The Super Summary of World History - Alan Dale Daniel [1]
Grant
Sherman
Reconstruction of the South
Aftermath—the Impacts of the Civil War
Books and Resources
From the Civil War to 1900
Industrial Expansion
America Becomes an Imperial Power—1898
Copying Britain
Books and Resources
Chapter 12
1900: The Dividing Line to the Modern World
Industrialism and the Machine Age
Machines
Politics
America
Power of Women
Power of the Press
Power of Religion
Power of Science
Art and Literature
The Power of Change
Chapter 13
The First World War 1914 to 1918
Casualties
Financial Costs
Other Costs
Causes of the Great War
The von Schlieffen Plan
Mobilization
Deciding Factors (in order of importance)
The War Begins
Stalemate in the West
the Western Front
The Russian Front
The War at Sea
New Technology
The Eastern Front and Revolution
Other Fronts
Turning Point: The United States of America Enters the War
Aftermath
Some Thoughts on the Great War and the Aftermath
Books and Resources on the Great War
Chapter 14
The Interwar Years 1919 to 1939
The Great Depression 1929-1942?
Background
Causes
The Contraction Starts
Hoover and Roosevelt—The Twins of Economic Failure
Economic Theories
European Government’s under Stress: Fascist and Communist
Japan Taken Over By Militarists
The Future Goes Dark
Books and Resources on the Great Depression and the Rise of the Third Reich
Chapter 15
World War II 1939 to 1945
How Many Dead?
Compare 1914 and 1939
Deciding Factors
World War II Begins
The Battle of France
Battle of Britain
Invasion?
The Battle of the Atlantic
Industrial Production
The Crucial Years
North Africa
El Alamein
The USSR
Barbarossa
Japan Enters the War December 7, 1941
Background
Deciding Factors In the Pacific
Pearl Harbor And the Japanese Centrifical Offensive
Pearl Harbor
Japans’ Southern Offensive
Singapore
The Philippines
The Battle of Midway
The South Pacific and Indochina
Guadalcanal
Midpoint in the Second World War Europe: Key Decisions
Axis (mis) Management
Hitler Attacks in the East
War In The Atlantic
North Africa
Sicily and Italy
Planning D-Day
Midpoint in the Second World War—Pacific
Tarawa
Marianas and New Guinea
The Philippines—The Return of the USA
Hammering Toward Victory—The Pacific
Battle of Leyte Gulf—the Philippines
Submarine Efforts—Axis and the Allies
Hammering Toward Victory—Europe
D-Day and Beyond
Background to D-Day
The Atlantic Wall Breached
The Battle of the Bulge
The Air War Over Europe
The Eastern Front—After Stalingrad
The End in Europe
The End in Asia
Battle of Okinawa
Operation Olympic
Truman Uses the A-Bomb
Books and References
Chapter 16
The Cold War 1945 to 1989
Truman: Neophyte Cold Warrior
Eisenhower: Careful Cold Warrior
Kennedy: Risk-Taking Cold Warrior
Lyndon B. Johnson: Worthless Cold Warrior
Nixon: Winning Cold Warrior
Carter: Incompetent Cold Warrior
Reagan: Ultimate Cold Warrior
Books and Resources
Chapter 17
The Korean War
Background to Invasion
The Red Empires Strike!
Inchon The UN Allies Strike Back
China Enters the War
The New Air War
UN Forces Move North—Again
Stalemate
Use the Bomb—or Not?
Analysis
Chapter 18
The Vietnam War
Background
Eisenhower Stays Out
The Fall of Dien Bien Phu
America Steps In (it)
Johnson Commits US Troops—1964
Tet Offensive
Nixon Gets the United States Out
The South Falls
After the Fall
Why? The Analysis of the War and its Aftermath
Books and Resources
Chapter 19
The Postmodern World . . . or Not?
The Long View of History
What About