Europe 1918-45: the challenge of Socialism and Fascism

City Lit

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    London

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    Different dates available

Why did socialist and fascist ideas have such an impact in these years? We will discuss the following topics on this interactive lecture course. Each week I will email brief notes and questions to be considered.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- identify some of the key reasons socialist and fascist ideas have such an impact in this time period
- discuss some of the countries where socialist and fascist ideas take shape.

None.

Tutor presentation and general discussions.

Optional, suggested reading list:
Atkin N. & Biddiss M. Themes in Modern European History, 1890-1945 (Routledge, 2009). Pilbeam P. ‘Social and economic developments in Europe, 1890-1939’, pp. 49-81.
Kitchen M. Europe between the Wars (Longmans, 2006). Chapters on all of our topics, some better than others.
M. Mazower, The Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century(1998)
E. Hobsbawm, Age of Extremes. The Short Twentieth Century (1996).

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Course programme

1. The Treaty of Versailles and the creation of new nation states
2. Rebuilding of Europe: people; economy; country and town
3. Class and politics; the changing role of women; culture.
4. Russia: Bolshevik victory and the USSR.
5. Italy – from the Red Years to Fascism and the Mussolini Empire
6. Germany- Weimar Republic to the Hitler state
7. The Great Depression
8. Stalinist USSR
9. International relations; League of Nations
10. France and the Popular Front
11. Spain- fall of Republic; Civil War and Franco’s victory
12. World War II.

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Europe 1918-45: the challenge of Socialism and Fascism

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