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• The essential cause of the French revolution was a collision between a powerful, rising bourgeoisie and an aristocracy defending its privileges.

French Revolution - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

French Revolution: Was there a Causal Relationship Between the American and French Revolutions? - History in Dispute

The French Revolution and the Empire

 

• The British advantage in the Industrial revolution was due to the failure of absolutism in England.

Mercantilism & Absolutism - Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World

Politics, Law, and the Military: Overview - World Eras 1750-1914

The First Industrial Revolution: Why it Started in Britain - World Eras

The Nineteenth Century - Encyclopedia of European Social History

 

• The revolutions of 1848 were based on the policies of Napoleon.

Bonapartism - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

Revolutions of 1848 - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

Revolutions in Europe - St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide

 

• Socialist experiments of the 19th century were nothing more than a reaction to Industrialism.

Socialism - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire
- detailed histories of the individuals involved as well as motivations

Socialism - International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Socialism - Encyclopedia of European Social History

Responses to Industrialization: Legal and Political - World Eras

Socialism - Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics

• Discord between European nations during the years 1871-1914 was caused by nationalism

Structural Flaws: Was World War I the Result of Structural Flaws in the European Political System That Developed After 1871?
- History in Dispute

Nationalism - Encyclopedia of European Social History

Nationalism - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

Minorities - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

The Nineteenth Century - Encyclopedia of European Social History

• Bismarck's unification of Germany destroyed the balance of power, leading to World War I

Outbreak of World War I: Did Germany Cause World War I? - History in Dispute

Alliance System - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

Concert of Europe - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

Diplomacy - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) - Encyclopedia of European Social History

Germany - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

Bismarck, Otto von - Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire

 

• Einstein posed the greatest challenge to established scientific beliefs in modern times.

Topic Overview - lots of articles on Einstein...you choose!

 

• Lenin was not a Marxist.

Topic Overview - lots of articles on Lenin / Leninism and Marx / Marxism...you choose!

 

• Freakishness in art is a sign of decline in society.

Arts and Society

Books in the library (have sticky notes with useful references):

Understanding Art: People Things and Ideas 709 Kai	The History of Art Ref 709 Jan	Art: A New History 709 Joh	ARTODAY Ref 709.04 Luc
Art: Over 2,500 Works From Cave to Contemporary Ref 709 Art	Art History Vol 2 Ref 709 Sto	Gardner's Art Though the Ages Ref 709 Gar

 

• Lack of democratic traditions led to the rise of the totalitarian state in Italy, Germany and Spain.

Fascism - International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Totalitarianism - Political Theories for Students
- Look for the historical stuff on Europe.

Totalitarianism: Can Josef Stalin’s Soviet Union and Adolf Hitler’s Germany Accurately be Described as Totalitarian?
- History in Dispute

Origins of Fascism: Was Fascism an Immediate Product of World War I? - History in Dispute

Fascism - New Dictionary of the History of Ideas

Fascism - Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction

Fascism and Nazism - Encyclopedia of European Social History

Totalitarianism - Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities

Spain - Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction

• World War II could have been avoided had Wilson’s 14 points been accepted in their entirety.

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points - World War I Reference Library

The Failed Peace - World War I Reference Library

Treaty of Versailles: Did the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 Provide the Framework for a Durable Peace? - History in Dispute

Treaty of Versailles - Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction
- Read THE HISTORICAL DEBATE ABOUT THE VERSAILLES TREATY

Versailles Treaty: Did the Versailles Treaty (1919) Precipitate the Rise of Nazism? - History in Dispute

 

• The United States was primarily responsible for the Cold War.

Cold War Causes: What Caused the Cold War? - History in Dispute

Origins: Did the Soviet Union Start the Cold War? - History in Dispute

Conflict Builds - Cold War Reference Library