Modern European History

Introduction Page
1. Conservatism and Liberalism After Napoleon
   1. The Congress of Vienna
   2. Metternich's Vision: The Concert of Europe
   3. The Liberal Reaction
   4. The Revolutions of 1848
2. Nationalism and Unification
   1. Italian Reunification
   2. German Unification: The Age of Bismarck
   3. French Nationalism: Making Peasants into Citizens
   4. The Austro-Hungarian Empire
   5. The Russian Empire under Alexander II
3. Industrialization and Industrial Society
   1. The Industrial Revolution: 18th century Britain
   2. Advances in Science and Industry
   3. The Social Costs of Industrialization
   4. Marxism and Socialism
4. The New Imperialism
   1. The British Empire: Jewels in the Crown
   2. The Scramble for Africa
   3. The Heart of Darkness
   4. East Meets West: Opium Wars, Open Doors, and Boxers
   5. Darwinism and Its Social Implications
5. The Cultural Revolution: The Birth of the Modern
   1. Fin de Siècle Vienna
   2. Freud and Modern Consciousness
   3. A New Scientific Revolution
   4. A Revolution in Art
   5. British Suffragettes: Fighting for the Right to Vote
6. The War to End All Wars
   1. The Assassination and Its Aftermath
   2. Welcoming the War
   3. Life in the Trenches
   4. Home Fronts in Europe
   5. The Russian Revolution
   6. The Treaty of Versailles
7. The Depression and the Rise of Totalitarianism
   1. Hitler's Rise to Power
   2. Under Nazi Rule
   3. Mussolini's Italy
   4. Franco's Spain and the Spanish Civil War
   5. Stalin's Russia
8. World War II
   1. Blitzkrieg
   2. The Course of the War
   3. Resistance
   4. The Holocaust
   5. The End of the "Thousand Year Reich"
9. Europe Divided
   1. The Cold War Begins
   2. The Iron Curtain Falls
   3. The Occupation of Berlin
   4. NATO
   5. The United Nations
10. The Reconstruction of Western Europe
    1. The Marshall Plan and Economic Miracles
    2. The Treaty of Rome and the Idea of Community
    3. Democracy in Germany
    4. The End of Empire: Decolonization
11. European Society During the Cold War
    1. Existentialism
    2. Social Protest in Western Europe
    3. Political Resistance in Eastern Europe
    4. Tito's Yugoslavia
12. Europe Reunited
    1. The Collapse of the Soviet Union
    2. The Reunification of Germany
    3. Yugoslavia Breakup: Nationalism & Ethnic Cleansing
    4. The European Union and European Identity