{"product_id":"twentieth-century-history-for-dummies-isbn-9780470510155","title":"Twentieth Century History For Dummies","description":"The 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century brought revolutionary changes to our world and our lives: the human population of the world tripled, space travel became reality, two world wars and a host of other conflicts were fought, and huge advances in science, technology and communication resulted in the globalised world we know today.  \u003cp\u003eEnormous steps were made in wiping out widespread discrimination, from the women’s suffrage movement leading to women’s right to vote in western countries, to the civil rights movement in the US challenging racial segregation. The political landscape has provided lots of excitement, with charismatic and scandalous presidents in the White House, the first female prime minister in the UK, dictators working to various manifestoes across the world, the Middle East conflict and the changing balance of political and economic “superpowers”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnological advances have resulted in nigh on universal adoption and dependence on automobiles, computers, mobiles and other wireless technology. The exponential rate at which technology is evolving is one of the variables that make the twentieth century so fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll this and much, much more happened in a mere one hundred years – where did we find the time to do so much?! \u003ci\u003eTwentieth Century History For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e tells all...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Great War Years: 1900–19 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Overview of a Century 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Fin de Siècle – Wrapping Up the Nineteenth Century 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Great War: 1914–18 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Years of the Great Dictators: 1919–45 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Red Flag – Communism 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Men in Black (Shirts): The Right-Wing Dictators 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The Twenties: The Decade that Roared 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: I’m the King of the World! Europe’s Empires 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Depression and Aggression 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The War of the World 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Divided World: 1945–89 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: You’re Cold as Ice! The Cold War 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me: The End of Empires 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Africa’s Wind of Change 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Going Bananas: Latin America 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Asian Tigers 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Disneyland: Post-War America 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Red on Red: Russia and China 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: To the Millennium 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Muddle in the Middle East 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Europe Rides Again 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: New Order: Wrapping up the Twentieth Century 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: And the Living Is Easy – For Some 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Part of Tens 387\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten Iconic Images 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Ten Triumphs of Technology 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Ten Films That Made an Impact 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24: Ten International Bodies that Made a Difference 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25: Ten BAD Ideas 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 415\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a fascinating insight into an eventful century…\" (\u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e April 2008) \u003cb\u003eDr Sean Lang\u003c\/b\u003e studied history at Oxford and is the author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eBritish History For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEuropean History For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e. He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eTwentieth Century History Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and regularly appears on radio and television talking about history. This lively guide takes you on an entertaining trip through one of the most eventful eras in world history. Covering the world wars and a new world order, the advent of space travel, and huge advances in science and technology, \u003ci\u003eTwentieth Century History For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e introduces you to the people, places, politics, and events that have shaped the world as we know it today.","brand":"For Dummies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990419816677,"sku":"NP9780470510155","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470510155.jpg?v=1761787754","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/twentieth-century-history-for-dummies-isbn-9780470510155","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}