| Part | Period | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Part I | The French Revolution to the origins of the First World War | 50 |
| Part II | The First World War to Europe in 2012 | 50 |
Part I (50 marks)
I. The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era (1789–1815)
- The causes of the French Revolution
- The consequences of the Revolution
- Napoleon's rise to power
- Creation of Empire
- The Continental system
- The fall of Napoleon
II. The Concert of Europe (1815–1830)
- The Congress of Vienna
- Metternich's Era
- The Concert of Europe and Congress System
- Balance of Power
III. Forces of Continuity and Change in Europe (1815–1848)
- Nationalism
- Liberalism
- Romanticism
- Socialism
- Industrial Revolution
- Colonialism
- Consequences
IV. The Eastern Question (1804–1856)
- The nature of the Eastern question
- The Crimean War
- Russo-Turkish War 1877
- Consequences
V. Unification of Italy
- The effects of the revolution of 1848
- The obstacles to unification
- Cavour and the unification of Italy
- The process of Italian unification (1859–1871)
VI. Unification of Germany
- The rise of Bismarck
- Diplomatic events
- The Austro-Prussian War (1866)
- The Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871)
- The triumph of Bismarck and process of unification
VII. The Origins of the First World War (1890–1914)
- Formation of alliances and counter alliances
- The Balkans War (1912–1913)
- The outbreak of the World War I
Part II (50 marks)
VIII. The First World War and its Aftermath
- The War (1914–1918) and peace treaties
- The League of Nations
IX. Dictatorships in Europe
- Fascism in Italy under Mussolini
- Hitler, Nazism and Germany
- Russia, Marxism, Revolution and its working under Stalin
- Great Depression and its effects on Europe
- Appeasement
- The arms race
- The Sudetenland Crisis (1938)
- The destruction of Czechoslovakia (1939)
X. The Second World War and its Effects on Europe
XI. Post-War Europe
- The post war settlements
- The United Nations
- Economic recovery of Europe, Marshall Plan
- German Question
- NATO
- Decolonization
XII. Cold War Europe (1955–1991)
- Effects of the Cold War
- Warsaw Pact (1955)
- The European Economic Community (EEC)
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement
- Charles de Gaulle and France
- Spread of communist regimes in Europe
XIII. Europe (1991–2012)
- Gorbachev and the disintegration of the USSR
- The reunification of Germany
- The Balkan crisis of the 1990s
- The European Union
- Role of Europe in the war against terrorism
- Global economic crisis and Europe
Recommended reading
14 titles| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| A History of Modern Europe (1789–1991) | H. L. Peacock |
| The Struggle for Mastery in Europe: 1848–1918 | A. J. P. Taylor |
| The Cold War: Ideological Conflict or Power Struggle | Normali A. Grabener |
| The USSR: A Share History | Vladimir Polrtayen |
| Development in Russian Politics | Stephen White |
| Mastering Modern European History | Stuart Miller |
| A Text Book of European History | Southgate, G. W. |
| Aspects of European History 1789–1980 | Stephen J. Lee |
| Europe Since Napoleon | Thompson, D. |
| European Union: European Politics | Tim Bale |
| Modern Europe in the Making from the French Revolution to the Common Market | Fasal, G. |
| The Norton History of Modern Europe | Gilbert, F. |
| The Origins of the Second World War | Taylor, A. J. P. |
| The Rise and Fall of Great Powers | Paul Kennedy |
Others in Group IV
You may take one subject from this group, so these are alternatives to European History, not companions to it.