Tragedy and Hope A History of our Time

Tragedy and Hope - A History of the World in our Time.

Western Civilization in it's World Setting. Western Civilization to 1914. The Russian Empire to 1917. The 1st World War - 1914-1918. The Versailles System and the return to normalcy 1919-1929. Finance, Commercial and Business Activity 1897-1947. International Socialism and the Soviet Challenge. Germany, from Kaiser to Hitler 1913-1945. Britain, the background to appeasement 1900 - 1939. Changing Economic Patterns. The Policy of Appeasement 1931-1936. The disruption of Europe 1937-1939. World War 2, the tide of aggression 1941-1945. World War 2, the ebb of aggression 1941-1945. The New Age. Nuclear Rivalry and the Cold War - American Atomic Supremacy 1945-1950. Nuclear Rivalry and the Cold War - The Race for the H-Bomb 1950-1957. The New Era.