Making Europe: The Story of the West, Volume II: Since 1550

Developed by a team of authors who have spent many years making history accessible to a diverse range of readers, each chapter of MAKING EUROPE begins with clear learning objectives and timelines, and continues with an accessible narrative that uses focus questions throughout the text to help all readers understand historical concepts. The Check-In feature and the Test Yourself questions at the end of each chapter help you assess your understanding of the material. The text uses stories of ordinary people and their impact on history, and visually stunning images and maps that make learning history interesting. Available in the following split options: MAKING EUROPE, Second Edition Complete; Since 1300; Volume 1: To 1790; and Volume 2: Since 1550. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version. Cover Half Title Title Statement Copyright Brief Contents Contents Maps Features Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Ch 15: A Century of Crisis, 1550–1650 Chapter Outline Introduction Europe’s Economy and Society The Fate of Spain and the Flourishing of the Netherlands Political Contests and More Religious Wars Reformation and Revolution in the British Isles Christian Reform, Religious Wars, and the Jews Summary Test Yourself Ch 16: State-Building and the European State System, 1648–1789 Chapter Outline Introduction Absolutism in France, 1648–1740 The Austrian Habsburgs, 1648–1740 The Rise of Prussia, 1648–1740 Russia and Europe, 1682–1796 The English Constitutional Monarchy, 1660–1740 Two World Wars, 1740–1763 Summary Test Yourself Ch 17: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, 1550–1790 Chapter Outline Introduction A Revolution in Astronomy The Impact of the New Science The Enlightenment Society and the Enlightenment Enlightenment Debates Summary Test Yourself Ch 18: Trade and Empire, 1700–1800 Chapter Outline Introduction Economic Recovery The Atlantic World European Society in the Age of Enlightenment The Beginning of Industrial Production Summary Test Yourself Ch 19: Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe, 1775–1815 Chapter Outline Introduction From Crisis to Constitution, 1775–1789 The Constitutional Monarchy, 1789–1792 The Republic and the Reign of Terror, 1792–1795 The Rise of Napoleon, 1794–1804 The Napoleonic Empire, 1804–1815 Summary Test Yourself Ch 20: Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe, 1814–1847 Chapter Outline Introduction The Old Order and New Challenges The Beginnings of Modern Ideology Political Pressures on the Continent Reform in Great Britain Summary Test Yourself Ch 21: Industrialization and Society, 1800–1850 Chapter Outline Introduction The Spread of Industrialization The Middle Classes Working Classes Critics of Industrialization Summary Test Yourself Ch 22: The Triumph of the Nation-State, 1848–1900 Chapter Outline Introduction The Revolutions of 1848 New Nation-States and Nationalist Tensions The Expanding Role of the State Nationalism and Its Opponents Summary Test Yourself Ch 23: The Culture of Industrial Europe, 1850–1914 Chapter Outline Introduction The Second Industrial Revolution Mass Society Art and Industrial Society Science and Social Science Summary Test Yourself Ch 24: The Age of Imperialism, 1870–1914 Chapter Outline Introduction Motives and Methods of the New Imperialism The Scramble for Africa The British Raj in India Imperialism and the Muslim World The Far East Consequences and Critics Summary Test Yourself Ch 25: War and Revolution, 1900–1918 Chapter Outline Introduction A New Century, 1900–1914 The Unexpected War, 1914 Total War, 1914–1918 Russia in Revolution, 1917 The Turning of the Tide, 1917–1918 Summary Test Yourself Ch 26: A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments, 1918–1929 Chapter Outline Introduction The Search for Stability, 1918–1924 Postwar Political Experiments, 1924–1929 The New Soviet State Social and Cultural Experiments Summary Test Yourself Ch 27: Democracy Under Siege, 1929–1945 Chapter Outline Introduction Responses to the Great Depression, 1929–1939 The Soviet Union Under Stalin, 1929–1939 The Third Reich, 1933–1945 World War II, 1939–1945 Summary Test Yourself Ch 28: Europe Divided, 1945–1968 Chapter Outline Introduction The Iron Curtain, 1945–1958 The Revival of Western Europe The Restructuring of Eastern Europe Superpower Conflicts and Colonial Independence Movements, 1945–1968 Cultural Developments and Social Protest Summary Test Yourself Ch 29: Lifting the Iron Curtain, 1969–1991 Chapter Outline Introduction Politics in Western Europe Social Change in the West Growing Crisis in the Communist East Cultural Leaps over the Wall The Collapse of the Soviet System, 1989–1991 Summary Test Yourself Ch 30: Europe in a Globalizing World, 1991 to the Present Chapter Outline Introduction Eastern Europe After Communism European Integration Europe and Globalization The Future of the West Summary Test Yourself Answers to the Test-Yourself Multiple-Choice Questions Index Helps students to succeed in Western Civilization course. This title is developed by a team of authors who have spent many years making history accessible to students. Kidner, Frank L., Bucur, Maria, Mathisen, Ralph, McKee, Sally, Weeks, Theodore R.