European History: 1848 to 1914 Essentials (Essentials Study Guides)

REA’s Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing for exams, doing homework and will remain a lasting reference source for students, teachers, and professionals. European History: 1848 to 1914 discusses the failure of the revolutions of 1848, realpolitik and nationalism, the Crimean War, capitalism and the New Left, Karl Marx, the Second French Republic and the Second Empire, Imperial Russia, the Balkan States and the end of the Ottoman Empire, the New Imperialism, the age of Bismarck, Darwin, Wagner, Freud, and the coming of the Great War.