The document summarizes key events from Chapters 17-24 of the book Ways of the World. It discusses the American and French Revolutions in Chapter 17 that led to declarations of independence and rights of citizens. It also discusses the industrialization of Europe, Britain, the US, Russia, and Latin America in Chapter 18. Chapter 19 covers China's century of crisis due to opium imports and wars with Britain, as well as the decline of the Ottoman Empire. Chapters 20-24 discuss the spread of Western education and religion in colonies, the rise of fascism in Europe, communist revolutions in Russia and China, independence movements in Africa and Asia, and increased globalization after World War 2.
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