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Link to PDF of the slides shown in the session.
The period from 1850 to the Great War, during which Western ideals of progress, empire, and democracy were tested through revolution, war, and upheaval.
Link to Article: “1850 to the Great War”
This article explores key historical events that shaped and questioned the Western intellectual legacy, revealing the tensions between ideology and reality that set the stage for the 20th century’s crises and transformations.
Link to Handout: Discussion questions
Link to a handout that contains the full text of each of the three questions, as well as instructions for the group discussions.
Supplementary Handouts
Links to nineteen handouts that provide background information on the presentation slides. Each handout may be accessed by clicking on the relevant box below. They can also be accessed directly from the “Information” button on the particular slide itself.
1848 Revolutions
The Crimean War
Italy & Germany
Africa
US Civil War
The Sepoy Rebellion
Japan
The Dreyfus Affair
Russian 1905 Revolution
The Boer War
Women’s Suffrage
Cultural Modernism
Archduke Ferdinand
Industrial Warfare
Russian Revolution
Collapse of Empires
Fall of the Ottoman Empire
Treaty of
Versailles
China’s
Century of
Humiliation
Books that Provided Material for the Session
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