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History of Europe, 1800 to the Present (saylor.org)

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History of Europe, 1800 to the Present (saylor.org)

This course will introduce you to the history of Europe from 1800 to present day.

This course will introduce you to the history of Europe from 1800 to present day. You will learn about the major political, economic, and social changes that took place in Europe during this period. This course is structured chronologically, with each unit focusing on a particular historical event or trend. Each unit will include representative primary-source documents that illustrate important overarching political, economic, and social themes, such as the Industrial Revolution, the First and Second World Wars, imperialism, and the Cold War. By the end of this course, you will understand how nationalism, industrialization, and imperialism fueled the rise of European nation-states in the nineteenth century, as well as how world war and oppressive regimes devastated Europe during the 1900s.

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