The Longman handbook of twentieth-century Europe

The Longman handbook of twentieth-century Europe / Chris Cook and John Stevenson.

The twentieth century was one of constant upheaval across Europe. The continent saw wars, revolutions and the collapse of empires and a range of leading figures from Stolypin and Stalin to Chirac, Schroder and Putin. This book provides a detailed yet wide-ranging guide to the turbulent events of twe...

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Main Author: Cook, Chris, 1945-
Other Authors: Stevenson, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Series:Longman companions to history.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Twentieth century > Chronology.
Twentieth century > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Twentieth century
Europe > History > 20th century > Chronology.
Europe > History > 20th century > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Europe
Electronic books.
chronologies (lists)
handbooks.
Chronologies
Handbooks and manuals
History
Chronologies.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface and acknowledgements ; List of maps ; Section One: Topic outlines ; The First World War ; International background to the First World War, 1882-1914 ; The First World War: chronology ; Versailles, the League of Nations and Inter-war Diplomacy ; Versailles and inter-war diplomatic agreements, 1919-39 ; The League of Nations ; The Russian Revolution ; Tsarist Russia, 1897-1914 ; Russia in Revolution, 1914-24 ; Russia, 1924-53 ; Fascist Italy ; The background: 1896-1919.
  • The rise of Fascism: 1919-22 Italy under Mussolini ; Germany: Republic, Dictatorship and Defeat ; Weimar Germany ; Nazi Germany, 1933-45 ; France, 1918-44 ; Spain, 1909-39 ; The Second World War ; International background to the Second World War ; The Second World War: chronology ; The Holocaust ; The Reconstruction of Western Europe ; France since 1945 ; Germany since 1945 ; Italy since 1943 ; Spain: from dictatorship to democracy ; The Franco regime, 1939-75 ; Spain since Franco ; Portugal: from dictatorship to revolution.
  • The Cold War and Eastern Europe, 1942-85 The Retreat from Empire: European Decolonisation ; Britain ; France ; The Netherlands ; Belgium ; Portugal ; Spain ; The Soviet Union, 1953-85 ; Revolution and Reconstruction: Russia and Eastern Europe since 1985 ; Russia since 1985 ; Eastern Europe since 1985 ; The disintegration of Yugoslavia ; The Road to European Union ; Section Two: Nations, rulers and ministers ; Section Three: War, diplomacy and international organisations ; Principal European Wars and Campaigns ; Nuclear rivalry and arms control in Europe since 1945.
  • Wars of Decolonisation since 1945 Key European Treaties and Alliances ; The Alliance system before 1914 ; Peace treaties after the First World War ; Diplomatic agreements and alliances of the Cold War era ; Principal International Organisations and Groupings ; Section Four: Social and economic history ; Comparative Population of Major European Countries ; Population of Major European Cities ; Emigration from Europe: Selected Countries ; Output of Wheat: Selected Countries ; Output of Coal and Lignite: Selected Countries; Raw Cotton Consumption: Selected Countries.
  • Output of Steel: Selected Countries Output of Crude Oil: Selected Countries ; Motor Vehicles Produced: Selected Countries ; Output of Electricity ; Railway Mileage Open ; Total Value of External Trade: Selected Countries ; Major Events in Religious History ; Anti-Semitism and the Zionist Movement ; The Emancipation of Women ; Social Welfare ; Section Five: Biographies ; Section Six: Glossary of terms ; Section Seven: Topic Bibliography ; Maps ; Index.

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