European History

AP Euro Notes Sec 26-1 pp. 804-807 & 816-822 Nalani Story An Uncertain Peace War left many Euros w/ profound sense of despair and disillusionment War indicated to many that something=dreadfully wrong w/ West values Decline of the West, Oswald Spengler reflected this disillusionment when he emphasized the decadence of West civilization and posited its collapse The Impact of World War I Enormous suffering & deaths of almost 10 mill people shook traditional society to its foundations & undermined the whole idea of progress New propaganda techniques had manipulated entire populations into maintaining their involvement in a senseless slaughter How did Euros deal w/ losses? France- 2/3s of pop=in mourning over deaths of these young people

AP Euro Notes Sec 25-1 pp. 768-773 & 783-788 Nalani Story The Road to World War I June 28, 1914, heir to Austrian throne, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, = assassinated in Bosnian city of Sarajevo The event precipitated confrontation between Austrian & Serbia that led to WWI War=not inevitable Previous assassinations of Euro leaders=not led to war & euro statesmen=managed to localize such conflicts The decisions that Euro Statesmen mad during crisis were crucial in leading to war, there= also long-range underlying forces= propelling Euros toward armed conflicts Nationalism In 1st ? of 19 cent, liberals=maintained that organization of Euro states along national lines would lead to a peaceful Euro based on a sense of international fraternity They=very wrong

AP Euro Notes Sec 24-1 pp.752-765 Nalani Story The New Imperialism 1880s-Euro states embarked on intense scramble for overseas territory ?New Imperialism?= led Euros to carve up Asia & Africa What explains the mad scramble for colonies after 1880? Causes of the New Imperialism Existence of competitive nation-states after 1870=undoubtedly a major determinant for growth of new imperialism Euro affairs=grew tense heightened competition spurred Euro states to acquire colonies abroad that provided ports & coaling stations for their navies GB often expanded into new regions not for economic reasons but to keep the French, Germans, or Russians from setting up bases that could harm British interests Colonies=source of international prestige

AP Euro Notes Sec 21-1 pp.641-657 Nalani Story The Ideologies of Change Conservative forces= in ascendancy from 1815-1830 powerful movements of change= also at work these depended on ideas embodied in a series of political philosophies or ideologies that came into their own in the 1st half of the 19 cent Liberalism Liberalism= an ideology based on belief that beople should be as free from restraint as possible Liberalism owes much to Enlightenment of the 18 cent & to American & French Revolutions. Liberalism became even more significant as the IR made rapid strides because the developing industrial middle class largely adopted the doctrine at its own Economic Liberalism = gov?t shouldn?t interfere in the workings of the economy. Primary tenet the concept of laissez-faire.