From crises in the Middle East to civil strife across Africa to the vestiges of communism in China, South Korea, and Cuba, we live in a world where current conflicts have deep historical roots. This database offers a comprehensive electronic library of historical reference materials and interactive curricular units plus tools for enhancing lectures, creating research lists, developing student activities, and addressing different learning styles.

World History: The Modern Era covers a broad range of topics including the evolution of modern Europe; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last 100 years of conflicts and international cooperation.

In addition, the Analyze section is specifically designed to engage young minds and provide instructors with the necessary tools for lively, historical inquiry lessons. Whether used for research, as a study aid for test preparation, a source for enhancing lectures, or the sole content basis for a course, this database expands and completes any library collection.

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• Nearly 7,000 primary sources of exceptional variety and authenticity, including Ronald Reagan’s “Tear Down This Wall” speech; newsreel footage of the U.S. landing at Inchon, Korea; and photographs including T. E. Lawrence during the Arab uprising in 1917
• More than 8,000 secondary source entries
• Over 70 era explorations, such as the Spread of Protestantism, Napoleon’s Empire, the Unification of Italy, and the Iron Curtain, enhanced with a number of interactive study and teaching tools
• The Analyze section boosts critical thinking by challenging students to decide their viewpoint on questions such as “Was Ronald Reagan responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War?” and “Are the human and historical costs of building China’s Three Gorges Dam justified?”
• In-depth coverage of the history of all regions of the world from 1500 to the present, aligned to curriculum guidelines

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