Alan dale daniel the super summary of world history (v5 0)

Copyright © 2010 by Alan Dale Daniel, BA, MBA, JD Library of Congress Control Number: 2008904529 ISBN: Hardcover 978-1-4363-4326-8 Softcover 978-1-4363-4325-1 Ebook 978-1-4500-6251-0 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner This book was printed in the United States of America To order additional copies of this book, contact: Xlibris Corporation 1-888-795-4274 www.Xlibris.com Orders@Xlibris.com 49740 Contents Time Line of World History Introduction Top 20 Events in History (my opinion) Chapter Prehistory 150,000 BC to 3,500 BC (approximate) Ten Human Traits Neolithic Revolution—Agriculture 8,500 BC Differing Views of History Books and References: Chapter Ancient History 8000 BC to AD 455 Geography Security Sumer and UR Abraham Egypt Mesopotamia The Bronze Age Collapse Harappan Civilizations—Indus Valley The Aryans and Iron Age Civilizations In India Greece and Rome The Greeks Individual Greater than the State Of Gods and Governments The Persians Invade Greece After the Persians—The Peloponnesian War Alexander the Great Rome The Punic Wars Cannae The Army, the Republic, and the Empire Discussion of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Need for Protection Invaders from the Center of the World Greek Philosophy Sophists Of Gods and Men The Role of Food, Disease, and Administration in Ancient Times Books and Resources Books and References on Philosophy Chapter The Dark Ages 455 to 1400 Total Loss Of Roman Culture Events of the Dark Ages The Catholic Church Feudalism The Guild System Government During The Dark Ages The Franks—France England The Viking Raids The Mongols Europe Battles Toward the Renaissance Books and Resources Chapter The Renaissance 1300 to 1500 New Thoughts and New Assumptions Science and Pseudoscience The Art of Oil Painting Books and Resources Chapter The Age of Discovery 1463 to 1522 Native Empires in the Americas Spanish and English Empires in the Americas Books and Resources Chapter The EAST China The Dynasties (this can get very dull) Japan Korea India Books and Resources Chapter Africa Books and Resources Chapter The Middle East and the Fall of Byzantium (The Eastern Roman Empire) 500 to 1453 Islam Turned Back at Tours Byzantium The Crusades Books and Resources Chapter The New World and the Rise of America Columbus and 1492 Native Americans The American Revolution 1775 to 1782 Background Lexington and Concord—the War begins The Declaration of Independence Early Defeats and Trenton—the Last Chance Saratoga The American Frontier The Constitution of the United States of America Problems—Discussing the Constitution Books and Resources Chapter 10 Europe from the Renaissance to 1900 Nation States, Religion, War, and The Armada Europe Undergoes Vast Change Science and the Printing Press (The Road to Tomorrow) The Arts—Painting Speed of Change The French Revolution 1789 to 1799 The Impact of Empires The Industrial Revolution Art and the Future of Europe Rise of New Nations in Central Europe Chapter 11 America and the Americas Latin America United States of America The War of 1812 American Growth and Problems Mexican-American War The American Civil War 1861 to 1865 Causes The time line to war: Casualties Strategy—the North Strategy—the South The War Begins Antietam and Emancipation Gettysburg Grant and Sherman Destroy the South 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 ... Alexander the Great Rome The Punic Wars Cannae The Army, the Republic, and the Empire Discussion of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Need for Protection Invaders from the Center of the World. .. into all the detail would destroy the readability of the text and ruin the super summary concept I apologize for the quality of the maps herein Please use the Internet references to see the maps... view of no meganarratives, that is, no over arching pattern or theme History is a series of “fractured narratives” (The Times History of the World, Overy, page xvii) Arguing any of these theories