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Outlines of European history. Robinson, James Harvey, 1863–1936.  Beard, Charles Austin, 1874–1948. 
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OUTLINES OF
EUROPEAN HISTORY PART II FROM THE OPENING OF THE EIGHTEENTH
CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY

BY

JAMES HARVEY ROBINSON PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

AND

CHARLES A. BEARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICS IN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

GINN AND COMPANY BOSTON * NEW YORK * CHICAGO * LONDON
ATLANTA * DALLAS * COLUMBUS * SAN FRANCISCO

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ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL

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COPYRIGHT, 1907, 1912, BY
JAMES HARVEY ROBINSON AND CHARLES A. BEARD

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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
515.7

The Atheneum Press

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GINN AND COMPANY. PROPRIETORS * BOSTON * U.S.A.

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PREFACE

This volume is the second part of an outline history of Europe from the earliest times to our own day. The general survey, the first portion of which will appear shortly, is prepared in the belief that the regular historical course in the high schools may be wisely reduced from four to three years in order that more attention may be given to economics, civics, and kindred subjects.

The present volume is, in the main, a condensation and revision of the authors' larger work, The Development of Modern Europe, which has been brought down to date by a review of the last decade of European politics.

The purpose of the manual is to narrate the history of the past in such a fashion as to help make plain the events and problems of our world. As stated in the preface to the older work, it has been the authors' ever-conscious aim to enable the reader to catch up with his own times; to read intelligently the morning paper; to know about the workings of the English cabinet even if he has forgotten about the composition of the Model Parliament.

Fortunately the tendency to emphasize modern history has now so far advanced that it is not necessary to explain why we have devoted nearly one half the space at our disposal to the momentous eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

We are indebted to Professor C. H. Hayes for reading a portion of the proofs dealing with the most recent events.

J. H. R.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYC. A. B.

NEW YORK

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

    1. Life in the Country-- Serfdom 2
    2. The Towns and the Guilds 4
    3. The Nobility and the Monarchy 8
    4. The Catholic Church 12
    5. The English Established Church and the Protestant Sects 15
    1. The Development of Modern Science 21
    2. How the Scientific Discoveries produced a Spirit of Reform 25
    3. Reforms of Frederick II, Catharine II, and Joseph II 39
    4. Peculiarities of the English Government in the Eighteenth Century 45
    1. Peter the Great plans to make Russia a European Power 53
    2. Rise of Prussia 58
    3. The Wars of Frederick the Great 62
    4. Three Partitions of Poland, 1772, 1793, and 1795 66
    1. How Europe began to extend its Commerce over the Whole World 72
    2. The Contest between France and England for Colonial Empire 74
    3. Revolt of the American Colonies from England 79
    1. The Ancien Régime in France 87
    2. How Louis XVI tried to play the Benevolent Despot 101
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  7. CHAPTER PAGE
    1. How the Estates General were summoned in 1789 108
    2. First Reforms of the National Assembly, July-October, 1789 117
    3. The National Assembly in Paris, October, 1789, to September, 1791 124
    1. The Abolition of the Monarchy, 1791-1792 133
    2. The Reign of Terror 148
    1. Bonaparte's First Italian Campaign 168
    2. How Bonaparte made himself Master of France 177
    3. The Second Coalition against France 182
    1. Bonaparte restores Order and Prosperity in France 193
    2. Napoleon destroys the Holy Roman Empire and reorganizes Germany 199
    3. The Continental Blockade 207
    4. Napoleon at the Zenith of his Power (1808-1812) 210
    5. The Fall of Napoleon 217
    1. The Congress of Vienna and its Work 227
    2. The Holy Alliance: Metternich becomes the Chief Opponent of Revolution 236
    1. The Restoration in France and the Revolution of 1830 241
    2. Establishment of the Kingdom of Belgium 247
    3. Formation of the German Confederation 249
    4. Restoration in Spain and Italy 253
    5. The Spanish-American Colonies and the Revolution of 1820 255
    1. Invention of Machinery for Spinning and Weaving 261
    2. The Steam Engine 264
    3. Capitalism and the Factory System 267
    4. The Rise of Socialism 275
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  16. CHAPTER PAGE
    1. Unpopularity of Louis Philippe's Government 283
    2. The Second French Republic 286
    3. Louis Napoleon and the Second French Empire 292
    1. The Fall of Metternich 296
    2. Failure of the Revolution in Bohemia and Hungary 302
    3. Austria regains her Power in Italy 305
    4. Outcome of the Revolution of 1848 in Germany 307
    1. Cavour and Italian Unity 311
    2. The Kingdom of Italy since 1861 316
    1. Prussia assumes the Leadership in Germany 323
    2. War of 1866 and the Formation of the North German Federation 327
    3. The Franco-Prussian War and the Foundation of the German Empire 330
    4. Austria-Hungary since 1866 334
    1. The German Constitution 340
    2. Bismarck and State Socialism 344
    3. Germany's Policy of Protection and Colonization 348
    4. Reign of William II 350
    1. Establishment of the Third French Republic 356
    2. The Third French Republic since 1875: the Dreyfus Affair 364
    3. The Separation of Church and State 368
    4. Political Parties in France 374
    5. Expansion of France 376
    1. Parliamentary Reform 381
    2. The English Cabinet 390
    3. Social Reforms 394
    4. Free Trade 402
    5. The Irish Question 405
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    1. The Extension of British Dominion in India 412
    2. The Dominion of Canada 418
    3. The Australasian Colonies 421
    4. Growth of the British Empire in Africa 425
    1. The Reigns of Alexander I and Nicholas I 432
    2. The Freeing of the Serfs and the Growth of the Spirit of Revolution 436
    3. The Industrial Revolution in Russia 441
    4. The Struggle for Liberty under Nicholas II 443
    1. The Greek War of Independence 454
    2. The Crimean War 457
    3. Revolts in the Balkan Peninsula 459
    4. The Independent Balkan States 462
    1. The Growth of International Trade and Competition: Imperialism 466
    2. Relations of Europe with China 476
    3. How Japan became a World Power 478
    4. War between Japan and China and its Results 482
    5. The Boxer Rising. The Russo-Japanese War 484
    6. Occupation of Africa by the European Powers 491
    7. Influences favoring Universal Peace 501
    1. Political Reforms 506
    2. Recent Social Legislation 522
    3. International Affairs 530
  33. INDEX 547
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