I. The Coming of World War

1. Bismarck's System of Alliances
2. The Shifting Balance
3. The Outbreak of World War
4. The Origins of World War

II. The Course of the War

1. The Surprises of the First Two Years
2. Adjustment to Total War
3. The Great Trials of 1917--1918
4. The Effects of World War I

III. The Peace

1. The Revolutionary Situation
2. The Peace Treaties

IV. Postwar Democracy

1. The New Governments
2. The Established Democracies
3. International Relations