Turning points in world history

This book is a collection of essays discussing the Black Death, a contagious disease which left Europe depopulated and which brought about transformations in economic, social, and religious systems.

This book examines the unrest that led to the French Revolution in 1789 when France's old political-social order was swept away and revolutionary turmoil affected all of Europe.

This book is a collection of essays discussing the Reformation, a religious movement which led to civil wars between Protestant and Catholic groups, and its legacy which extends beyond the church itself and into the life of modern society.

This book discusses the animosity and distrust among the world's powerful nations at the beginning of the twentieth century, the humiliation of the German people after their defeat in World War I, the social forces that shaped Adolf Hitler's thinking, and the reorganization of the Nazis party.

This book is a collection of essays discussing the "Great Depression," including the causes of the stock market crash, the debilitating impact of this economic depression, and the accomplishments of the New Deal programs.