The Story of the World : History for the Classical Child. Volume 4. The Modern age : From Victoria's Empire to the end of the Ussr

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Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Britain's empire -- West against East -- British invasions -- Resurrection and rebellion --American Civil War -- Two tries for freedom -- Two empires, three republics,and one kingdom -- Becoming modern -- Two more empires, two rebellions -- Canal to the East and a very dry desert -- Far parts of the world -- Unhappy unions -- Old-fashioned emperor and the Red Sultan -- Two Czars and two emperors -- Small countries with large invaders -- Expanding United States -- China's troubles -- Europe and the countries just East -- China, Vietnam - and France -- Revolution in the Americas ... war in the world -- Revolution begins, and the Great War ends -- National uprisings -- "Peace" and a man of war -- King and II Duce -- Armies in China -- Great crash, and what came of it -- Civil War and invasion -- The Second World War -- End of World War II -- Partitioned countries -- Western bullies and American money -- Africa and China after World War II -- Communism in Asia -- Dictators in South America and Africa -- Cold War -- Struggles and assassinations -- Two short wars and one long one -- Two ways of fighting -- 1980s in the East and the Mideast -- 1980s in USSR -- Communism crumbles, but survives -- End of the twentieth century -- Table of dates - a chronology of the Modern Age.
Reader: Jim Weiss.
This last volume in Bauer's history series covers the major historical events of the last 150 years, from the Britain's empire under Queen Victoria to the presidency of Nelson Mandela.

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history fun submitted by jayin on June 21, 2012, 7:57pm We have enjoyed these well written books in our homeschool. The only thing that could make them better is to be read by our favorite story teller, Jim Wiess. For us the combination is a dream come true.

enjoyed submitted by aparna70 on August 23, 2014, 9:44pm nice stories