AP World History, Period 6: The 20th Century, 1900-present

Introduction

This page contains links to useful teaching and learning resources (maps and articles) within the Timemap of World History for AP World History, Period 5 (1750 CE to 1900 CE).

World

Maps:

For a global perspective on 20th century history, see

World maps for 1914 –1960 –2005

Articles:

Western Civilization – For this period, covers World Wars I and II, the Cold War, and after.

A Global Civilization looks at the transformation of Western civilization into a global civilization in the later 20th century.

For more details on the world wars, see:

World War I

World War II

Europe

Maps:

For a birds-eye view of the history of Europe during the 20th century, including World Wars I and II, the Cold War and after, see:

Europe 1914 –1960 –2005

The above maps give access to the individual countries of Europe, but see especially:

Britain 1914 –1960 –2005

Eastern central Europe 1914 – 1960 – 2005

France 1914 –1960 –2005

Germany 1914 –1960 –2005  (including the rise and fall of Nazi Germany)

Greece 1914 –1960 –2005

Italy 1914 –1960 –2005

Russia 1914 –1960 –2005 (including the rise and fall of the Soviet Union)

Scandinavia 1914 –1960 –2005

Spain and Portugal 1914 –1960 –2005

Articles:

Western civilization – In covering the World Wars I and II, the Cold War, and after, there is much on Europe.

Modern Europe

European World Empires – the final section looks at the decline of these empires in the 20th century.

Imperial Russia the last sections looks at the decline and fall of the tsarist regime on the early 20th century.

Communist Russia looks at the rise and fall of the Soviet Union between 1917 and 1991.

For more details on the world wars, see:

World War I

World War II

The Middle East

Maps:

For a overview of the history of the Middle East as a whole in the 20th century, see:

Middle East 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Follow the links in these maps to the individual countries for more detail:

Arabia 1914 – 1960 – 2005 (including Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the Gulf States)

Egypt 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Iran 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Iraq 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Syria 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Turkey 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Articles:

The Ottoman Empire – a short survey of the history of the Ottomans has as its final section the fall of their empire in the early 20th century.

An articles on the Modern Middle East is under preparation.

Africa

Maps:

For the history of Africa in the 20th century, see:

Africa 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Articles:

European World Empires – has a final section on the end of these empires in the 20th century, including some information on African countries.

An article on Modern Africa will be coming soon.

South Asia

Maps:

For India and South Asia the 20th century, see:

South Asia 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Article:

British India – a very short entry, awaiting a full article on this important subject.

An article on Modern India and South Asia will be coming soon.

China, Japan and Korea

Maps:

For a broad perspective on East Asia in the 20th century, see:

East Asia 1914 – 1960 – 2005

For the different countries, see:

China 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Japan 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Korea 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Articles:

World War II covers the war in the Pacific, involving Japan and China (and Korea as an occupied country).

A Global Civilization briefly covers the rise of China as a major player in today’s global civilization.

For the different countries, see the following very brief articles (due to be expanded):

Modern China

Modern Japan

Modern Korea

South East Asia

Maps:

For the history of South East Asia in the 20th century, see:

SE Asia 1914 – 1960 – 2005

Articles:

World War II covers the war in the Pacific, involving all the countries of South East Asia.

European World Empires – the final section looks at the decline of these empires in the 20th century, and has information about the countries of South East Asia.

A Global Civilization refers to the transformation of the countries of South East Asia, to take their place in today’s global civilization.

Oceania

Maps:

For Oceania as a whole:

Oceania  1914 – 1960 – 2005

For Australia and New Zealand:

Australia  1914 – 1960 – 2005

New Zealand  1914 – 1960 – 2005

Articles:

World War II covers the war in the Pacific, and makes references to the contributions of Australia and New Zealand in the European and North African theatres.

Articles on the histories of Australia and New Zealand will becoming soon. Later, one on the history of the Polynesians will follow.

The Americas

Maps:

For North America as a whole:

North America  1914 – 1960 – 2005

For the different countries:

USA  1914 – 1960 – 2005

Canada  1914 – 1960 – 2005

Mexico and Central America 1914 – 1960 – 2005

For the history of South America as a whole, see:

South America  1914 – 1960 – 2005

For individual countries, see:

Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia  1914 – 1960 – 2005

Venezuela, Colombia and the Guianas  1914 – 1960 – 2005

Brazil  1914 – 1960 – 2005

Argentina  1914 – 1960 – 2005

Chile  1914 – 1960 – 2005

Articles:

Western Civilization has much to say on the role of the United States as a 20th century superpower.

For the role of the USA and Canada in the world wars, see:

World War I

World War II