EUROPEAN HISTORY
100 MARKS
Part –I (Marks 50)
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§e French Revolution and Napoleonic Era (1789-1815)
The causes of French Revolution The consequences of Revolution Napoleon rise to power
Creation of Empire
The Continental system
The fall of NapoleonII. Th
§e Concert of Europe (1815-1830)
The Congress of Vienna§
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§Metternich’s Era
The Concert of Europe and Congress System
Balance of PowerIII. Fo
§rces of Continuity and Change in Europe (1815-1848)
Nationalism§
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§Liberalism Romanticism Socialism
Industrial Revolution Colonialism CosequencesIV. Th
§e Eastern Question (1804-1856)
The nature of the Eastern question§
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§The Crimean War
Russo Turkish War 1877
Consequences
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VI. Unification of Germany
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§The rise of Bismarck
Diplomatic events
The Austro-Prussian War (1866)
The Franco- Prussian War (1870-1871)
The triumph of Bismarck and process of unificationVII. Th
§e Origins of First World War (1890-1914)
Formation of Alliances and Counter Alliances§
§The Balkans War (1912-1913) The outbreak of the World War 1
Part –II (Marks 50)
VIII. The First World War and its aftermath
§ The War (1914-1918) and peace treaties
§ The League of Nations
IX. Dictatorships in Europe
§ Fascism in Italy under Musssolini
§ Hitler,Nazism and Germany
§ Russia , Marxism Revolution and its working under Stalin
§ Great Depression and its effects on Europe
§ Appeasement
§ The Arm race
§ The Sudetenland Crisis (1938)
§ The distraction of Czechoslovakia (1939)
X. The World War 11and its effects on Europe
XI. Post- War Europe
§ The post war settlements
§ The United Nations
§ Economic Recovery of Europe,Marshal Plan
§ German Question
§ NATO
§ Decolonization
XII. Cold War Europe (1955-1991)
§ Effects of cold war
§ Warsaw Pact (1955)
§ The European Economic Community (EEC)
§ Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement
§ Charles Degaule and France
§ Spread of communist regimes in Europe
XIII. Europe (1991-2012)
§ The Gorbachev and Disintegration of USSR
§ The reunification of Germany
§ The Balkan crisis of 1990s
§ The European Union
§ Role of Europe in War against terrorism
§ Global Economic Crisis and Europe
SUGGESTED READINGS
S. No. Title Author 1. A History of Modern Europe (1789-1991) H.L. Peacock, 2. The Struggle for Mastery in Europe: 1848-1918 A.J.P Taylor, 3. The Cold War: Ideological Conflict or Power
StruggleNormali A. Grabener 4. The USSR: A Share History Vladimir Polrtayen, 5. Development in Russian Politics Stephen White, 6. Mastering Modern European History Stuart Miller, 7. A Text Book of European History by Southgate, G.W. 8. Aspects of European History 1789-1980. Stephen J. Lee 9. Europe Since Napoleon Thompson, D. 10. European Union: European politics. Tim Bale. 11. Modern Europe in the Making from the French
Revolution to the Common MarketFasal, G. 12. The Norton History of Modern Europe Gilbert, F. 13. The Origins of the Second World War Taylor, A.J.P. 14. The Rise and Fall of Great Powers. Paul Kennedy.
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