Response to Darwin
Social Darwinism
Positivism
Realism and Naturalism
Revolt Against Reason
Friedrich Nietzsche
Bergson, Sorel, Freud, and Einstein
References
13 Nineteenth‐Century Imperialism
New Imperialism
Motives
Colonial Empires
Scramble for Africa
India
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
American Empire
References
8 Part V: The Crisis of Western Civilization: An Overview 14 The Great War: 1914–1918 Prelude to the Great War Explosion in the Balkans 1914 War in the Trenches Modern Weapons of War 1915 Sausage Machine: 1916 Home Front War around the World Year of Decision: 1917 End of the War: 1918 References 15 Peace and Disillusionment Paris Peace Conference: 1919 League of Nations Disillusionment Culture Art Literature Popular Culture Social Impact References 16 A Failed Peace: 1919–1939 Recovery and Prosperity Great Britain France Weimar Germany United States Soviet Russia Italy The Great Depression American Connection Hitler’s Rise to Power References 17 A Second Great War Road to War in Europe Totalitarianism Hitler and the Appeasers: 1933–1939 Blitzkrieg Road to War in the Pacific Turning of the Tide Banality of Evil Holocaust No Room References
9 Part VI: The End of Europe: An Overview 18 Cold War and Recovery: 1945–1962 Origins of the Cold War 1946 Containment Cold War in Asia China Vietnam Europe To the Brink of Nuclear War Postwar Recovery Rise of Christian Democracy Building the Welfare State Postwar America References 19 Cold War: 1962–1991 The Space Race Globalizing the Cold War Vietnam War
