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Modern European History - HIST 220

Covers the Renaissance, Reformation, scientific revolution, Enlightenment, revolutions, nationalism, industrialization, and modern Europe.

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06 The Industrial Revolution and Social Change

Trace how industrialization reshaped European production, transport, urban life, class relations, and political reform, while examining the uneven benefits and costs of change.
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10 Postwar Europe and the Cold War

Trace Europe’s postwar recovery, Cold War division, integration, and the social and political effects of decolonization.
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09 Europe Between the Wars and the Second World War

Trace the Russian Revolution, the rise of authoritarian movements between the world wars, and the events and human consequences of the Second World War.
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08 Imperial Rivalries and the First World War

Trace how imperial competition, alliances, and nationalism contributed to the First World War, then follow the conflict from the July Crisis through trench warfare and the 1918 armistice.
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07 Ideologies and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Europe

Compare nineteenth-century European liberalism, conservatism, socialism, and nationalism, then trace how Italian and German unification unfolded through distinct political strategies.
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04 The Enlightenment

Explore how Enlightenment thinkers used reason and criticism to debate government, rights, and society, and how their ideas circulated despite unequal access and limits on rights.
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11 Europe Since 1989

Trace Europe’s transition from Cold War division to deeper integration, while examining the economic, political, and security challenges that have tested cooperation since 1989.
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02 The Reformation and Religious Change

Trace how the Reformation produced distinct Protestant traditions, prompted Catholic reform, and reshaped religious and political authority across Europe.
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05 Revolution and Political Change

Trace the causes, major events, and consequences of the American and French Revolutions, including their influence on political rights and Europe.
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03 The Scientific Revolution

Trace how European inquiry into nature changed through observation, experimentation, mathematics, instruments, and debate, and examine major developments and their effects on ideas about the natural world.
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01 The Renaissance in Europe

Trace how classical learning, artistic innovation, and political and religious patronage shaped Renaissance culture in Italy and its varied development across Europe.
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Quizzes

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09 Europe Between the Wars and the Second World War

A medium-difficulty quiz on political change between the world wars, the origins and course of the Second World War, and its consequences.
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10 Postwar Europe and the Cold War

A medium-difficulty quiz on postwar Europe, the Cold War division, European integration, and the effects of decolonization.
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08 Imperial Rivalries and the First World War

A medium-difficulty quiz on the causes, international dimensions, and course of the First World War.
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05 Revolution and Political Change

A medium-difficulty quiz on the causes, events, and consequences of the American and French Revolutions.
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11 Europe Since 1989

A medium-difficulty quiz on the political, economic, and social changes that shaped Europe from 1989 onward.
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07 Ideologies and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Europe

A medium-difficulty quiz on nineteenth-century European ideologies and nationalism, including the unifications of Italy and Germany.
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04 The Enlightenment

A medium-difficulty quiz on Enlightenment ideas, political arguments, and the ways those ideas circulated.
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06 The Industrial Revolution and Social Change

A medium-difficulty quiz on how industrialization reshaped European economies and societies, and how workers, reformers, and governments responded.
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02 The Reformation and Religious Change

A medium-difficulty quiz on the Reformation, Catholic reform, and the political settlements and changes that shaped religious life in Europe.
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03 The Scientific Revolution

A 14-question quiz on the methods, discoveries, and intellectual effects of the Scientific Revolution.
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01 The Renaissance in Europe

A medium-difficulty quiz on Renaissance humanism, artistic practices, political life, patronage, and the movement’s varied forms across Europe.
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08 Imperial Rivalries and the First World War

Study the rivalries, decisions, battles, and global developments that shaped the First World War from its origins to the 1918 armistice.
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11 Europe Since 1989

Review Europe’s political transformation, economic integration, conflicts, and contested cooperation from 1989 onward.
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05 Revolution and Political Change

Review the causes, turning points, outcomes, and European influence of the American and French Revolutions.
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04 The Enlightenment

Review the Enlightenment’s emphasis on reason, influential arguments about government and rights, and the networks that spread debate.
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09 Europe Between the Wars and the Second World War

Review the Russian Revolution, interwar authoritarianism, the origins and turning points of the Second World War, and the Holocaust.
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10 Postwar Europe and the Cold War

Review how Europe rebuilt after World War II, divided during the Cold War, pursued western integration, and changed through decolonization and migration.
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03 The Scientific Revolution

Review how new methods, discoveries, and debates transformed European understandings of nature during the Scientific Revolution.
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07 Ideologies and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Europe

Review the major political ideologies of nineteenth-century Europe and compare how Italy and Germany achieved national unification.
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01 The Renaissance in Europe

Review the Renaissance’s humanist learning, artistic innovations, political context, and varied development across Europe.
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06 The Industrial Revolution and Social Change

Review how industrialization reshaped European production, transport, urban life, social relations, and reform movements.
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02 The Reformation and Religious Change

Review the causes, ideas, reforms, and political consequences of the Reformation and the religious settlements that reshaped Europe.
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