and Global Trade Colonies, Commerce, and Religion Western Society in an Age of Religious and Economic Change Warfare, Disease, and Witch Hunts Social Effects of Economic Expansion Family, Gender, Education, and Diet Changes in the Role of Religion Chapter Review   Part IV: The Shift From Regional To GlobalConnections, 1500–1800   Chapter 21 The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300–1800 The Search for Stability in Japan and Korea Rebellions, Warring States, and Intruders The Unification of Japan Korea and the Japanese Invasion Japan Under Tokugawa Rule The Tokugawa Shoguns The Evolution of Japanese Society Urban Culture and the Roles of Women The Search for Stability in China The Ming Ascendancy Sources of Ming Stagnation Domestic and Foreign Trade Intruders from Europe and Japan Calamity and Rebellion The Qing Empire The Manchu Conquest Kangxi and the Consolidation of Manchu Rule The Jesuits in China: Cultural Connections and Controversy The Height of the Qing Regime Vietnam Under Chinese Sway: Expansion and Foreign Influence Chinese Culture and Society in the Ming and Qing Eras Civil Service, Scholarship, and the State Popular Culture and Commerce Village Farming and Population Growth The Functions of the Chinese Family Chapter Review   Chapter 22 Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500–1800 Confrontation: Europe and Islam in Southern Asia The Indian Ocean Trade Shifting Balances of Power and Commerce Transformation of the Indian Subcontinent Europeans Arrive in India The Mughals in Decline The Crisis of Islamic India British and French Rivalry in India Muslims and Europeans in Southeast Asia Coexistence Between Muslims and Hindus The European Intrusion The End of Safavid Persia Safavid Centralization and Decline Shi’ite Islam After the Safavids The Ottoman Response to Europe’s Challenge The Ottomans Lose the Initiative Ottoman Reform and Cultural Synthesis Wahhabism in Arabia Chapter Review   Chapter 23 Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400–1800 Africa’s Diverse Societies Slavery and the Slave Trade in Africa African Slavery The Trans-Sahara Slave Trade African Slaves in the Islamic World The Atlantic Slave Trade The Africans and the Portuguese Sugar and the Slave Trade The Atlantic Trading System The Capture and Transport of Slaves African Slaves in the Americas Riches, Race, and Racism The Transformation of Africa The Reorientation of West Africa The Depopulation of Central Africa The Contest for East Africa South Africa and the Dutch The Impact on Africa of the Atlantic Slave Trade Demographic Dislocation Disruption of Family Life African Slaves and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power Chapter Review   Chapter 24 Absolutism and Enligtenment in Europe, 1600–1763 The Age of Absolutism The French Model of Absolute Government Absolutism in Central Europe The English Alternative to Absolutism Europe’s Intellectual Revolution The Scientific Revolution The Enlightenment Absolutism and Enlightenment Absolutism and Enlightenment in Prussia and Austria Unenlightened Monarchy in England and France Chapter Review   Chapter 25 Russia's Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300–1800 Russia’s Eastern Orientation The Byzantine and Mongol Heritage The Rise of Moscow Ivan the Terrible and His Impact The Early Romanovs and the Russian Church Schism Muscovite Culture and Society Russia’s Expansion Across Asia Russia’s Western Reorientation Peter the Great: Westernization and War Elizabeth I: Culture, Elegance, and Conflict Catherine the Great: Enlightenment and Expansion Russia’s Eurasian Society Chapter Review   Part V: Revolution, Industry, Ideology, And Empire,1750–1914   Chapter 26 The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750–1830 The Background of the Atlantic Revolutions New Ideas About Government and Society The Seven Years War The American Revolution Tensions Between Britain and Its Colonists Clashes in the Colonies The Revolutionary War Consequences of the American Revolution The French Revolution The Estates General and the Onset of Revolution The Constitutional Monarchy and Its Demise The National Convention and the Reign of Terror The Role of the Lower Classes The Directory and the Rise of Napoleon The Consulate: Consolidation of the Revolution The Revolution and the Rights of Women The Haitian Revolution The Saint-Domingue Slave Colony The Revolt of Toussaint Louverture The Success and Impact of the Revolution The Napoleonic Empire The Formation and Expansion of the Empire The Russian Campaign and the Empire’s Collapse Restoration and Rebellion The Congress of Vienna and the Congress System Renewed Attempts at Revolution Chapter Review   Chapter 27 Industry, Ideology, and their Global Impact, 1700–1914 The Industrial Revolution in Britain Agricultural Advances and Population Growth Cotton and Its Connections The Steam Engine and Its Impact Industrial Britain: Workshop of the World Industry’s Early Spread and Social Impact Industrialization in Europe and North America Mechanization and Urbanization Family and Society in the Industrial Age New Ideas and Ideologies Liberalism and Socialism Nationalism and Romanticism The European Impact of Industry and Ideology Reform and Revolution in Europe, 1832–1849 Liberalism, Nationalism, and Industrial Growth, 1850–1914 The Global Impact of Industry and Ideology Industry, Technology, and Global Trade The Great Global Migrations Industry, Technology, and Imperialism Nationalism, Liberalism, and Racism Responses to Western Domination Chapter Review   Chapter 28 Nation Building in the Americas, 1789–1914 The Trials and Triumphs of The United States Unification and Consolidation Expansion and Social Division North Against South Industry, Immigration, and Overseas Commitments The Consolidation and Expansion of Canada French and British Colonization of Canada Dominion, Expansion, and Ethnic Anxieties The Revolutions of Latin America Preconditions for Revolution Regional Character of the Spanish American Revolutions Independence Movements in South America Failure and Eventual Success in Mexico From Colony to Empire in Brazil Mexico from Santa Anna to Díaz La Reforma Social Structure and the Porfiriato Argentina and Chile: Contrasts in The Southern Cone Argentina from Rivadavia to Rosas Modernization: Society, Women, and the Economy Chilean Institutionalization Social Stratification and Inequality Brazil’s Experiment with Empire The Long Reign of Pedro II Slavery, Society, and Imperial Collapse Chapter Review   Chapter 29 New Connections and Challenges in Easter and Souther Asia, 1800–1912 Instability and Endurance in China China’s Internal Problems The Opium Trade and Its Impact The Taiping Rebellion and China’s Disintegration The Dynasty’s Survival and Regional “Self-Strengthening” Subordination and Resistance in India Commercial Connections and Cultural Conflicts The Indian Revolt of 1857 The Rise of Indian Nationalism Restoration and Adaptation in Japan The Tokugawa Shogunate and the Western Challenge Civil War and Meiji Restoration Centralization and Western Adaptations The Impact of Imperialism in Asia Southeast Asia and the West Indonesia and the Dutch Japan Versus China in Korea The Scramble for Chinese Concessions The Chinese and Japanese Response The Boxer Uprising in China The Russo-Japanese War The End of the Chinese Empire Chapter Review   Chapter 30 New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800–1914 Changing Patterns in West Asia and North Africa Reform and Rebellion in the Ottoman Empire The Tanzimat and the Young Turks The Transformation of Egypt The Suez Canal and Its Impact The Origins of Arab Nationalism in West Asia The Plight of the Maghrib Changing Patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa The Banning of the Slave Trade New Economic Patterns The Rise of New Regional States The Age of Imperialism in Africa Factors that Facilitated Imperialism The Colonization of the Congo Basin Global Trade and the Occupation of Egypt The Imperial Scramble The Roots of African Resistance Diamonds, Gold, and Diversity in South Africa The Impact of Empire on Africa Economic and Social Implications The Impact of Western Ideals and Institutions African Resistance to Colonial Rule Chapter Review   Part VI: Global Upheavals and Global Integration,1900–Present   Chapter 31 The Great War and the Russian Revolutions, 1890–1918 The Path to War and Revolution The Diplomatic Revolution of 1890–1907 The Crises of 1908–1913 The Crisis of July 1914 Deadlock and Devastation, 1914–1916 Stalemate on the Western Front Efforts to Break the Stalemate The War Against Germany’s Colonies Civilian Life During the Great War Year of Revolution, 1917 The United States Enters the War Mutinies in the French Army The Russian Revolutions Year of Decision, 1918 Russian Withdrawal from the War The Great March Offensive and Influenza Pandemic Decision in Southwest Asia The Path to the Armistice Chapter Review   Chapter 32 Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years, 1918–1939 Western Society and Culture in an Age of Anxiety The Rise of Relativism and Relativity Technology and Popular Culture Changes in the Role of Women Architecture, Art, and Literatrure Democracy, Depression, and Dictatorship The Versailles Settlement Democracy and Dictatorship in Eastern Europe Fascism in Italy The Great Depression and Its Global Impact The New Deal in the United States Democracy and Socialism in Western Europe Communism in Russia National Socialism in Germany New Varieties of Nationalism in Africa and Asia Nationalism and Anticolonialism in Africa Secular and Islamic Nationalism in the Middle East Nationalism and Nonviolence in India Nationalism and Communism in China Nationalism and Militarism in Japan Chapter Review   Chapter 33 World War II and the Holocaust, 1933–1945 The Road to War Germany Prepares, 1933–1936 Civil War in Spain, 1936–1939 Germany’s Eastward Expansion Hitler’s War, 1939–1941 From Poland to France The Battle of Britain The German Invasion of Russia East Asia and the Pacific, 1937–1942 The New Order in East Asia Japan Strikes in the Pacific End of the Japanese Advance North Africa and Europe, 1942–1943 The Battle for North Africa Stalingrad and Kursk Civilian Life in World War II Resistance to Nazi Rule Nazi Mass Murder Extermination Camps The Implementation of Mass Murder The Question of Responsibility The Defeat of Germany, 1944–1945 Squeezing Germany Between West and East Allied Victory in Europe The Defeat of Japan The American Strategy The Japanese Empire Contracts Atomic Weapons The Legacy of World War II Chapter Review   Chapter 34 East Versus West: Cold War and its Global Impact, 1945-Present Origins of the Cold War The Yalta and Potsdam Conferences Divided Europe: The “Iron Curtain” The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan The Berlin Blockade and NATO The Global Confrontation New Realities and New Leaders Decolonization and Global Cold War Peaceful Coexistence and Its Problems Berlin, Cuba, Vietnam, and MAD The West in the Cold War Era The Revival of Western Europe Affluence and Anxieties in America The Soviet Bloc Life Under Communist Rule Challenges to Soviet Authority The End of the Cold War Era Détente and Its Demise The Gorbachev Revolution Collapse of the Communist Bloc Disintegration of the USSR The World Transformed Chapter Review   Chapter 35 The Upheavals of Asia, 1945-Present Independence and Conflict in India and Pakistan Independence and Partition India: Democracy, Progress, and Problems Pakistan: Dictatorship and Division Revival and Resurgence of Japan Japan’s Economic Miracle Problems Amid Prosperity Conflict and Division in China and Korea Civil War in China: Communists Versus Nationalists Divided China: Taiwan and the People’s Republic Occupation, Partition, and Conflict in Korea Divided Korea: Communist North, Capitalist South Radicalism and Pragmatism in Communist China Early Radical Reforms The Great Leap Forward and Its Failure The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution China’s Opening to the West China After Mao: Economic Freedom, Political Repression The Agonies of Southeast Asia and Indonesia Vietminh, France, and the First Indochina War Vietnam, America, and the Second Indochina War The Cambodian Catastrophe Indonesia Between East and West Changes in Asian Societies Industry, Technology, Population, and Urbanization Changing Family and Gender Roles Chapter Review   Chapter 36  Reform and Revolution in Latin America, 1914-Present Latin America and the World Since 1914 Connections: Latin America in the Global Economy Conflict: Latin America and Global War Connections and Conflict: Latin America and the United States Democracy and Dictatorship in Latin America Argentina: The Failure of Political Leadership Brazil: Development and Inequality Chile: Socialism, Militarism, and Democracy Mexico: The Legacy of the Revolution Six Regional Transitions Gender Roles Inequality Debt Population Poverty Religion Chapter Review   Chapter 37  Post-Colonial Challenges in Africa and the Middle East, 1939-Present The Context of African Decolonization The Impact of World War II European Preparations for Colonial Autonomy The Transformation of Africa After 1945 African Nationalism and the Cold War North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa From Apartheid to Freedom in South Africa Challenges Facing Independent Africa Politics: Democracy or Dictatorship? Economic Underdevelopment Social Challenges: Poverty, Ignorance, Disease The Transformation of The Middle East The State of Israel and the Palestinian Conflict Arab Nationalism and the Arab-Israeli Wars The Development of Islamist Fundamentalism Persian Gulf Wars and Global Terrorism Chapter Review   Glossary Photo Credits Index