Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index.
Contents
The old regime and the Enlightenment -- The French Revolution and Napoleon -- The Industrial Revolution and the birth of capitalism -- 1848 : the people's spring -- Marx, Marxism, and socialism -- Darwinism and social Darwinism -- The unifications of Italy and Germany -- The Age of Imperialism and the scramble for Africa -- World War I -- The Russian Revolution and communism -- World War II and the Holocaust -- Europe divided and the Cold War -- 1989 : the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War -- The European Union : Europe united and free? -- Conclusion.