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        World Events Over Time
                 
     12 Lecture Series
 
 
  

 

 

  Modern European History Sample Clips -- Themes

 

  Making of Modern Europe

  In what ways do a new form of economic and

  social system, capitalism, emerge as part of the new

  modern age?

 

 

 

  Imperialism, World War, & Revolution, Part 1

  After World War I, what are the contrasting positions

  held by U.S. leaders about the League of Nations and

  it potential role in future U.S. foreign policy, and

  which are not based on moral ideals?

 

 

 

  Imperialism, World War, & Revolution, Part 2

  Why does Stalin succeed Lenin instead of Trotsky,

  Lenin's choice, and what are Lenin's misgivings about

  Stalin and the revolution at the end of his life?

 

 

 

  Rise of Fascism & World War, Part 1

  How does the Western neutrality doom the Spanish

  Republic in the Spanish Civil War, and also sets the

  stage for World War II?

 

 

 

  Rise of Fascism & World War, Part 2

  Why is Stalingrad the turning point in the Allied decision

  to launch a second front, the Normandy invasion,

  long requested by Russia which is fighting 80% of

  the German army, and for reasons other than military?

 

 

 

  Post-War Europe, Part 1

  During the Cold War Era when the U.S. broadcasts

  continually urge Eastern European countries to rise

  up against Soviet control, what is the U.S. response

  to the Hungarian Revolt of October, 1956?

 

 

 

  Post-War Europe, Part 2

  How do the conflicts within European countries about

  the European Union reflect both their fears and hopes

  in today's world?

 

 

 

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