Foundations of Western Civilization II: A History of the Modern Wester

24h 29m 59s
English
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Expand your understanding into the depth and breadth of an unprecedented period in world history with an expert historian as your guide.

More than just a history of Western civilization, Foundations of Western Civilization II is a course about the meaning of civilization itself. Taught by Professor Robert Bucholz, it promises profound rewards for students of history at every level, a grand narrative of the past five centuries-of social progress, political evolution, industrialization, and other economic factors-within a coherent context for events and trends, and clarifies the legacies those centuries have bequeathed us.

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1 The Importance of the West Demo
32:21
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2 Geography is Destiny
30:38
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3 Culture is Destiny
30:26
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4 Renaissance Humanism 1350-1650
31:17
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5 Renaissance Princes 1450-1600
30:49
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6 The New World & the Old 1400-1650
30:43
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7 The Protestant Reformation 1500-22
30:54
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8 The Wars of Religion 1523-1648
31:00
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9 Rational & Scientific Revolutions 1450-1650
30:09
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10 French Absolutism 1589-1715
30:47
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11 English Constitutionalism 1603-49
30:50
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12 English Constitutionalism 1649-89
30:15
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13 War, Trade, Empire 1688-1702
31:02
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14 War, Trade, Empire 1702-14
30:15
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15 War, Trade, Empire 1714-63
30:56
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16 Life Under the Anciem Regime 1689-1789
30:59
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17 Enlightenment & Despotism
30:34
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18 The American Revolution
30:32
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19 The French Revolution 1789-92
30:38
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20 The French Revolution 1792-1803
30:18
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21 The Napoleonic Empire 1803-15
30:28
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22 Beginnings of Industrialization 1760-1850
30:13
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23 Consequences of Industrialization 1760-1850
30:24
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24 The Liberal Response 1776-1861
30:59
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25 The Romantic Response 1789-1870
31:02
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26 The Socialist Response 1813-1905
30:45
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27 Descent of Man; Rise of Woman 1830-90
30:50
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28 Nationalism 1815-48
30:26
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29 Nationalism 1848-71
30:13
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30 Imperial Rivalry 1870-1914
30:43
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31 Industrial Rivalry 1870-1914
30:26
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32 The Alliance System 1872-1914
29:50
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33 Decadence & Malaise - circa 1900
30:03
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34 The Great War Begins 1914-16
29:55
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35 Breaking the Deadlock 1915-17
30:31
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36 The Russian Revolution 1917-22
30:38
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37 The End of the War 1917-22
31:11
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38 Recovery & Depression in the West 1919-36
30:15
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39 Totalitarian Russia 1918-39
29:58
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40 Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany 1922-36
30:14
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41 The Holocaust 1933-45
30:42
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42 The Failure of Diplomacy 1935-39
30:53
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43 World War II 1939-42
30:13
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44 World War II 1942-45
30:46
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45 American Hegemony, Soviet Challenge 1945-75
30:14
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46 Rebuilding Europe 1945-85
30:06
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47 The New Europe 1985-2001
30:15
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48 The Meaning of Western Civilization
32:23

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