European History: From The High Middle Ages, Which Began In Approximately Ad 1000, Until The Modern Day. (Mobi History)

Nonfiction, History, European General, Reference & Language, Reference

• Author: MobileReference
• ISBN: 9781605010977
• Publisher: MobileReference
• Publication: January 1, 2010
• Imprint: MobileReference
• Language: English

European History from the High Middle Ages, which began in approximately AD 1000, until the modern day.TABLE OF CONTENTS:A Background of European History: Thinking Historically Minded Fall of the Roman Empire Barbarians Unite Romanesque and Gothic Art Papal Power in the Middle Ages Society in the Middle AgesThe Crises of the Middle Ages: Introduction New Breeds of Art The Hundred Years War The Rise of Towns and Commerce Growth of National Monarchies The Black Death Challenges to Spiritual Authority at the End of the Middle AgesRenaissance Europe: Introduction Social Order and Cultural Change The Birth of Humanism Arts The Prince Northern Renaissance vs. Southern Renaissance The Age of Exploration and Discovery: Introduction Causes of the Age of Exploration Early Spanish Explorers Challenges to Spiritual Authority: Introduction Causes of the Protestant Reformation Chart of Key Religions The Counter-Reformation The Spanish Reconquista of 1492 Religious Qualms in England Religious Wars in Europe: Introduction Spanish Conflict with the Dutch The Spanish Armada The Decline of Spain The Thirty Years' War Absolutism in Europe: Introduction Social Stratification of the 1600s and 1700s Louis XIV, Model of Absolutism The War of Spanish Succession The Economics of Mercantilism The Rise of Prussia Stuart England 1603-1714 The Glorious Dutch Republic Peter Romanov the Great of Russia 1689-1723 Baroque Art Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment: Introduction "Parents" to the Age of Science The Scientific Revolution Rococo Art The Age of Enlightenment Enlightened Despotism War of Austrian Succession The Seven Years War The Partitioning of Poland Revolution in France: Introduction Diplomatic Revolution Neoclassicism Precursors to the French Revolution Class Struggle Storming of the Bastille New Governments Napoleon Bonaparte and the Rise of Nationalism: Introduction The Consulate 1799-1804 The Empire 1804-1814 The Congress of Vienna 1814-1815 The Restoration of Louis XVIII Bourbon A Shift in Foreign Policy A New Nationalism Age Of Revolutions: Introduction Romantic Art Industrial Revolution New Ideologies of the 1800s Political Revolutions British Corn Laws The Era of Realpolitik Reforms in Britain European Imperialism and Nationalism: Introduction Italian Unification German Unification Revolt of the Paris Commune (March-May 1871) Darwin's Theory of Evolution Imperialism Russia in the 1800s Social Changes in Europe: 1871-1900 Crimean War Victorian Age World War I: Introduction Modern Art Precipitating Factors of World War I The Alliances New Military Techniques and Technologies The Schlieffen Plan New Alliances for the War The Start of the War The War Continues Southern theatres Eastern Front 1917-18 End of war The Russian Revolution AftermathEurope: 1918 to 1945: Introduction The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 Problems of Germany After World War I German Prosperity Returns The Rise of Pacifism and Isolation in the 1920s Democracies in Europe from 1919 through 1939 Challenges to Democracy in the 1930s Fascism in Germany and Italy The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Again to War, the Outbreak of World War II Europe: 1945 to Present: Introduction Western Europe 1945-Present The European Union The Cold War The Soviet Union and Its Fall