Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1. International relations in an age of imperialism 1871–1918
• The 'scramble for Africa'
• The emergence of the USA as a world power
• The emergence of Japan as a world power
• The alliance system in Europe
• 2. International relations in an age of uncertainty 1919–33
• The peace settlements of 1919–20
• Attempts to improve international relations
• Problems in Europe 1919–33
• American foreign policy
• 3. International relations in an age of extremism 1919–39
• Mussolini's foreign policy
• Civil war in Spain
• Hitler's foreign policy
• The road to war
• 4. China and Japan in an age of development 1919–45
• The implications of the 'warlord era' 1916–28
• The Kuomintang and its aims
• Support for communism in China
• Japan and military dictatorship during the 1930s
• 5. The search for international peace and security 1919–45
• The origins and aims of the League of Nations
• The organisation of the League of Nations
• The successes and failures of the League of Nations
• The origins and aims of the United Nations
• 6. Examination skills
• What skills will examiners be testing and how?
• Knowledge and understanding questions
• Analysis and evaluation questions
• Source-based questions
• Examination technique
• Index
• Acknowledgements.
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