World History Volume 2: From 1400

721 Pages·2022·124.609 MB·English

by  Ann Kordas, Ryan J. Lynch, Brooke Nelson, Julie Tatlock et al.

World
Hist-
ory
Volume 2
from 1400

World History,
Volume 2: from 1400
SENIOR CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
ANN KORDAS, JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY
RYAN J. LYNCH, COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY
BROOKE NELSON, FORMERLY CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
JULIE TATLOCK, MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY
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CONTENTS
Preface 1
Unit 1 Connections Across Continents, 1500–1800
CHAPTER1
Understanding the Past
9
Introduction 9
1.1Developing a Global Perspective 10
1.2Primary Sources 14
1.3Causation and Interpretation in History 24
Key Terms 30
Section Summary 30
Assessments 31
CHAPTER2
Exchange in East Asia and the Indian Ocean
33
Introduction 33
2.1India and International Connections 35
2.2The Malacca Sultanate 50
2.3Exchange in East Asia 56
Key Terms 70
Section Summary 70
Assessments 71
CHAPTER3
Early Modern Africa and the Wider World
75
Introduction 75
3.1The Roots of African Trade 77
3.2The Songhai Empire 84
3.3The Swahili Coast 91
3.4The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade 98
Key Terms 107
Section Summary 107
Assessments 108
CHAPTER4
The Islamic World
111
Introduction 111
4.1A Connected Islamic World 113
4.2The Ottoman Empire 123
4.3The Safavid Empire 138
Key Terms 150
Section Summary 150
Assessments 151
CHAPTER5
Foundations of the Atlantic World
155
Introduction 155
5.1The Protestant Reformation 157
5.2Crossing the Atlantic 164
5.3The Mercantilist Economy 180
5.4The Atlantic Slave Trade 187
Key Terms 198
Section Summary 198
Assessments 199
Unit 2 An Age Of Revolution, 1750–1914
CHAPTER6
Colonization and Economic Expansion
205
Introduction 205
6.1European Colonization in the Americas 206
6.2The Rise of a Global Economy 218
6.3Capitalism and the First Industrial Revolution 233
Key Terms 242
Section Summary 242
Assessments 243
CHAPTER7
Revolutions in Europe and North America
247
Introduction 247
7.1The Enlightenment 249
7.2The Exchange of Ideas in the Public Sphere 256
7.3Revolutions: America, France, and Haiti 262
7.4Nationalism, Liberalism, Conservatism, and the Political Order 273
Key Terms 280
Section Summary 281
Assessments 282
CHAPTER8
Revolutions in Latin America
287
Introduction 287
8.1Revolution for Whom? 289
8.2Spanish North America 299
8.3Spanish South America 306
8.4Portuguese South America 314
Key Terms 322
Section Summary 322
Assessments 323
CHAPTER9
Expansion in the Industrial Age
327
Introduction 327
9.1The Second Industrial Revolution 329
9.2Motives and Means of Imperialism 345
9.3Colonial Empires 351
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9.4Exploitation and Resistance 368
Key Terms 377
Section Summary 377
Assessments 378
CHAPTER10
Life and Labor in the Industrial World
381
Introduction 381
10.1Inventions, Innovations, and Mechanization 382
10.2Life in the Industrial City 392
10.3Coerced and Semicoerced Labor 402
10.4Communities in Diaspora 405
10.5Regulation, Reform, and Revolutionary Ideologies 410
Key Terms 417
Section Summary 417
Assessments 418
Unit 3 The Modern World, 1914–Present
CHAPTER11
The War to End All Wars
425
Introduction 425
11.1Alliances, Expansion, and Conflict 427
11.2The Collapse of the Ottomans and the Coming of War 432
11.3Total War 442
11.4War on the Homefront 453
11.5The War Ends 460
Key Terms 467
Section Summary 467
Assessments 468
CHAPTER12
The Interwar Period
473
Introduction 473
12.1Recovering from World War I 474
12.2The Formation of the Soviet Union 485
12.3The Great Depression 491
12.4Old Empires and New Colonies 498
12.5Resistance, Civil Rights, and Democracy 505
Key Terms 516
Section Summary 516
Assessments 517
CHAPTER13
The Causes and Consequences of World War II
523
Introduction 523
13.1An Unstable Peace 525
13.2Theaters of War 537
13.3Keeping the Home Fires Burning 546
13.4Out of the Ashes 554
Key Terms 564
Section Summary 564
Assessments 565
CHAPTER14
Cold War Conflicts
571
Introduction 571
14.1The Cold War Begins 573
14.2The Spread of Communism 581
14.3The Non-Aligned Movement 590
14.4Global Tensions and Decolonization 598
14.5A New World Order 610
Key Terms 616
Section Summary 616
Assessments 617
CHAPTER15
The Contemporary World and Ongoing Challenges
621
Introduction 621
15.1A Global Economy 622
15.2Debates about the Environment 635
15.3Science and Technology for Today’s World 642
15.4Ongoing Problems and Solutions 653
Key Terms 668
Section Summary 668
Assessments 669
AppendixAGlossary 673
AppendixBWorld History, Volume 2, from 1400: Maps and Timelines 681
AppendixCWorld Maps 685
AppendixDRecommended Resources for the Study of World History 691
Index 693
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