This book covers Unit 5: An Age of Revolution (1750 - 1914). Multiple choice questions reinforce the key concepts of each section, and sharpen reading comprehension skills. Short answer questions offer training and practice in crucial critical thinking and writing skills. Topics covered: The Scientific Revolution; The Enlightenment in Europe; Political revolutions; The reaction against revolutionary ideas; Latin America: The failure of democracy and the search for stability; Global nationalism; Economic and social revolutions; Imperialism; Japan and the Meiji restoration. Also great for home schooling