Adaptation Statement

This book is an adaptation of Modern World History by Dan Allosso (Bemidji State University) and Tom Williford (Southwest Minnesota State University), which can be found at https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/modernworldhistory/. Modern World History is licensed as CC BY-NC-SA. We would like to thank Dr. Allosso and Dr. Williford for their work in this area of open educational resources.

The following changes were made to this book as a whole:

• H5P activities were inserted at the end of each chapter to reinforce concepts.
• Review questions, terminology, and callout boxes were color-coded.
• Where possible, the book was rewritten to improve accuracy, update information and terms, ensure a truly global focus, and emphasize diversity of source materials, viewpoints, and historical figures to ensure the contemporary relevance of modern world history to students.

The following chapters were either substantially edited or had significant original material added:

• Chapter 1: The World at 1500
• Chapter 2: New Encounters
• Chapter 5: The Troubled Nineteenth Century
• Chapter 6: Imperialism
• Chapter 10: Decolonization
• Chapter 11: Cold War
• Chapter 12: Globalization
• Chapter 13: The Anthropocene

The following chapters were lightly edited:

• Chapter 3: The Americas and the Impact of Columbus
• Chapter 4: The Question of Freedom and the Age of Revolutions
• Chapter 8: The Modern Crisis
• Chapter 9: World War II