Europe 1870–1991 ISBN: 9780007173778

A comprehensive AS and A-level History text on Europe in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, written by experienced teachers who are also examiners. Includes historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts and a study skills section for exam preparation. 1) Europe 1870-1991: a synoptic assessment 2) The Consolidation of Russian Conservatism 1855-1894 3) Germany under Bismarck 1871-1890 4) Wilhelmine Germany, 1888-1918 5) The Crisis of Russian Autocracy 1894-1914 6) The Causes and Course of the First World War 7) The Russian Revolution 1917-1924 8) The USSR under Stalin 1924-1941 9) Italy 1870-1943 10) Germany, 1918-1945 11) The Twenty Years Truce: International Relations, 1919-1939 12) The Second World War 13) Europe and the Cold War, 1945-1991 14) The Development of Western Europe, 1945-1991 Further Reading Index