Story of the World: Vol 4

On this page I will be posting any maps or helpful links I have found as I am going through the book.

Chapter 1: Victoria’s England

Images of and further information about the Crystal Palace.
Virtual Tour of the Crystal Palace.

Chapter 20: World War I

Video: How a Wrong Turn Started World War I (3:23 min)
Map of Allied vs Central Powers, Britannica.com

Chapter 22: Indian Nationalism

The Golden Temple. From Wikipedia

A2FP81 Rare studio photograph of Mahatma Gandhi taken in London England UK at the request of Lord Irwin 1931. From Wikipedia

Video: India’s Golden Temple (1:19 min)
Wikipedia photos and art of the Golden Temple

Chapter 28: The Three-War War

Lugou (Marco Polo) Bridge from wikipedia

Video: Walk Beijing Lugoi Bridge (5:23 min)
Read: Combat Nurses of World War II by Wyatt Blassingame, Chapter 1 – The Beginning

Chapter 40: The End of the Cold War

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signing the INF Treaty in the East Room at the White House in 1987. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is a 1987 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. The treaty eliminated nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with intermediate ranges. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Video: “Win One for the Gipper” Scene (1:22 min) – Ronald Reagan the Actor
Video: “Tear Down This Wall” clip (0:57 min) or Full Speech (26:26 min)
Video: INF Treaty Signing December 7, 1987 (1:26 min)
Radio Silence by Boris Grebenshikov
Leningrad by Billy Joel

Chapter 41: Democracy in China?

CBS News Archive: Tiananmen Square “Tank Man” (1:37 min)

Chapter 41: Communism Crumbles

Berlin Wall from Wikipedia

Video: The Berlin Wall Explained (4:35 min)

Chapter 42: The First Persian Gulf War

Saddam Hussain, from wikipedia

Video: The Worst Oil Disaster Ever (17:16 min, watch to min 9:12)