I have pleasure in placing before our esteemed readers the Second Edition of History of Modern World (1900-1960). A careful and thorough revision of the First Edition was undertaken to make the book richer in content,clearer in meaning and more useful to readers. While all chapters have been thoroughly revised, the chapters on the two World Wars, Bolshevik Revolution, the UNO and the role of the Super Powers have commanded special attention. Contents - 1. Modern Imperialism 2. Modern Japan 3. The First World War (1914 • 1918) 4. The Treaty of Versailles (1919) and Other Treaties 5. The League of Nations 6. The Menshevik and the Battery & Revolutions, 1917 7. Democracy 8. Socialism and Communism 9. Fascist Italy 10. Nazi Germany 11. The Second World War 12. The USA as a World Power 13. The USSR as World Power 14. The United Nations Organization 15. Nationalism in Asia 16. Revolutions In Modern China 17. Africa Frees Herself 18. Asia in World Affairs 19. Latin America in World Affairs 20. Major Trends in Science and Technology About the Akuthor: Late B.K. Gokhale - M.A Former Vice-Principal and Professor and Head of the Department of History-Politics, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan`s Somani College of Arts and Science and Patel College of Commerce, Chowpatty, Mumbai - 400 007.