Cover -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Photo Credits -- Eras and Their Highlights -- The Classical Age: 2000 B.C.E to 500 C.E. … -- The Middle Ages: 500 To 1350 … -- The Renaissance: 1350 To 1600 … -- The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution: 1600s to 1700s … -- The Industrial Revolution: 1700s to 1800s … -- The Twentieth Century … -- Early Twenty-First Century -- Religion -- Exploration and Settlement -- West Meets East … -- Discovery of the New World … -- Circumnavigation of the Globe … -- Colonial America … -- The Early Republic of the United States … -- American Immigration … -- Exploration in the Twentieth Century … -- Space: The Final Frontier -- War and Conflict -- The Peloponnesian War … -- Pan-Hellenism … -- The Roman Conquest … -- The Sacking of Rome … -- Attila the Hun … -- The Middle Ages … -- Renaissance and the Enlightenment … -- Colonialism … -- American Revolution … -- French Revolution … -- War of 1812 … -- Greek War of Independence … -- Texas War of Independence … -- Mexican War … -- Crimean War … -- War of Reform … -- American Civil War … -- Indian Wars … -- Boer Wars … -- Spanish-American War … -- Mexican Revolution … -- Wars in Asia … -- Russian Revolution … -- World War I … -- The Era Between the World Wars … -- Sino-Japanese War … -- Spanish Civil War … -- World War II … -- The War in Europe … -- The War in the Pacific … -- World War II Ends … -- Cold War … -- Wars in Southeast Asia … -- Korean War … -- Vietnam War … -- The Middle East … -- Latin America and the Caribbean … -- Grenada … -- Persian Gulf War … -- War in the Baltics … -- Kosovo … -- Chechnya … -- Ireland … -- Africa … -- Terrorism … -- 9/11 … -- The War on Terror -- Government and Politics -- Empires, Royalty, and Dynasties … -- The Roman Republic … -- The Roman Empire ….

The Byzantine Empire … -- China … -- Europe … -- Great Britain … -- The Birth of Modern Government: Britain … -- American Democracy … -- The U.S. Constitution … -- The American Party System … -- Reconstruction … -- The American Presidency … -- Absolutism … -- The Postwar Era … -- India … -- The Middle East … -- The Soviet Bloc … -- Other Regions … -- The Post 9/11 Era in the United States -- Law -- International Law … -- U.S. Law and Justice … -- Famous U.S. Trials -- Economics and Business -- Money … -- Trade and Commerce … -- Natural Resources … -- Industrial Revolution … -- Modern Industry … -- U.S. Economic Legislation … -- U.S. Economy Today -- Political and Social Movements -- The Antislavery Movement … -- The Civil Rights Movement … -- Temperance … -- Women's Rights … -- The Birth Control Movement … -- Populism, Progressivism, and the Labor Movement … -- Counterculture, Consumerism, and the Environment -- Disasters -- Fires … -- Accidents and Technological Failures … -- Industrial Accidents -- Medicine and Disease -- The Development of Modern Medicine and Surgery … -- Epidemics … -- Behaviorism, Psychology, and Mental Health -- Philosophy -- Philosophy and Government -- Science and Invention -- Natural History … -- Invention … -- Transportation … -- Communications -- Culture and Recreation -- Written Language … -- Education … -- Folktales … -- Literature … -- Fine Art … -- Photography … -- Architecture … -- Theater … -- Music … -- Dance … -- Movies … -- Radio and Television … -- Games -- Sports -- Index.