The handy history answer book

Content: ABOUT THE AUTHOR --
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --
INTRODUCTION --
PHOTO CREDITS --
ERAS AND THEIR HIGHLIGHTS --
The Classical Age: 2000 B.C.E to 500 C.E. --
The Middle Ages: 500 to 1350 --
The Renaissance: 1350 to 1600 --
The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution: 1600s to 1700s --
The Industrial Revolution: 1700s to 1800s --
The Twentieth Century --
Early Twenty-first Century --
RELIGION --
EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT --
West Meets East --
Discovery of the New World --
Circumnavigation of the Globe --
Colonial America --
The Early Republic of the United States --
American Immigration --
Exploration in the Twentieth Century --
Space: The Final Frontier --
WAR AND CONFLICT --
The Peloponnesian War --
Pan-Hellenism --
The Roman Conquest --
The Sacking of Rome --
Attila the Hun --
The Middle Ages --
Renaissance and the Enlightenment --
Colonialism --
American Revolution --
French Revolution --
War of 1812 --
Greek War of Independence --
Texas War of Independence --
Mexican War --
Crimean War --
War of Reform --
American Civil War --
Indian Wars --
Boer Wars --
Spanish-American War --
Mexican Revolution --
Wars in Asia --
Russian Revolution --
World War I --
The Era between the World Wars --
Sino-Japanese War --
Spanish Civil War --
World War II --
The War in Europe --
The War in the Pacific --
World War II Ends --
Cold War --
Wars in Southeast Asia --
Korean War --
Vietnam War --
The Middle East --
Latin America and the Caribbean --
Grenada --
Persian Gulf War --
War in the Baltics --
Kosovo --
Chechnya --
Ireland --
Africa --
Terrorism --
9/11 --
The War on Terror --
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS --
Empires, Royalty, and Dynasties --
The Roman Republic --
The Roman Empire --
The Byzantine Empire --
China --
Europe --
Great Britain --
The Birth of Modern Government: Britain --
American Democracy --
The U.S. Constitution --
The American Party System --
Reconstruction --
The American Presidency --
Absolutism --
The Postwar Era --
India --
The Middle East --
The Soviet Bloc --
Other Regions --
The Post 9/11 Era in the United States --
LAW --
International Law --
U.S. Law and Justice --
Famous U.S. Trials --
ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS --
Money --
Trade and Commerce --
Natural Resources --
Industrial Revolution --
Modern Industry --
U.S. Economic Legislation --
U.S. Economy Today --
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS --
The Antislavery Movement --
The Civil Rights Movement --
Temperance --
Women's Rights --
The Birth Control Movement --
Populism, Progressivism, and the Labor Movement --
Counterculture, Consumerism, and the Environment --
DISASTERS --
Fires --
Accidents and Technological Failures --
Industrial Accidents --
MEDICINE AND DISEASE --
The Development of Modern Medicine and Surgery --
Epidemics --
Behaviorism, Psychology, and Mental Health --
PHILOSOPHY --
Philosophy and Government --
SCIENCE AND INVENTION --
Natural History --
Invention --
Transportation --
Communications --
CULTURE AND RECREATION --
Written Language --
Education --
Folktales --
Literature --
Fine Art --
Photography --
Architecture --
Theater --
Music --
Dance --
Movies --
Radio and Television --
Games --
SPORTS.