Success in twentieth century world affairs since 1919
- Bib ID:
- 1741942
- Format:
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- Author:
- Watson, Jack Brierley
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- Description:
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- London : J. Murray, 1974
- xii, 387 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0719529190
- 0719529204
- Series:
- Success studybooks
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: Unit 1 The World in 1919
- 1.1 1917-19 1
- 1.2 Europe 3
- 1,3 European Colonial Empires 6
- 1.4 The United States of America 8
- L.5 The Far East 9
- Unit 2 The Peace Settlement of 1919-20
- 2.1 The Dead in the First World War 11
- 2.2 The Peace Conference, Paris, 1919 1i
- 2.3 The Basis of the Settlement 15
- 2.4 How Germany was Treated: the Treaty of Versailles 17
- 2.5 How Austria-Hungary was Treated 20
- 2.6 How Bulgaria was Treated: the Treaty of Neuilly 22
- 2.7 How Turkey was Treated 22
- 2.8 How Russia was Treated: the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 24
- 2.9 The Constructive Work of the Settlement 25
- 2.10 Assessments of the Work of the Peace of Paris 32
- 2.11 Appendix 33
- Unit 3 A World Safe for Democracy'?
- 3.1 Enthusiasm for Democracy 38
- 3.2 Successful Democracies 39
- 3,3 Unsuccessful Democracies 51
- 3.4 Why Did Democracy Not Succeed? 63
- Unit 4 Economic Rocks, 1919-39
- 4.1 General Problems 65
- 4.2 The Particular Problems of Individual Countries 67
- 4.3 The Great Depression 73
- 4.4 The Effects of the Great Depression and Recovery 74
- Unit 5 The Totalitarian States: the Alternatives to Democracy
- 5,1 Communism 82
- 5.2 Fascism 92
- 5.3 Nationalism 98
- Unit 6 Restless Empires
- 61 Nationalism 102
- 62 'The British Empire 102
- 63 The French Empire 109
- 6.4 The Italian Empire 110
- 6,5 Other Empires 110
- Unit 7 International Relations to 1931
- 7.1 The Crises of Readjustment, Early 1920s 112
- 7.2 Pieces of Paper, International Treaties 114
- 73 The League of Nations 118
- 74 Disarmament 118
- 7.5 Collective Insecurity 119
- Unit 8 International Relations, 1931-41
- 8.1 Japanese Aggression 122
- 8.2 Italian Aggression 126
- 8.3 German Aggression 128
- 8.4 Russian Aggression 134
- 85 Why Did the Second World War Come About? 135
- Unit 9 The Second World War: an Outline of Events
- 9.1 The Nazi Conquest of Europe 138
- 9.2 The Extension of the Conflicts 141
- 9.3 The Turning of the Tide 144
- 9.4 The Defeat of Italy 144
- 9,5 The Defeat of Germany 146
- 916 The Defeat of Japan 147
- 9.7 Why Did the Axis Powers Lose the War ? 148
- Unit 10 Aspects of the Second World War
- 10.1 The Atlantic Alliance 151
- 10,2 International Co-operation 152
- 0,3 'The Effects of the War in Europe 155
- 10.4 The Commonwealth at War 156
- 10.5 The Effects of the War on Other Empires 157
- 10.6 Social and Economic Consequences of the War 158
- 10.7 War Crimes 160
- Unit 11 Peace After the Second World War
- 11.1 Peace-making 162
- 11 2 The German Problem 164
- 11.3 The United Nations Organizfation 170
- 11.4 No Peace After the Second World War 174
- 11.5 Appendix 175
- Unit 12 Soviet Russia and the European Communist Bloc
- 12.1 The Communist Bloc 177
- 122 The Soviet Union 179
- 12.3 Co-operation in the European Communist Bnoe 185
- 124 Dissent Among the Satellites 186
- 115 Communist Variations 189
- Unit 13 The USA and the European Capitalist Bloc The USA and Britain
- 13. Democracy and Capitalism 193
- 13.2 The United States of America 194
- 13.3 Britain 201
- Unit 14 The USA and the European Capitalist Bloc-2 Western Europe
- 14.1 France 214
- 1412 Italy 217
- 14.3 The German Federal Republic (West Germany) 218
- 14.4 The Lesser Powers 221
- 14.5 Co-operation in Western Europe 221
- Unit 15 The Expansion of Communism Outside Europe
- 15.1 North Korea 228
- 15.2 China -the Years of Conflict 229
- 15.3 China Under Communism 235
- 154 North Vietnam 239
- 5.5 Cuba 240
- 15M6 Chile 244
- Unit 16 The End of Overseas Empires
- 16.1 Empires at the End of the Second World War 248
- 16.2 The Dutch Empire 248
- 16 3 The French Empire 250
- 16.4 The Belgian Congo 253
- 16.5 The Portuguese Empire 253
- 16.6 Britain and the Commonwealth 256
- Unit 17 International Relations: the Great Powers After 1945
- 17.1 The Cold War and Containment 265
- 17.2 Coexistence 277
- Unit 18 International Relations After 1945: Construction Outside Europe
- 18.1 International Trade 282
- 1842 International Aid 283
- 18.3 Regional Organizations 288
- 18.4 A Special Case: the Reconstruction of Japan 291
- Unit 19 Confrontations Among the Lesser Powers
- 19.1 The Middle East 295
- 19 2 India and Pakistan: the Indian Sub-continent 302
- Unit 20 Civil Wars-the Problem of Mlinorities
- 20.1 Minorities 307
- 20.2 The Congo 308
- 20,3 Nigeria and dBiafra 310
- 20.4 Cyprus 313
- 20.5 Pakistan and Bangladesh 314
- 20.6 Northern Ireland 318
- 20.7 Solution by Tolerance 321
- Unit 21 Race Relations
- 211 'The Question of Colour 323
- 21.2 South Africa 324
- 21.3 Rhodesia 330
- 21.4 Britain: Immigration 333
- Unit 22 The Struggle of the Emergent Nations
- 22.1 The Balance of Prudence 340
- 22.2 India 341
- 22.3 Africa 345
- 22.4 Guyana 351
- 22.5 Israel 352
- 22.6 The Tight-rope 354
- Unit 23 The World in the 1970s
- 23,1 The Major Powers 356
- 23.2 The Third World 357
- 23.3 An Age of Violence 358
- 23.4 The Human Environment 360.
- Notes:
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- Bibliography: p.369-370. _ Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. [369]-370.
- Includes index.
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