A Concise History of Modern Europe

Contents List of Boxes, Illustrations, and Maps Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: Revolutionary Europe Timeline of European History 1. The Old Regime and the Enlightenment The Old Regime The Enlightenment The Impact of the Enlightenment 2. The French Revolution and Napoleon 1789: The Revolution Begins 1789: The Revolution Begins The Radical Republic and the Terror Napoleon and Europe 3. The Industrial Revolution and the Birth of Capitalism Causes of the Industrial Revolution Socioeconomic Consequences of Industrialization The Impact of the Industrial Revolution 4. 1848: The Peoples' Spring Europe after 1815: Reaction Liberalism and Nationalism in the Early Nineteenth Century Precursors to 1848: The 1830 Revolution in France The Revolutions of 1848 Revolt Spreads through Europe Repression and Reaction Consequences and Legacy of 1848 5. Marx, Marxism, and Socialism Karl Marx The Communist Manifesto Marxist Theory The Idea of Communism The Legacy of Marxism 6. Darwinism and Social Darwinism Charles Darwin The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection Darwinism and Religion Social Darwinism Social Darwinism and European History The Influence of Darwinism 7. The Unifications of Italy and Germany Nationalism and the Nation-State Prelude to Unificaton: The Crimean War Mazzini, Cavour, and the Unification of Italy Bismarck and the Unification of Germany The Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary Implications of Nationalism and Unification 8. The Age of Imperialism and the Scramble for Africa European Expansionism before the Ninteenth Century The Motivations for Imperialism The Scramble for Africa The Colonization of Asia Patterns of Colonial Rule The Legacy and Consequences of European Imperialism 9. World War I Europe on the Eve of War The Tinderbox: Nationalism in the Balkans The Spark: The Assassination The Escalation The War Versailles, the Peace Settlements, and the League of Nations Consequences of the War 10. The

David S. Mason is professor emeritus at Butler University.