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With a strong emphasis on social and cultural history, this book focuses on the major international themes and historical processes that shaped the 20th century. Turbulent Passage is a truly global text that looks at the historical antecedents of current issues, and challenges students to make connections and draw parallels between historical and contemporary events and trends. the text's narrative encourages students to think analytically and presents important overall arguments for students to grapple with, as opposed to simply stating the facts of history.

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Preface

Prologue

(5)

PART I The Birth of the 20th Century

(86)

Accelerating Change and the Transition to the Twentieth Century

(1)

Redrawing the Global Map

(1)

Social Transformations and the Coming of the Twentieth Century

(1)

Intellectual Foundations for a New Century

(1)

Part Overview

(1)

Western Industrialization and the Foundations of the 20th Century

(18)

Introduction

(1)

The Industrial Revolution in Europe

(3)

Document: Women in the Industrial Revolution

(1)

The Consolidation of the Industrial Order, 1850--1914

(9)

Analysis: The United States in World History

(1)

Diplomatic Tensions Among the Western Powers

(1)

Conclusion: Diplomacy and Society

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

On the Web

(2)

Extending the Industrial Core: The Emergence of Russia and Japan as 20th-Century Powers

(16)

Introduction

(1)

Reforms in Russia, 1861--1914

(2)

Protest and Revolution

(2)

Document: Conditions Under Russian Industrialization

(2)

Japan: Reform, Industrialization, and Rise to Global Power

(2)

Analysis: The Separate Paths of Japan and China

(3)

Conclusion: Japan, Russia, and World War I

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

On the Web

(2)

Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of the European Global Order

(18)

Introduction

(1)

Industrial Rivalries and the Partition of the World, 1870--1914

(4)

Colonial Regimes and African and Asian Peoples

(1)

Analysis: Western Education and the Rise of an African and Asian Middle Class

(3)

White Dominions and Mixed Settler Colonies

(1)

Document: Contrary Images: The Colonizer vs. the Colonized on the ``Civilizing Mission''

(5)

Conclusion: The Pattern of the Age of Imperialism

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

On the Web

(1)

Precarious Sovereignty: Western Informal Empire and Constricted Development in Latin America, the Middle East, and China

(28)

Introduction

(1)

National Consolidation in Latin America

(5)

Analysis: Explaining Underdevelopment

(1)

The Great Boom, 1880--1920

(3)

From Empire to Nation: Ottoman Retreat and the Birth of Turkey

(8)

The Last Dynasty: The Slow Death of the Qing Empire in China

(5)

Document: Building a New China

(1)

Conclusion: Islamic and Chinese Responses to the Challenge of the West

(1)

Further Reading

(1)

On the Web

(2)

PART II A Half-Century of Crisis, 1914--1945

(112)

Decades of Turmoil

(1)

Foundations of an Era of Revolutions and Totalitarian States

(3)

Part Overview

(1)

Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order

(26)

Introduction

(1)

The Coming of the Great War

100

(3)

A World at War

103

(5)

Failed Peace

108

(2)

World War I and the Nationalist Assault on the European Colonial Order

110

(2)

Document: Lessons for the Colonized from the Slaughter in the Trenches

112

(7)

Analysis: Women in Asian and African Nationalist Movements

119

(2)

Conclusion: After Catastrophe

121

(1)

Further Reading

122

(1)

On the Web

123

(1)

The Postwar World: Persisting Challenges to European Dominance

124

(32)

Introduction

125

(1)

The Disarray of Western Europe, 1918--1929

126

(6)

The West Outside Europe: The British Commonwealth and the United States

132

(5)

Revolution: The First Waves

137

(5)

Document: Socialist Realism

142

(9)

Analysis: A Century of Revolutions

151

(1)

Conclusion: The Enduring Impact of a Catastrophic Global War

152

(1)

Further Reading

153

(1)

On the Web

154

(2)

Depression and the Challenge of Totalitarianism

156

(24)

Introduction

157

(1)

The Global Great Depression

158

(3)

Analysis: The Decline of the West?

161

(5)

The 1930s in Latin America

166

(4)

The Militarization of Japan

170

(3)

Stalinism in the Soviet Union

173

(1)

Document: The Leader of the Soviet Union Evaluates the Depression

174

(2)

Conclusion: Economic Autarky and the Coming of Another World War

176

(2)

Further Reading

178

(1)

On the Web

178

(2)

A Second Global Conflict and the End of the European World Order

180

(24)

Introduction

181

(1)

Old and New Causes of a Second World War

182

(1)

Analysis: Total War

183

(1)

Unchecked Aggression and the Coming of the War in Europe and the Pacific

184

(2)

The Conduct of a Second Global War

186

(4)

War's End and The Emergence of the Superpower Standoff

190

(2)

Document: Japan and the Loss in World War II

192

(2)

Nationalism and Decolonization

194

(7)

Conclusion: The Limits of Decolonization

201

(1)

Further Reading

201

(1)

On the Web

202

(2)

PART III After the Deluge: World History in the Era of the Cold War

204

(120)

Cold War Transformations and the Transition to a New Era

205

(1)

The Cold War and Shifts in the Balance of Global Power

206

(1)

Global Adjustments: Recovery in Japan, Post-Colonial Options, and the Persistence of Revolution

207

(1)

Portents of the Future of the Global Community

208

(2)

From Hot to Cold War

210

(26)

Introduction

211

(1)

After World War II: International Setting for the West

212

(2)

The Resurgence of Western Europe

214

(6)

Document: Youth Culture in the 1960s

220

(3)

Cold War Allies: the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

223

(3)

Analysis: The United States and Western Europe: Convergence and Complexity

226

(1)

Culture and Society in the West

227

(6)

Conclusion: Adjusting to Advanced Industrial Society

233

(1)

Further Reading

234

(1)

On the Web

234

(2)

The Eastern Bloc at the Height of the Cold War

236

(16)

Introduction

237

(1)

Themes in Eastern European History Since 1945

238

(4)

Soviet Culture: Promoting New Beliefs and Institutions

242

(4)

Document: 1986: A New Wave of Reform

246

(2)

Analysis: The Nature of Totalitarianism

248

(2)

Conclusion: Before the Fall

250

(1)

Further Reading

250

(1)

On the Web

251

(1)

Up from the Ashes: Japan and the Pacific Rim in the Post-World War II Era

252

(18)

Introduction

253

(2)

The Aftermath of War in Eastern Asia

255

(3)

Japan, Incorporated

258

(2)

Document: Wariness of the West and Defense of Japanese Traditions

260

(3)

The Pacific Rim: New Japans?

263

(2)

Common Themes in the Pacific Rim

265

(1)

Analysis: The Pacific Rim as a U.S. Policy Issue

265

(2)

Conclusion: The Pacific Rim as Exception or as Model

267

(1)

Further Reading

268

(1)

On the Web

269

(1)

Africa and Asia in the Post-Colonial Era

270

(24)

Introduction

271

(2)

The Challenges of Independence

273

(1)

Analysis: Artificial Nations and the Rising Tide of Communal Strife

273

(9)

Paths to Economic Growth and Social Justice

282

(1)

Document: Cultural Creativity in the Emerging Nations: Some Literary Samples

283

(9)

Conclusion: The Post-Colonial Experience in Historical Perspective

292

(1)

Further Reading

293

(1)

On the Web

293

(1)

Cold War Confrontations and the Resurgence of Revolution

294

(30)

Introduction

295

(2)

Mao's China and Beyond

297

(6)

The Vietnam Wars for National Liberation

303

(2)

Revolutions and Superpower Interventions in Latin America

305

(7)

Document: The People Speak

312

(3)

Analysis: Human Rights in the 20th Century

315

(5)

Conclusion: Mixed Returns from Revolution in a Turbulent Century

320

(1)

Further Reading

321

(1)

On the Web

322

(2)

PART IV After the Fall: Toward a New Millennium

324

(4)

Toward Globalization: Promise and Perils

328

(1)

Troubling Contours of a New World Order

329

(1)

The End of the Cold War and The Shape of a New Era

330

(16)

Introduction

331

(1)

A Changing Context

331

(6)

The Great Powers

337

(1)

Analysis: How Much Historical Change?

338

(1)

Regional Disputes and Alliances

339

(3)

Document: Serbian Nationalism and Ethnic War

342

(2)

Conclusion: Prospects for Peace and Democracy

344

(1)

Further Reading

345

(1)

On the Web

345

(1)

Globalization and Its Enemies: The Challenges of Fashioning a 21st Century World Order

346

(24)

Introduction

347

(1)

The Resurgence of Globalization

348

(2)

Document: Protests against Globalization

350

(5)

A World of Religious and Ethnic Conflict

355

(3)

Analysis: Terrorism, Then and Now

358

(2)

America Ascendant: From the Second Gulf War to Afghanistan

360

(4)

Global Warming and a Planet in Peril

364

(2)

Conclusion: Back to the Future?

366

(1)

Further Reading

367

(1)

On the Web

368

(2)

Epilogue: Global History Yet to Come

370

(1)

Introduction

371

(1)

Periodization: New Events and Uncertainty

372

(1)

Trends in World Societies

372

(3)

The World's Future as Promise or Threat

375

(3)

Problematic Predictions

378

(1)

Regions, Civilizations, and World Forces

379

(3)

Conclusion: Asking Questions

382

(1)

Further Reading

383

Credits

(1)

Index

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