Germany 1866-1945

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A history of the rise & fall of united Germany, which lasted only 75 years from its 1870 establishment by Bismark. Suitable for A Level & upwards. In the History of Modern Europe series. Preface The unification of Germany, 1866-71 The institutional structure of the empire The consolidation of the empire: politics & economics, 1871-79 Ideology & interest: the limitations of diplomacy, 1871-90 The campaign against social democracy & Bismarck's fall, 1879-90 Religion, education & the arts The new course & the deterioration of Germany's foreign position, 1890-97 Political parties, interest groups & the failure of the Reichstag, 1890-1914 Weltpolitik, navalism & the coming of the war, 1897-1914 The Great War, 1914-18 From Kiel to Kapp: the aborted revolution, 1918-20 Reparations, inflation & the crisis of 1923 Weimar culture Party politics & foreign policy, 1924-30 The end of Weimar The Nazi dictatorship: the instruments of power The Nazi revolution: economic & social developments Cultural decline & political resistance Hitler & Europe: foreign policy, 1933-39 Hitler's war, 1939-45 Appendix List of Books & Articles Cited Index