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Western Civilization II
1648 to the Present
Unit 5: Economy, Culture and Imperialism, 1850-1914; World War I, Russian Revolution
Updated October, 2006 Freeuniv home Economy, culture, and imperialism, 1850-1914 (7-9%)
Demography
World economy of the nineteenth century
Science, philosophy, and the arts
Imperialism in Africa and Asia
Russo-Japanese War
Balkan Wars

The First World War, the Russian Revolution, and postwar Europe, 1914-1924 (10-12%)

Causes of the First World War
Economic and social impact of the war
Peace of Paris, 1919
Revolution of 1917
Impact of the Russian Revolution on Europe
Video
From: The Western Tradition
A New Public
Public education and mass communications created a new political life and leisure time. (Broadband Video on Demand) 

Fin de Siècle
Everyday life of the working class was transformed by leisure, prompting the birth of an elite avant-garde. (Broadband Video on Demand) 

The First World War and the Rise of Fascism
Old empires crumbled during World War I to be replaced by right-wing dictatorships in Italy. (Broadband Video on Demand) 

Text

World War I (1914-1918) (Sparknotes)
The Russian Revolution (1917-1921) (Sparknotes)

Chapter 5 Europe in the Twentieth Century (1917 - 1945) (Pink Monkey)

      5.0 Introduction
      5.1 The Russian Revolution
      5.2 NAZI Germany
      5.3 Fascism in Italy
      5.4 The Second Great War
      5.5 Impact of the Second Great War
      5.6 The Establishment of the U.N.O.
      5.7 Points to Remember

Lectures

From The History Guide by Steven Kreis:
Lectures on 20th Century Europe
Lecture 1: Random Thoughts on the Intellectual History of Modern Europe
Lecture 2: Nietzsche, Freud and the Thrust Toward Modernism Part 1
Lecture 3: Nietzsche, Freud and the Thrust Toward Modernism Part 2
From The History Guide by Steven Kreis:
Lectures on 20th Century Europe
Lecture 4: The Great War and Modern Memory (in progress)
Lecture 5: The Russian Revolution: February - October 1917 Part 1
Lecture 6: The Russian Revolution: Red October and the Bolshevik Coup Part 2

Quiz

Take the Sparknotes quiz associated with each unit.
Questions (Pink Monkey)

Library

306.7094 GAY Gay, Peter The Bourgeois Experience: Victoria to Freud

Bibliography (Pink Monkey)

Resources

Companion Website: Western Civilization: A Social and Cultural History Combined Brief Edition
Click on syllabus manager (However you do not have to log in.)

Chap. 25. The Mighty Are Fallen.
Chap. 26. The Triumph of Uncertainty.
Chap. 27. States in Conflict.

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