- Highlights of the 7th Edition—Volume C.
- A new chapter in the French Revolution.
- New material on the history of women, education and literacy.
- Revised coverage of East Asian History.
- Recasts discussions of imperialism and the origins of the first World War.
- Thoroughly revised and updated treatments of the twentieth-century world.
- Over 1,000 illustrations & Photographs, 65 Maps.
- Thoroughly revised annotated bibliographies, chronological charts, a list of
rulers, and an index with pronunciation guides.