Modern World History has been updated and enhanced throughout the past year, increasing the educational value of this award-winning resource.
Recent Updates and Additions:
- New articles: Added 700 new entries on topics spanning the entire modern world history curriculum. The authoritative sources added include:
- Handbook to Life in Renaissance Europe
- The Sinking of the USS Maine
- The Treaty of Paris
- The Monroe Doctrine
- Sputnik and Explorer I
- The French Revolution and the Rise of Napoleon
- The End of Apartheid in South Africa
- The Great Irish Famine
- The Marshall Plan.
- Updated articles: Updated 700 entries on Latin American, African, and Palestinian history from major encyclopedic sources such as:
- Encyclopedia of Modern Latin America
- Encyclopedia of Independent Africa
- Encyclopedia of the Palestinians, Third Edition.
- Images: Added 550 new images with detailed captions on a range of subjects.
- Primary sources: Added 380 new documents with detailed introductory notes, including excerpts from:
- The Edict of Worms, 1521
- The Treaty of Amritsar, 1809
- The Charter Oath of the Meiji Restoration, 1868
- The Palestine National Charter, 1968
- The Declaration of Cumana, 2009
- Statements on Establishing Diplomatic Relations between the United States and Cuba, 2014
- John Kerry’s Remarks on Middle East Peace, 2016.
- Maps: Added 30 new proprietary maps and updated approximately 20 maps, including:
- Ethno-linguistic groups of Iran
- Asante Empire, ca. 1800
- Maasai homeland
- First Saudi State, 1744–1818
- Portuguese trade routes, 16th century
- Genealogy of the House of Saud.
- Videos: Added 120 video clips on topics ranging across the world history curriculum, including the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, the Cold War, and Fidel Castro.
- Timelines: Updated regularly.
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