Download or read book Essential Modern World History written by Steven Waugh and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2001 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The causes of World War I (1) - International relations, 1918-1939 - World War II (2) - Early Cold War, 1945-1950 - Cold War, 1950-1963 - Later Cold War, 1964-1991 - Germany, 1918-1945 - Russia, 1905-1941 - USA, 1919-1941 - Britain, 1905-1951 - China, 1911-1990.