HISTORY 102 - Europe from 1815 to the Present

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

GIS, Human Rights, RES, Victorian Studies A general introduction to a number of important developments in modern European history. The first half of the course, from the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, emphasizes the rise of conservative, liberal, and socialist thought; the establishment of parliamentary democracy in Great Britain; the revolutions of 1848; Bismarck and the unification of Germany; European imperialism; and the origins of World War I. The second half focuses onWorldWar I; the Russian Revolution and the emergence of Soviet Russia; the Versailles Treaty; the Great Depression; the rise of fascism, especially Nazism; the Holocaust; the emergence of a new Europe with the "European Community";the Cold War; the fall of communism in Eastern Europe; and the reunification of Germany.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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