Chapter 9: Empire and Transformation
Page 1: New Century
War and gasoline engines, 1910
Panic of 1893
Spanish-American War, 1898 map
Age of Empire, 1910 map
Philippine-American War, 1899-1902 map
End of Victorian Era, 1901 map
Page 2: Steel is Power
Global steel production, 1910
Steel centers, 1910
Mesabi iron range, 1910 map
Duluth ore-loading docks, 1910
World coal production, 1910
Copper, mining equipment, 1910
Page 3: Out Come the Big Guns
Naval arms race, 1910
British fleet, 1910
American fleet, 1910
Great White Fleet, 1907
Shipyards advertising, 1910
Armaments advertising, 1910
Page 4: Getting Rid of the Horse
Early autos, horseless carriages, 1900
Auto racing, 1910
First production autos, 1910
Model T Ford, 1910
Moving assembly line, 1910
Motoring, 1910
Page 5: Powered Gliders
Balloons, 1900
Wright Brothers' kites and gliders, 1900
Kitty Hawk, Wright Flyer, 1903
Wright Brothers' minor mishap, 1903
Wright Brothers' demo flights
Glenn Curtis, European pioneers, 1910
Page 6: The Boys from Dayton
Wright home, Dayton Ohio, 1900
Wright Brothers and friends
Wright bicycle shop, 1900
Wright Brothers' testing, 1900s
Continued testing, 1910
Wilbur Wright, determined pioneer, 1910
Page 7: More People
Cincinnati, 1910
Urban autos, 1910
Urban transit, 1910
Urban vitality, 1910
Urban unrest, 1910
New York tenements, 1910
Page 8: Keeping the Wheels Turning
Factory labor, 1910
Textile mills, 1910
Metal-workers, 1910
Factory floors, 1910
Child labor, 1910
Unions and socialism, 1910
Page 9: There goes the neighborhood
Vanishing small-town life, 1910
Mill towns and jobs, 1910
Southern mills, too, 1910 map
Urban manufacturing boom, 1910 map
Urban street rail, 1910 map
Urban shopping, 1910
Page 10: Domination at the Top
Dow Jones and business towers, 1910
Steel-skeleton skyscrapers, 1910s
Downtown Goes Vertical, 1910
Corporate interiors, 1910
Corporate back offices, 1910
Chicago trading pit, 1910
Page 11: Disneyland for Workers
National Cash Register, 1910
NCR machine operators, 1910
NCR manufacturing assembly, 1910
Manufacturing support services, 1910
NCR employee amenities, 1910
NCR officer's club, 1910
Page 12: Beaches and Playgrounds
Beach resorts, 1910
Atlantic City, 1910
Coney Island, Luna Park, Dreamland, 1910
Buffalo Bill, Barnum & Bailey Annie Oakley, 1910
Kentucky Derby, World Series, 1910
Health and fitness, hot springs, 1910
Page 13: Men, Move Over
Women's schools, 1910
Grade schools, 1910
High schools, 1910
Schools for Blacks, 1910
University for women, 1910
Engineering schools, 1910
Page 14: Cutting the Trees
Logging, 1880-1900
Logjams and lumber chutes, 1900
Hauling Wood, by horse, 1900
Hauling wood by rail, 1900
Logging camps and lumberjacks, 1900
Sawmills, 1900
Page 15: Bigger farms
Agribusiness, 1910
Corn country, 1910 map
Wheat country and Minneapolis, 1910 map
Livestock and farm income, 1910 map
Livestock and feed hay, 1910
Texas cowboys, cattle drives, 1910 map
Page 16: The West is Different
Prairie grass, map
Western irrigation, 1910 map
Mechanical grain harvesting, 1910
Western farming and ranching, 1910
Oklahoma Land Rush, 1890s map
Oklahoma sedttlers, 1893
Page 17: Game Over
Railroad boom ends, 1910 map
Irrigation and rail corridors, 1910 map
Western mining, 1910 map
Pacific Northwest logging, 1910 map
Sacramento Valley, 1910 map
Desert Southwest, 1910 map
Page 18: Gravy Train stops
Frontier closes, 1910 map
Western farmers, 1910
Northwest loggers, 1910
Western miners, 1910
Mining town access roads, 1910
Tombstone Arizona, and silver, 1910
Page 19: Chasing them Down
Geronimo and Indian Wars, 1870s map
Prairie Sioux Indians, 1870s
Chief Joseph and Nez Perce Indians, 1870s
Kwakiutl, Northwest Indians, 1910
Pueblo and Southwest Indians, 1910
Eskimo and Alaskan Indians, 1910
Page 20: Nowhere to Go
Irrigation, 1890-1910 map
Urban growth, 1870-1910 map
Klondike Gold Rush, 1898 map
Yukon pass, 1900
Hawaii sugar and pineapples, 1910
Teddy Roosevelt, Rough Rider and President |
Chapter 10: Automobiles, Radios, Jazz
Page 1: Booming everywhere
Roaring Twenties, 1920s
Auto production, 1920s
Auto engineering, 1910-1930
Henry Ford and assembly-line methods, 1913
Auto manufacturers, 1916
Truck manufacturers, 1916 map
Page 2: More is Better
Mass production, Rouge River plant
Standardized Parts, 1920s
Assembly-line stations, 1920s
Heavy industry, 1920s
Corporate upsizing, 1920s
Economies of scale, 1920s
Page 3: Radios and Typewriters
Women assembling radios, 1920s
Vacuum tubes and radio consoles, 1920s
Typewriters and carbon paper, 1920s
Shoe-making equipment, 1920s
Telephone poles and undersea cables, 1920s
Bikes, motorcycles and scooters, 1920s
Page 4: Moving the Product
Department stores and mail order sales, 1920s
Advertising, 1930
Electric appliances, 1930
Freud and the unconscious, 1920s
Power of suggestion in advertising, 1930
Brand image, 1930
Page 5: Military-style Campaigns
Mass-marketing and ad campaigns, 1920s
Glamour ads, 1930
Car ads, 1930
Clothing ads, 1920s
Consumer product ads, 1930
Norman Rockwell and beverage ads, 1930
Page 6: Monster in the Room
Sears Roebuck catalog, 1920s
Sears women's clothing, 1920s
Sears men's and farm clothing, 1920s
Sears shoes and accessories, 1920s
Sears home goods, 1920s
Sears home kits and barn kits, 1920s
Page 7: Financial Innovations
J.P. Morgan and credit ratings, 1930
Corporate stocks and bonds, 1930
Corporate acquisitions, 1930
Standard Oil and tobacco breakups, 1910s
Supreme Court anti-trust rulings, 1910s
Corporate giants, 1930
Page 8: The Limits of Prosperity
Urban cs rural 1900-1930
Working-class home, 1930
Local bar, 1930
Homesteading, 1890-1930
Cash crops, 1900-1930
Livestock, 1900-1930 map
Page 9: Rocky Start
Earthquake and panic, 1907-08
San Francisco earthquake, 1906
San Francisco aerial view, 1906
Financial panic of 1907
Price fluctuations and instability, 1890-1910
Federal Reserve, IRS, 1913
Page 10: First World War
The Great War, 1914-1918 map
Trenches and stalemate, 1914 map
Submarines and convoys, 1915 map
Tanks and gas attacks, WW1
Battleships at Jutland, 1916
Aircraft, dogfights and bombing, WWI
Page 11: America Joins the War
Woodrow Wilson and war, 1917
War mobilization, 1917
Propaganda and Victory bonds, 1917
Americans troops in France, 1917
Women in war factories, 1918
Nationalization of railroads, 1917
Page 12: Closing the Deal
Pershing, Wilson and victory, 1918
Wilson in Paris, 1918
Versailles and League of Nations, 1918
Suffragettes and 19th Amendment, 1920
Bolsheviks, Lenin and Russian Revolution
Casualties and mourning, WWI
Page 13: Relief and dismay
Prohibition and gangsters, 1920s
Wilson, Harding and Roosevelt deaths, 1920s
Prohibition and 18th Amendment, 1919
Bootleggers and rumrunners, 1920s
Capone vs the Feds, 1920s
Prohibition repealed, 21st Amendment, 1933
Page 14: Non-stop Fun
Flappers and jazz, 1920s
Charleston and Lindy Hop, 1920s
Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong, 1920s
Cosmo and fashion, 1920s
Vaudeville and burlesque, 1920s
Ziegfeld Follies and exotic women, 1920s
Page 15: Blacks Reappear
Urban Blacks, 1920s
Black Lives Matter, a little, 1920s
Harlem Renaissance, 1920s
Cotton Club, 1920s
Jazz and Black entertainers, 1920s
Great Black Migration, 1920s
Page 16: The South Rises
White supremacy, 1920s
Second KKK in Washington, 1925
Birth of a Nation, 1915
Darwinism and Jim Crow, 1920s
Segregation and Sundown Towns, 1920s
Tulsa race riot, 1921
Page 17: Oil-Crazy
Texas gushers, 1900s
California and Oklahoma oil, 1930 map
Gas stations, 1920s
Lindbergh in Paris, 1927
Airplanes, stunts and mail, 1930
Airlines, Ford Trimotor, 1930
Page 18: Going out
Silent films and luxury liners, 1920s
Al Jolson, blackface and talkies, 1930
Babe Ruth, football and prize fights, 1920s
Motoring and car camping, 1920s
Winter sports, 1920s
Youth and Boys Clubs, 1920s
Page 19: Linking Oceans
Engineering marvels, 1920s
Teddy Roosevelt, Panama Canal, 1914 map
Railroad river tunnels, 1920s map
Subways and car tunnels, 1930 map
Penn Station and Grand Central, 1930
Electric trains, train yards, 1930
Page 20: Breathtaking Advances
Women and gender roles, 1930
Transportation upgrade, 1930
Women's liberation, 1930
Electric home appliances, 1930
Theater and entertainment, 1930
America on World State, 1930 |
Chapter 11: Depression and War
Page 1: The Party's Over
Depression, World War Two
Stock market crash, 1929
Financial panics, bank failures, 1929
Hoover and Roosevelt, 1930
World War Two, map
Times Square kiss, 1945
Page 2: Before the Crash
Lindbergh, Ruth, Empire State Building, 1929
Prices and production, 1920s
National economy, 1920s
Agribusiness and rural stagnation, 1930
Skyscrapers, 1930
Stock market frenzy, 1920s
Page 3: Delayed Reaction
Rebound, before the plunge, 1930
Hoovervilles and Bonus Army, 1930s
Renewed decline, 1932
Bottom of the Depression, 1933
Farmers in trouble, 1930s
Bank crash and panic, 1933
Page 4: Prosperity Ends
Great Depression, Dust Bowl, 1930s
Unemployment, soup kitchens, 1930s
Farm foreclosures, auctions, 1930s
Dust Bowl, 1930s map
No work, 1930s
Faces of the Depression, 1930s
Page 5: Big Government
Roosevelt, New Deal spending, 1930s
Banks closed, reopened, 1931
CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, 1930s
WPA construction, 1930s
Social Security, poverty and FSA, 1930s
WPA artists, 1930s
Page 6: Hitting the Ground Running
CCC and jobs, 1930s
CCC and parks, 1930s
CCC roads and power lines, 1930s
CCC job training, 1930s
CCC land conservation, 1930s
Military-style CCC camps, 1930s
Page 7: More Jobs
WPA, Works Progress Administration, 1930s
WPA, Concrete and Hoover Dam, 1930s
TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1930s map
TVA and rural electrification, 1930s
Upper Mississippi River dams, 1930s map
First Low-income Housing, 1930s
Page 8: Difficult Problem
Poverty in America, 1930s
Rural poverty, 1930s
FSA, Farm Security Administration, 1930s
FSA housing, 1930s
Social Security, 1935
Red-lining, bank discrimination, 1930s map
Page 9: Unequal Treatment
Green-Book for Black motorists, 1940s
Urban Blacks, 1940s
Black unemployment, 1940s
Black street life, 1940s
Black pride, 1940s
FSDA assistance for Blacks, 1940s
Page 10: Built for the People
WPA's lasting legacy
WPA airports and stadiums
WPA municipal buildings
WPA schools and libraries
WPA parks and recreation
WPA art and artists
Page 11: Success or Failure?
Federal Stimulus, 1930s
New Deal economic Recovery, 1930s
New Deal family assistance, 1930s
New Deal manufacturing rebound, 1930s
New Deal forests and campgrounds, map
Impact vs efficiency , 1930s
Page 12: Changing Mix
Freight, trucks and pipeline, 1929-1950
Track mileage shrinking, 1930sShrinking
Ore boats, ore production, 1930s
Freighters and barges, 1930s
Trucking, US highways, 1930s map
First big pipeline, 1942 map
Page 13: Is Democracy a Failure?
Fascism succeeding, 1930s
Nazi dynamism vs American stagnation, 1930s
Communism in America, 1930s
Strikes and urban unrest, 1930s
Hitler's miracle, 1930s
Antisemitism, Austria annexation, 1930s
Page 14: Appeasement Fails
Appeasement fails, 1939 map
Non-aggression pact, 1939 map
Hitler in Poland, Japan in China, 1939 map
Miracle at Dunkirk, 1940 map
Japan, Italy, Axis powers, 1940 map
Hitler in Paris, Britain isolated, 1940 map
Page 15: Lashing Out
Hitler invades Russia, 1940 map
Battle of Britain, 1940 map
Hitler targets Russian oil, 1941 map
Pearl Harbor attack, 1941 map
Japanese invasion of the Pacific, 1941 map
America joins the war, 1941
Page 16: Big Job Ahead
Bleak outlook for Allies, 1942 map
U-boat war comes to America, 1942 map
Battle of Moscow, 1942 map
Russian Counterattack, Rommel, 1942 map
Allied bombing, 1942 map
Midway, Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, 1942 map
Page 17: Germany on the Run
Pushing Hitler back, 1943 map
Germans surrender at Stalingrad, 1943 map
Italian Campaign, 1943 map
Concentration and work camps, 1943 map
Bougainville and Tarawa, 1943 map
D-Day invasion, 1944 map
Page 18: Hitler Crushed
Hitler's final days, 1945 map
Allied bombing, 1945 map
Guam, Philippines, China bombing, 1945 map
Fall of Berlin, Hitler suicide, 1945 map
Iwo Jima, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, 1945 map
Final surrender, Iron Curtain, Cold War map
Page 19: Now What?
Railroads fade, corporations recover, 1940s
Department stores, Sears Roebuck, 1940s
A&P, JC Penney, chain stores, 1940s
Radio, magazine advertising, 1940s
Corporate manufacturing giants, 1940s
Bigger factories, increased efficiency, 1940s
Page 20: Better than Ever
Technicolor blockbusters
Disney and Hollywood, 1940s
Sinatra, Perry Como and Rita Hayworth, 1940s
Theaters and movies, 1940s
Ellington, Fitzgerald, Goodman, Holiday
Country fairs and carnivals, 1940s
Page 21: Going Places
Gasoline age, 1940s
Oil, gas and cars, 1940s
Trucks and busses, 1940s
Junkyards, Pennsylvania Turnpike, 1940s
Trans-Atlantic airliners, 1940s
Hindenburg, Amelia Earhart, 1940s
Page 22: Plenty of Parking
Strip-mall shopping centers, 1940s
Bigger parking lots, 1940s
California-style drive-ins, 1940s
Urban traffic, LA motorcycle cops, 1940s
Lunch counters and automats, 1940s
Southern segregation and stagnation, 1940s |
Chapter 12: Modern World
Page 1: The Fight Goes On
Cold War and China, 1950s map
Domino theory, 1950 map
Communism spreading, 1950 map
Berlin Airlift, 1948-49 map
Red Scare, Joseph McCarthy, 1950s
Korean War, 1950-53 map
Page 2: Happy Times are Here Again
Post-war boom, 1946
Europe in Ruins, 1946
Marshall Plan, 1948-1951 map
Sputnik, 1957
Khrushchev, Kennedy summit, 1961
Yuri Gagarin, John Glenn, 1961
Page 3: The Future is Now
Tomorrowland, 1960s
Disneyland, 1955
Tailfins and chrome, 1950s
Interstate highways, 1955 map
Motel chains, motor inns, 1950s
Shopping malls, 1950s
Page 4: Decaying Cities
Urban Blight, 1950s
Urban renewal, 1950s
Planned communities, Reston, Virginia, 1964
Lower Manhattan Expressway, 1960 map
Cross-Bronx Expressway, 1948-72 map
Segregation and Rosa Parks, 1955
Page 5: Welcome to the 1960s
New York World's Fair, 1964
Las Vegas, 1960s
Entertainment, Beatles, Dylan, 1960s
Ed Sullivan Show, 1948-1971
Feminine Mystique, Playboy bunnies, 1960s
Transistors, Boeing 727, IBM 360, 1964
Page 6: Tumultuous Decade
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 map
Vietnam War, 1960s map
Vietnam War protests, Woodstock, 1965
Civil Rights Act, Freedom riders, 1964
Assassinations, 1960s
TV News anchors, Walter Cronkite, 1960s
Page 7: 1969 Moon Landing
Moon landings, 1969-72
Pong, Apple Mac, Eight-tracks, 1970s
Rock bands, Star Wars, 1970s
Youth culture, Punk, 1970s
World Trade Towers, New York crisis, 1970s
Urban decline, 1970s map
Page 8: Losing Isn't Fun
Withdrawal from Vietnam, 1970s map
Watergate, Arab oil, 1970s map
Muslim world, Saudi Arabia, 1970s map
Arab Oil Embargo, 1973 map
Kissinger, Nixon resignation, 1970s
Nuclear Armageddon, Brezhnev, 1970s
Page 9: Welcome to the 1980s
Saddam Hussein, Khomeini, 1980s map
US embassy, Iran hostage crisis, Carter, 1979
Reagan revolution, Religious Right 1980s
Iran-Iraq War, Iranian Revolution 1980-88 map
Second Oil Crisis, gas lines, 1979 map
Russia-Afghan War, Mujaheddin, 1979-89 map
Page 10: Tipping point
Gorbachev, Glasnost, Chernobyl, 1980s map
Berlin Wall falls, 1989 map
USSR collapse, 1990s map
Russian Federation, 1990s
Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia, 1990 map
Gulf War, Desert Storm, 1990-91
Page 11: Global Village
Strategic Oil, Exxon Valdez, 1990s map
Globalists, NAFTA, Clinton, 1990s map
Global North, and Global South, 1990s map
Internet, Yahoo, Google, 1995 map
Mac, Windows, Spreadsheets, Word, 1990s
Blockbuster, Cable TV, MTV, ESPN, 1990s
Page 12: Welcome to the New Century
Nasdaq, Dot-com bubble, Mad Money, 2000
Terrorists, bombings, 1990s map
9/11, Trade Towers, Bin Laden, 2001 map
Shock and Awe, Iraq War, 2003 map
Afghanistan, Taliban, Bora-Bora, 2000s map
Protests, IMF, WTO, World Bank, 2000
Page 13: Flipping Real Estate
Debt, zero interest rates, 2000s map
Housing bubble, global contagion, 2008
Slicing-and-dicing , Lehman Brothers, 2008
Global debt meltdown, 2010s map
Big Bank bailout, Free money, 2008
Deficits, Central Bank stimulus, 2010
Page 14: Getting Better All the Time
Airbus, 787, digital readouts, 2010s
Internet, Amazon, Facebook, 2010 map
Trade deficits, container ships, 2010s map
Arms sales, defense spending, 2010s map
Nuclear power plants, Fukushima, 2010 map
Hubble Space Telescope, galaxies, 1990
Page 15: Storm Clouds Brewing
Deepwater Horizon, Ukraine, 2010s
Environmental damage, waste, 1989
Urban decay, abandoned malls, 2010s
Factory farms, 2010s map
Opioid epidemic, 1910s map
Fast food, obesity epidemic, 2010s map
Page 16: Hostile Takeover?
Profit centers, Fortune 500, 2010s map
Media giants, acquisitions, 2010
Transnationals, Global Fortune 100, 2010 map
Offshoring, factory closings, 2010 map
Global air pollution, particulates, 2010 map
Water risk, runoff contamination, 2010 amp
Page 17: Protests Bring Change
Arab Spring, Egypt, 2010s map
Ukraine uprising, Crimea, 2014 map
Obama, Hillary, Trump elections maps
Smartphones, Facebook, data centers, 2010s
America's Cup, multihulls, TV graphics, 2013
DNA, gene splicing, cloning, Dolly, 2010s
Page 18: Recognition for Blacks?
#BlackLivesMatter, Rodney King, 2015
#MeToo, Roe v Wade, protests, 2017-2022
Gun violence, mass shootings, 2010s map
Immigrants, border patrols, 2010s map
Covid pandemic, 2020 map
Biden, Trump, stolen election, 2020 map
Page 19: Crisis Point
Fake News, alternate reality, 2020s
AI images, chat boxes, AI hallucinations, 2020s
Blogs, Vlogs, influencers, gamers, 2020s
Fiber-optics, digital imaging, VR, 2020s
Social media acquisitions, 2020
Lobbying, corporate takeover, 2020
Page 20: The Fight Goes On
African, religious, ethnic conflict, 2020s map
Micro conflicts, proxy wars, 2020 map
Food Scarcity, 2020 map
Oil producers and importers, 2020 map
Chinese investment, ghost cites, 2020 map
Strong-man Putin, Xi, Orban, 2020s map
Page 21: One Planet
Internet, fiber-optic cables, 2020s map
Persian Gulf states, 2020 map
Global oil consumption, 2020 map
Food, global birth rates, 2020 map
Ocean pollution, overfishing, 2020 map
Global drought forecast, 2050 map
Page 22: Summing Up
Technology before steam power, 1800 map
Steamboats and canals, 1840 map
Railroads, 1860 map
More Iron, 1870 map
Steam-powered manufacturing, 1870 map
Steel and coal, 1890 map
Page 23: Everything All at Once
Urbanization and irrigation, 1910 map
Gasoline, cars, highways, 1930 map
Interstates, urbanization, 1970 map
Internet, connected devices, 2020 map
Global warming, CO2 emissions, 2020 map
Industrialized centers, 2020 map
Page 24: So Far, So Good
AI vision of Founding fathers, today
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Maps: After 1900
Page 7: Wider World
Texas cattle drives, 1890 map
Indian Wars, reservations, 1890 map
Klondike Gold Rush, 1896 map
British Empire, 1900 map
Pacific annexations, 1900 map
World conflict, 1866-1900 map
Page 8: Continued Expansion
American military actions, 1800s map
Urban manufacturing, 1910 map
Industrial resources, 1910, map
Textile mills, urban centers, 1910 map
New rail lines, 1910 map
Petroleum deposits, 1910 map
Page 9: Crops
Climate regions favor the East, 1910 map
Corn is still #1 export, 1910 map
Wheat production in the Dakotas, 1910 map
Hay, tobacco, cotton and rice, 1910 map
Cattle production centered in Iowa, 1910 map
Irrigation peaks in the West, 1910 map
Page 10: War, Stalin and Autos
World War I and submarines, 1914-1918 map
Russian Revolution, 1917-1922 map
First National Highway System, 1930, map
Auto ownership, 1930 map
Soviet forced industrialization, 1930 map
New Deal dams, National Forests, 1930s map
Page 11: Stunning Onslaught
Germans, Soviets divide Poland, 1939 map
Hitler blitzkrieg through Poland, 1939 map
Allies trapped at Dunkirk, 1940 map
Battle of Britain, 1940 map
Italy and Japan join with Hitler, 1940 map
Hitler turns against Russia, 1941 map
Page 12: Allies reeling
Hitler in Russia, the Balkans, Africa, 1941 map
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, 1941 map
Hitler in Europe, Japan in Pacific, 1941 map
Coral Sea and Midway, 1942 map
U-boats swarm American coast, 1942 map
First big oil pipeline to avoid subs, 1942 map
Page 13: The tide turns
Germans move on oilfields, 1942 map
Moscow holds, Rommel defeated, 1942 map
Turning the tables at Stalingrad, 1942 map
Bombing with staggering losses, 1942 map
Allies in Italy, Soviets pushing west, 1943 map
Island-hopping in the Pacific, 1943
Page 14: Final days
D-Day invasion, 1944 map
Last-ditch Battle of the Bulge, 1944, map
Relentless Allied bombing, 1944 map
Nazi labor, concentration camps, 1944 map
Bombers reach Tokyo, 1944 map
German collapse, Hitler suicide, 1945 map
Page 15: Cold War
A-bombs at Hiroshima, Nagasaki, 1945 map
German, Japanese high-water marks, map
Iron Curtain divides Europe, 1950 map
Communist expansion, 1950 map
Communist China is first Domino, 1950 map
Vietnam War, 1965-1975 map
Page 16: Soviets, Arabs, Oil
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 map
Arab domination of strategic oil, 1970 map
Arab oil embargo, 1973 map
Conflict moves to Africa, 1970s map
Iran-Iraq War, Muslim stalemate, 1980s map
Iranian Revolution, oil well sites, 1980 map
Page 17: Islam Rising
Soviet-Afghan War, 1980s map
US on the Sidelines, 1980s
Breakup of Soviet Union, 1990 map
Iraq invades Kuwait, Bosnian War, 1990s map
Sept 11 attack, 2001 map
Continuing Muslim world conflict, 2010s map
Page 18: Three Powers
Big Three military bases, 2020 map
Russian proxy wars, 2020s map
Global Chinese investment, 2020 map
Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, 2020s map
Nuclear missile arsenals, 2020 map
Nuclear power stations, 2020 map
Page 19: One World
World shipping lanes, 2020 map
Global Covid pandemic cases, 2020 map
Global farming, 2020 map
Global water risk, 2020 map
Global particulate air pollution, 2020 map
Global overfishing, 2020 map
Page 20: Wealth and Oil
Global oil revenue, 2020 map
Global oil Consumption, 2020 map
Global oil production, 2020 map
Global net oil import/export, 2020 map
Global national debt, 2020 map
US and Russian arms shipments, 2020 map
Page 21: New Concerns
Credit scores, 2020 map
Gun violence and mass shootings, 2020 map
Vaccine-denier regions, 2020 map
Obesity rate, 2020 map
Opioid overdose deaths, 2020 map
#BlackLivesMatter protest sites, 2020 map
Page 22: Politics and Profits
2008-2016 election results by county, maps
2020, 2024 election results by county, maps
Immigrant arrivals, 2020 map
Immigrant final settlement areas, 2020 map
Factory farms, 2020 map
Fortune 500 earnings, 2020 map
Page 23: Digital Era
Internet usage, 2000 map
Internet usage, 2010 map
Internet usage, 2020 map
Undersea fiber-optic cables, 2020 map
Financial centers, 2020 map
Night lighting visible from space, 2020 map
Page 24: Conclusion
Accelerating Growth, 1790-2020 maps
Big Tech acquisitions, 1996-2020
Global 100 profits, 2020 map
Streaming media market segments, 2020 map
World conflict, 1700-2000 maps
Profit centers, by industry and power source |
Technology: After 1900
Page 5: Explosive Burst
The Old New York, 1840
New York, 1865 aerial view
New York, 1885 aerial view
New York, 1910 aerial view
New York, 1840-1910
World Trade Tower, New York 2017
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Gallery: Civilization
Page 13: French Empire
French Revolution, Napoleon, 1800s map
Napoleon's Russia disaster, 1800s
Height of British Empire, 1900 map
Prelude to WWI, 1865-1900 map
WWI, first industrial war, 1914-1918 map
Motorized warfare, 1900s
Page 14: End of an Era
Russian Revolution, 1918-1922 map
Lenin's Red Terror, 1920s
Communism spreads worldwide, 1930s
Stalin's forced industrialization, 1930 map
Rise of Hitler's fascism, 1930s
WW2, Worldwide destruction, 1939-1945 map
Page 15: Not Just Ruined Battlefields
Warfare turns apocalyptic, 1940s
Fully-motorized war, WW2, 1940s
Armor leads the attack, 1940s
Aircraft fill the sky, 1940s
Aircraft dominate the Pacific War, 1940s
WW2, rockets, futuristic weapons, 1940s
Page 16: Cold War Heats Up
Cold War divides Europe, 1950s map
China goes communist, 1950 map
Domino theory containment, 1950s
Vietnam and Suez crisis, 1960s
Cuban Missile Crisis, brinkmanship, 1960s map
Sudden collapse of USSR, 1990
Page 17: Observations
Continuing nuclear standoff, 2020s
America's original inward focus, 1800s map
American humiliation in Vietnam, 1965-1975
America pulls back, 1980s
Muslim terrorism, 9/11 attack, 2000s map
Post-WW2 battlegrounds, 1950-2020 map |
Gallery: Ads and Magazines
Page 4: World of Color
Creating a brand, 1890
Versatile illustration styles, 1900
Circus posters, 1900
Beer ads, 1900
Fashions, 1900
Newspaper Ads, 1900
Page 5: Women's World
Harper's Bazaar, 1900
Ladies Home Journal, 1900
Vogue Magazine, 1900
McCall's Magazine, 1900
Clothing catalogs, 1900
Montgomery Ward catalog, 1900
Page 6: New Century
Wizard of OZ, the original book, 1900
Car advertising, 1910
Widening landscape, 1910
Electric appliance ads, 1910
Theater ads, 1910
Urban living ads, 1910
Page 7: Modern Age
Modern elegance, 1920
Fancier car ads, 1920
Prohibition-era advertising, 1920
Easy living, 1920
Home appliance ads, 1920
Pianos and business systems, 1920
Page 8: War and Post-War
War ads, 1918
Post-war ads, 1920
Urban ads, 1920
Color magazine ads, 1920
Hobby and career ads, 1920
Child book series, 1920
Page 9: Something for Everyone
Sears Roebuck catalog, 1920s
Sears women's clothing, 1920s
Sears men's clothing, 1920s
Sears home kits, 1920s
Sears farm products 1920s
Sears barn kits, 1920s
Page 10: Youthful Culture
Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1930
Women in the spotlight, 1930
Electrified living, 1930
Radios and Victrolas, 1930
Billboard jungle, 1930
Sears plumbing catalog, 1930
Page 11: Movie Influence
Movie influence in ads, 1940
Star power invades ads, 1940s
Science and cigarette ads, 1940
Happy-face Depression ads, 1940
World War II ads, 1940s
Doing-our-part ads, 1940s
Page 12: Just More Fun
Coke ads, 1950
Image advertising, 1950
Creating the Marlboro Man, 1960
Magazine ads losing their 'pop', 1960
TV sitcoms grab advertisers, 1970
TV kills off magazine creativity, 1970 |
