An Introduction to the World around 1914, Part II: The World in the Era of Nationalism and Imperialism (1848-1914)
Four overarching themes animate this chapter: 1) the creation of the industrial economy; 2) the development of nationalism as the central political force in the industrializing world; 3) The dramatic spread of European power in the form of economic and political/military imperialism; and 4) the reactions to European power in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
We begin this week in 1848, that most dynamic and critical of years in nineteenth century European history. We end the lecture in 1914 with Europe and the world on the brink of the First World War and the most destructive era in human history, the period from 1914-1945, during which around 150 million people died as a direct or indirect result of warfare.
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