Table of Contents

1. Britain before the First World War; 2. The First World War; 3. The Peace Treaties; 4. The League of Nations, 1919-1929; 5. Britain between the wars; 6. Russia and the USSR, 1919-1941; 7. Germany, 1918-1945; 8. The USA, 1918-1941; 9. The Second World War; 10. Britain in the Second World War; 11. The Cold War, 1945-1961; 12. Containment and 'hot spots'; 13. The USSR and Eastern Europe; 14. Conflict in the Middle East; 15. South Africa; 16. China; 17. Britain since 1945; 18. The USA since 1945