{"id":919,"date":"2016-08-09T16:53:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T23:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/product\/the-mystery-of-history-volume-iv-wars-of-independence-to-modern-times\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T19:15:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T02:15:40","slug":"the-mystery-of-history-volume-iv-wars-of-independence-to-modern-times","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/product\/the-mystery-of-history-volume-iv-wars-of-independence-to-modern-times\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery of History Volume IV: Wars of Independence to Modern Times &#8211; Textbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The audiobook is available as an .mp3 at the links below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/store\/the-mystery-of-history-volume-iv\/volume-iv-convenience-products\/volume-iv-q1-no-music-mp3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Quarter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/store\/the-mystery-of-history-volume-iv\/volume-iv-convenience-products\/volume-iv-q1-no-music-mp3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second Quarter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/store\/the-mystery-of-history-volume-iv\/volume-iv-convenience-products\/volume-iv-quarter-3-without-music-mp3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Third Quarter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/store\/the-mystery-of-history-volume-iv\/volume-iv-convenience-products\/volume-iv-quarter-4-without-music-mp3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fourth Quarter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_3-4_1-4\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab clearfix et_pb_active_content et_pb_tab_0 et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_3-4_1-4\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab clearfix et_pb_active_content et_pb_tab_0 et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\" et_pb_row et_pb_row_3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_6\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text et_pb_module et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_4\">\n<div class=\" et_pb_row et_pb_row_7\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_12\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text et_pb_module et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_11\">\n<div class=\" et_pb_row et_pb_row_16\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_24\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text et_pb_module et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_text_24\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_35\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_47 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_52 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><em>Volume IV, in the words of the author:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Volume IV<\/strong>, the last and final volume of this world history series, spans three pressure-filled centuries from 1708 to 2014. Starting with Bach and Handel, two of four major composers included in Volume IV, the time period will hear music soar to new heights, and observe numerous \u201cwars of independence.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From\u00a0the American colonies,<\/li>\n<li>the heart of Mexico,<\/li>\n<li>the goldmines of Australia,<\/li>\n<li>the mountaintops of South America,<\/li>\n<li>the shores of Greece,<\/li>\n<li>and the walls of the Alamo . . .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>. . . we will find mankind desperately striving for liberty and freedom through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Most of the time, he will achieve it \u2013 but seldom without heartache, revolution, and bloodshed!<\/p>\n<p>On a less tangible battlefield, we will also see in this volume several \u201cwars of ideologies\u201d meaning that we will see the world \u201ctake sides\u201d behind invisible lines on their views toward Marxism, Darwinism, Fascism, and the Cold War. Of course, before we get to the Cold War, we will see nations catapulted into two painful World Wars in the twentieth century with the rise of<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lenin,<\/li>\n<li>Mussolini,<\/li>\n<li>Stalin,<\/li>\n<li>Hitler,<\/li>\n<li>and Emperor Hirohito.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unfortunately, the stories of these notorious dictators will require a deep, pensive look at the Gulag system in the Soviet Union, the Holocaust in Europe, and the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. All are difficult topics that need to be examined to learn valuable lessons from history! Some lessons are still being learned, as we will also look at modern man\u2019s struggle with a collapsed Soviet Union, a divided Korea, tension in the Middle East, and an ongoing War on Terror.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_36\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_48 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_53 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>Yet, as violent as parts of this volume will be (and which will require screening for young students), we will take time to meet the artists, inventors, writers, and humanitarians who contributed toward the \u201csoul\u201d of mankind over the last three centuries. And, we will join the missionaries and adventurers who journeyed to inland China, the wilds of Africa, the South Pole, and the gray, speckled surface of the moon. I watched the first moon walk when I was a kid, and so this volume has encroached upon my own personal timeline, as it will yours to make recent historical events that much more meaningful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>American history?<\/strong>\u00a0While a great deal of American history will be included in Volume IV (such as the American Revolution, the War Between the States, the War in Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, and more) this volume will not necessarily replace American history for those students seeking to fill a requirement. My hope is that American students will see U.S. history in a broader, more relevant manner when it is woven into the fabric of world history events. Can you use this volume to dovetail American history? Absolutely, but I kept this book a world history text for the sake of all my readers, here and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The last and final chapter of\u00a0<em>The Mystery of History<\/em>\u00a0series will look at what is to come, as outlined in the Book of Revelation. This final peek at \u201cend times\u201d will not follow any single view of eschatology, but it will take students to the final chapters of Revelation, where we are given a profound picture of a new heaven and a new earth. That my friend, is the hope of the \u201cmystery\u201d of history \u2013 that there is an eternal plan for believers, revealed through Scripture and delivered by the atoning blood of Christ.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One convenient purchase!<\/strong>\u00a0Like Volume I (Third Edition) and Volume III, the stories of Volume IV are contained in a colorful, hardback\u00a0<em>Student Reader.<\/em>\u00a0With the purchase of the\u00a0<em>Student Reader,<\/em>\u00a0you also receive a download code for our digital\u00a0<em>Companion Guide<\/em>\u00a0(loaded with pretests, activities, quizzes, timeline directions, mapping exercises, and literature suggestions.) 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And, as stated before, this volume (which is more difficult in content) will require screening for Younger and\/or sensitive students!<\/p>\n<h3>Download free samples:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory-pdf-public.s3.amazonaws.com\/Sample-V4-Student-Reader-Table-of-Contents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1835\" src=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/filetype_pdf.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 25px) 100vw, 25px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/filetype_pdf.png 128w, https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/filetype_pdf-100x100.png 100w\" alt=\"icon-pdf\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/>\u00a0Volume IV Table of Contents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory-pdf-public.s3.amazonaws.com\/Sample-V4-Student-Reader-Wk10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Volume IV Student Reader Lessons Sample<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sample_The_Mystery_of_History_Volume_4_Student_Reader_Week_10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sample_the_mystery_of_history_volume_4_student_reader_week_10.pdf noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1835\" title=\"PDF Download Icon\" src=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/filetype_pdf.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 25px) 100vw, 25px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/filetype_pdf.png 128w, https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/filetype_pdf-100x100.png 100w\" alt=\"icon-pdf\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sample_The_Mystery_of_History_Volume_4_Companion_Guide_Week_10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sample_the_mystery_of_history_volume_4_companion_guide_week_10.pdf noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1835\" src=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/filetype_pdf.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 25px) 100vw, 25px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/filetype_pdf.png 128w, https:\/\/themysteryofhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/filetype_pdf-100x100.png 100w\" alt=\"icon-pdf\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themysteryofhistory-pdf-public.s3.amazonaws.com\/Sample-V4-Companion-Guide-Wk10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Volume IV Companion Guide Sample \u201cWeek at a Glance\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[20,21,22,23,24,32,289],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Mystery of History Volume IV: Wars of Independence to Modern Times - Textbook - Classical Education Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/classic.powertactics.com\/product\/the-mystery-of-history-volume-iv-wars-of-independence-to-modern-times\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Mystery of History Volume IV: Wars of Independence to Modern Times - Textbook - Classical Education Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Volume IV, in the words of the author:  Volume IV, the last and final volume of this world history series, spans three pressure-filled centuries from 1708 to 2014. 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And, we will join the missionaries and adventurers who journeyed to inland China, the wilds of Africa, the South Pole, and the gray, speckled surface of the moon. I watched the first moon walk when I was a kid, and so this volume has encroached upon my own personal timeline, as it will yours to make recent historical events that much more meaningful.  American history?\u00a0While a great deal of American history will be included in Volume IV (such as the American Revolution, the War Between the States, the War in Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, and more) this volume will not necessarily replace American history for those students seeking to fill a requirement. My hope is that American students will see U.S. history in a broader, more relevant manner when it is woven into the fabric of world history events. Can you use this volume to dovetail American history? Absolutely, but I kept this book a world history text for the sake of all my readers, here and abroad.  The last and final chapter of\u00a0The Mystery of History\u00a0series will look at what is to come, as outlined in the Book of Revelation. This final peek at \u201cend times\u201d will not follow any single view of eschatology, but it will take students to the final chapters of Revelation, where we are given a profound picture of a new heaven and a new earth. That my friend, is the hope of the \u201cmystery\u201d of history \u2013 that there is an eternal plan for believers, revealed through Scripture and delivered by the atoning blood of Christ.  One convenient purchase!\u00a0Like Volume I (Third Edition) and Volume III, the stories of Volume IV are contained in a colorful, hardback\u00a0Student Reader.\u00a0With the purchase of the\u00a0Student Reader,\u00a0you also receive a download code for our digital\u00a0Companion Guide\u00a0(loaded with pretests, activities, quizzes, timeline directions, mapping exercises, and literature suggestions.) 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And, we will join the missionaries and adventurers who journeyed to inland China, the wilds of Africa, the South Pole, and the gray, speckled surface of the moon. I watched the first moon walk when I was a kid, and so this volume has encroached upon my own personal timeline, as it will yours to make recent historical events that much more meaningful.  American history?\u00a0While a great deal of American history will be included in Volume IV (such as the American Revolution, the War Between the States, the War in Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, and more) this volume will not necessarily replace American history for those students seeking to fill a requirement. My hope is that American students will see U.S. history in a broader, more relevant manner when it is woven into the fabric of world history events. Can you use this volume to dovetail American history? Absolutely, but I kept this book a world history text for the sake of all my readers, here and abroad.  The last and final chapter of\u00a0The Mystery of History\u00a0series will look at what is to come, as outlined in the Book of Revelation. This final peek at \u201cend times\u201d will not follow any single view of eschatology, but it will take students to the final chapters of Revelation, where we are given a profound picture of a new heaven and a new earth. That my friend, is the hope of the \u201cmystery\u201d of history \u2013 that there is an eternal plan for believers, revealed through Scripture and delivered by the atoning blood of Christ.  One convenient purchase!\u00a0Like Volume I (Third Edition) and Volume III, the stories of Volume IV are contained in a colorful, hardback\u00a0Student Reader.\u00a0With the purchase of the\u00a0Student Reader,\u00a0you also receive a download code for our digital\u00a0Companion Guide\u00a0(loaded with pretests, activities, quizzes, timeline directions, mapping exercises, and literature suggestions.) You can print what you want, when you want, for all ages!  This curriculum is for all ages, but for specific guidance, please click to\u00a0\u201cTeaching All Ages\u201d\u00a0for ideas on catering\u00a0The Mystery of History\u00a0to your students. And, as stated before, this volume (which is more difficult in content) will require screening for Younger and\/or sensitive students! 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