An introductory survey of world history in the twentieth century, with a particular emphasis on the collapse of the Western colonial empires, the development of relations between the West and the new ...

If the 20th century teaches anything, ... Benedict and Karl, had held sway instead of the warmongers, world history in the past century would have been very different and much less barbaric.

Becoming Modern: Early 20th-Century Japan through Primary Sources offers secondary teachers seven lessons that examine a critical period in Japanese and world history: the period of Japan’s ...

Between the hot war in Europe and a brewing cold one between America and China, today’s world has a very 20th-century feel. Amid these echoes, historians and international-relations buffs have ...

Re “Henry A. Kissinger, 1923-2023: Refugee From Nazis, He Shaped World History” (obituary, front page, Dec. 1): Henry Kissinger was one of the most powerful political figures in the world from ...

History is full of strange deaths, but the 20th century had some of the most bizarre. You won’t believe these true stories.

Pablo Picasso is one of the most influential painters and sculptors of the 20th century, known for his artistic versatility and extraordinary talent. Picasso, who lived to 91, was famous for ...

In the 21st century, everyone with a smartphone is a photographer. Images captured through the camera lens are no longer recognized as a rare window to the exotic scenery of a faraway land.

Bitesize GCSE History. Germany in the 20th century. The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party 1920-1933. In this episode Katie and Datshiane look at the rise of the Nazi Party 1920-1933.