Introduction vii
Chapter 1 Recovery and Expansion 1
Questions 1-28
Chapter 2 The Renaissance, 1350-1550 7
Questions 29-65
Chapter 3 The Reformation, 1500-1600 17
Questions 66-90
Chapter 4 The Rise of Sovereignty, 1600-1715 25
Questions 91-112
Chapter 5 The Scientific Revolution During the 17th Century 31
Questions 113-123
Chapter 6 The Enlightenment: A Cultural Movement During the 18th Century 35
Questions 124-154
Chapter 7 Social Transformation and State-Building in the 18th Century 43
Questions 155-212
Chapter 8 The French Revolution and the Rise of Napoleon, 1789-1799 57
Questions 213-249
Chapter 9 The Fall of Napoleon and the Post-Napoleonic Era, 1800-1848 67
Questions 250-283
Chapter 10 The Second Industrial Revolution, 1820-1900 77
Questions 284-311
Chapter 11 The Rise of New Ideologies in the 19th Century 85
Questions 312-336
Chapter 12 Nationalism and State-Building, 1848-1900 91
Questions 337-365
Chapter 13 Mass Politics and Imperialism in Africa and Asia, 1860-1914 97
Questions 366-392
Chapter 14 Politics of the Extremes and World War I, 1870-1918 105
Questions 393-443
Chapter 15 The Interwar Years and World War II, 1918-1945 117
Questions 444-467
Chapter 16 The Cold War and Beyond, 1945-Present 123
Questions 468-500
Answers 131
Bibliography 213