History, the fortunes of France under the third republic, the German empire under bismarcks leadership, the growth of democracy in graet Britain, the bulky, backward Russian empire, acievements of the nineteenth century, Europe advances towards democracy, the wonderful century, the world grows smaller, the spread of European civilization throughout the world, the far fluing British empire, Asia learns from the west, European civilization transplanted to north America and suth America, Europe divides darkest Africa, the world war, its causes and results, rivalries and alliances make europe nervous, the causes of the world war, the world war, reconstructing a disordered world (Topical Term)