HIST 120: Europe Since 1848
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HIST 120: Europe Since 1848
Sample Syllabus
Sample Lesson

    1. Introduction
    2. Continental Europe Undergoes Massive Change
    3. Kulturkampf (The Struggle for Civilization)
    4. Russia Sees Great Changes
    5. Russian Reforms
    6. Russian Resentment Flourishes
    7. The Changing State of International Relations
    8. Industrial Growth
    9. Industrialization Expansion
    10. Second Half of the Century
    11. Social/Working Classes See Great Changes

Lesson 04: Politics, Economics, and Society of the Late 19th Century

Lesson 4

Politics, Economics, and Society of the Late 19th Century

 

Reading Assignment

  • Chapter 10, "Russia under Alexander II," pp. 230-234; Part Three 1871-1914, General Observations; Chapter 11; Chapter 12, "Economic Developments," pp. 262-268; and Chapter 15, "Germany, 1871-1890," pp. 339-360
  • Lesson 04 online commentary

 

Learning Objectives

The readings and questions in the lesson will help you to:

  • understand the increasing role of the industrial urban population after 1871 and the simultaneous decline in the agrarian sector;
  • see how the Second Industrial Revolution really took off after 1871;
  • weigh and assess the intellectual and social disquiet and how socialism developed across Europe;
  • gauge the impressive achievements in intellectual and artistic accomplishments;
  • understand the insecurity in Europe after 1871 and how it led to numerous wars before the end of the nineteenth century.
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