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1、Interpreting Europe,Dr Mark J Crowley E-mail: MJC83LIVE.CO.UK,Different Interpretations of Europe,Republican nation (18th century) French revolution, 1789 very important Industrialised nation (19th century) A hybrid of Republicanism and Industrialisation (20th century) “Unfettered capitalism” The 20
2、th century as “the short century”,Key features,Political participation Social mobility Distribution of wealth Colonisation Decolonisation,Key aspects of Modern European History,Civilisation Modernity European identity,Making and Creating Political Stability,Nationalism Ideologies Civil rights Politi
3、cal participation Human rights,Revolutions and their impact,Marxist historians see revolutions as good Conservative historians see them as infrequent events that are bad Eric Hobsbawm (Marxist) revolution is good, but a flawed idea Revolution in Russia (1917) caused by war (Conservative historians),
4、Impact of War: Germany,1914-1920: revolution in Germany Industrialisation Growth of capitalism Problems of urbanisation BUT the Kaiser (Leader) was very powerful Revolution caused by war?,Impact of War: Russia,1914-1917: no revolution in Russia Why did Russia have a revolution in 1917? No political
5、voice The failure of the Tsar,Revolution or Coup dtat?,Working class uprising (Marxists) Russia lost the war to Germany, and therefore wanted the war to continue (Conservatives),Conclusion,Many different interpretations of Europe How do you read the sources? How does a historians political views affect his interpretation? Were wars important for regime change in Europe?,
