Snapshots of Modern History Vol. 1
Table of Contents
Snapshots of Modern History Vol. 1 is still being written. We do not yet have an expected release date. This is a working table of contents. More culture corners will be added and the content and order of chapters may change.
Section 1: Rule Britannia
Chapter 1: Albert Builds the Crystal Palace While Darwin Theorizes
Culture Corner: Computing
Chapter 2: Modern Warfare Begins
Culture Corner: Modern Sports
Section 2: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
Chapter 3: The Queen Takes Over India
Culture Corner: Louis Pasteur
Chapter 4: Self Rule in the Colonies
Section 3: The American Civil War
Chapter 5: The Confederacy Tries to Secede
Chapter 6: Reconstruction Fails
Culture Corner: Scott Joplin
Section 4: Tumult in Latin America
Chapter 7: The Battle for Latin American Wealth
Chapter 8: Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Brazil End Slavery
Section 5: Modernization in East Asia
Chapter 9: Japan Enters the Modern World
Culture Corner: Manga
Chapter 10: China Tries to Self-Strengthen
Section 6: European Nationalism
Chapter 11: The Risorgimento Sweeps Italy
Chapter 12: The Kaiser Is Crowned
Section 7: Colonialism in Africa
Chapter 13: Europe Scrambles for Africa
Chapter 14: Europe Commits Atrocities in Africa
Section 8: Hatred in the Modern World
Chapter 15: Native Americans Are Forced Onto Reservations
Chapter 16: Herzl Dreams of Zion
Section 9: The World Reimagined
Chapter 17: Immigrants Come to the Americas
Culture Corner: Statue of Liberty
Chapter 18: Inventors Remake the World
Culture Corner: Radioactivity
Section 10: Carry a Big Stick
Chapter 19: Filipinos Seek Independence
Culture Corner: Polar Exploration
Chapter 20: Teddy Busts the Trusts
Section 11: Modernism Has Arrived
Chapter 21: The Department Store Entices the Middle Class
Culture Corner: Oscar Wilde
Chapter 22: Artists Break All the Rules
Section 12: Tumult Around the World
Chapter 23: China Tries to Become a Republic
Chapter 24: Empires Fight for the Balkans
Section 13: The War That Started It All
Chapter 25: The Great War Begins
Chapter 26: Communism Comes to Russia
Section 14: A World Torn Apart
Chapter 27: The Treaty of Paris Places Blame
Chapter 28: The Irish Struggle for Freedom
Culture Corner: Yeats and Joyce
Section 15: Japanese Imperialism
Chapter 29: Civil War Descends on China
Chapter 30: Japan Aspires for Empire
Section 16: The Roaring 20s
Chapter 31: Women March for Their Rights
Culture Corner: Penicillin
Chapter 32: Jazz Changes Music
Section 17: A Struggling World
Chapter 33: The Great Depression Ravages the World
Culture Corner: The Golden Age of Hollywood
Chapter 34: Gandhi Disobeys for Justice
Section 18: Fascism on the Rise
Chapter 35: Mussolini Takes Over Italy
Chapter 36: The Rise of Hitler