Europe and Western Civilization in the Modern Age

pt. 1: lecture 1. Introduction, Europe in the "modern age" ; lecture 2. Social and political life under the Ancien régime ; lecture 3. Intellectual and cultural life, the challenge of the Enlightenment ; lecture 4. The origins of the French Revolution ; lecture 5. The outbreak of the revolution and the monarchist response ; lecture 6. The terror and its aftermath ; lecture 7. The rise of Napoleon, heir of the revolution or new form of tyranny? ; lecture 8. Napoleonic Europe, an epoch of war ; lecture 9. The restoration and reactionary conservatism ; lecture 10. The challenge of liberal nationalism ; lecture 11. Liberal capitalism and the Industrial Revolution, the English experience ; lecture 12. The social impact of the Industrial Revolution

pt. 2: lecture 13. The revolution in France ; lecture 14. Revolution in Central Europe ; lecture 15. The political implications of the revolution ; lecture 16. The unification of Germany ; lecture 17. The unification of Italy ; lecture 18. The new imperialism ; lecture 19. Race, religion, and greed, explaining European expansion ; lecture 20. Marx and the challenge of socialism ; lecture 21. The social problem and the crisis of liberalism ; lecture 22. A new conservatism, anti-modernism and the origins of fascism ; lecture 23. European cultural and intellectual life ; lecture 24. Social norms, social strains in the Belle epoque

pt. 3: lecture 25. The international system, 1871-1890 ; lecture 26. The breakdown of the international system and the slide toward war ; lecture 27. Nationalism and ethnic conflict in the multi-national empires of central and eastern Europe ; lecture 28. The July crisis and the outbreak of war ; lecture 29. The war to end all wars, the experience of the trenches ; lecture 30. The Treaty of Versailles and the failed peace ; lecture 31. The Bolshevik revolution ; lecture 32. Civil war and the establishment of the Soviet state ; lecture 33. The Soviet system under Stalin ; lecture 34. Mussolini and the emergence of Italian fascism ; lecture 35. The democracies in crisis ; lecture 36. Hitler and the rise of Nazism in Germany

pt. 4: lecture 37. Totalitarianism, the Third Reich ; lecture 38. The Third Reich, ideology and domestic policy ; lecture 39. Ideology and Hitler's foreign policy ; lecture 40. The twenty-year crisis, the international system, 1919-1939 ; lecture 41. The coming of war, 1939 ; lecture 42. The blitzkrieg, 1940-1941 ; lecture 43. The Holocaust ; lecture 44. The world at war ; lecture 45. The origins of the Cold War ; lecture 46. The division of Europe ; lecture 47. The collapse of Communism ; lecture 48. Conclusion, Europe on the eve of the 21st century.

pt. 1: lecture 1. Introduction, Europe in the "modern age" ; lecture 2. Social and political life under the Ancien régime ; lecture 3. Intellectual and cultural life, the challenge of the Enlightenment ; lecture 4. The origins of the French Revolution ; lecture 5. The outbreak of the revolution and the monarchist response ; lecture 6. The terror and its aftermath ; lecture 7. The rise of Napoleon, heir of the revolution or new form of tyranny? ; lecture 8. Napoleonic Europe, an epoch of war ; lecture 9. The restoration and reactionary conservatism ; lecture 10. The challenge of liberal nationalism ; lecture 11. Liberal capitalism and the Industrial Revolution, the English experience ; lecture 12. The social impact of the Industrial Revolution

pt. 2: lecture 13. The revolution in France ; lecture 14. Revolution in Central Europe ; lecture 15. The political implications of the revolution ; lecture 16. The unification of Germany ; lecture 17. The unification of Italy ; lecture 18. The new imperialism ; lecture 19. Race, religion, and greed, explaining European expansion ; lecture 20. Marx and the challenge of socialism ; lecture 21. The social problem and the crisis of liberalism ; lecture 22. A new conservatism, anti-modernism and the origins of fascism ; lecture 23. European cultural and intellectual life ; lecture 24. Social norms, social strains in the Belle epoque

pt. 3: lecture 25. The international system, 1871-1890 ; lecture 26. The breakdown of the international system and the slide toward war ; lecture 27. Nationalism and ethnic conflict in the multi-national empires of central and eastern Europe ; lecture 28. The July crisis and the outbreak of war ; lecture 29. The war to end all wars, the experience of the trenches ; lecture 30. The Treaty of Versailles and the failed peace ; lecture 31. The Bolshevik revolution ; lecture 32. Civil war and the establishment of the Soviet state ; lecture 33. The Soviet system under Stalin ; lecture 34. Mussolini and the emergence of Italian fascism ; lecture 35. The democracies in crisis ; lecture 36. Hitler and the rise of Nazism in Germany

pt. 4: lecture 37. Totalitarianism, the Third Reich ; lecture 38. The Third Reich, ideology and domestic policy ; lecture 39. Ideology and Hitler's foreign policy ; lecture 40. The twenty-year crisis, the international system, 1919-1939 ; lecture 41. The coming of war, 1939 ; lecture 42. The blitzkreig, 1940-1941 ; lecture 43. The Holocaust ; lecture 44. The world at war ; lecture 45. The origins of the Cold War ; lecture 46. The division of Europe ; lecture 47. The collapse of Communism ; lecture 48. Conclusion, Europe on the eve of the 21st century.