Part –I (Marks 50)

I. The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era (1789-1815)

• The causes of French Revolution
• The consequences of Revolution
• Napoleon rise to power
• Creation of Empire
• The Continental system
• The fall of Napoleon

II. The Concert of Europe (1815-1830)

• The Congress of Vienna
• Metternich’s Era
• The Concert of Europe and Congress System
• Balance of Power

III. Forces of Continuity and Change in Europe (1815-1848)

• Nationalism
• Liberalism
• Romanticism
• Socialism
• Industrial Revolution
• Colonialism
• Cosequences

IV. The Eastern Question (1804-1856)

• The nature of the Eastern question
• The Crimean War
• Russo Turkish War 1877
• Consequences

V. Unification of Italy

• The effects of the revolution of 1848
• The obstacles to unification
• Cavour and the unification of Italy
• The Process of Italian unification (1859-1871)

VI. Unification of Germany

• The rise of Bismarck
• Diplomatic events
• The Austro-Prussian War (1866)
• The Franco- Prussian War (1870-1871)
• The triumph of Bismarck and process of unification

VII. The Origins of First World War (1890-1914)

• Formation of Alliances and Counter Alliances
• The Balkans War (1912-1913)
• The outbreak of the World War 1

Part –II (Marks 50)

VIII. The First World War and its aftermath

• The War (1914-1918) and peace treaties
• The League of Nations

IX. Dictatorships in Europe

• Fascism in Italy under Musssolini
• Hitler,Nazism and Germany
• Russia , Marxism Revolution and its working under Stalin
• Great Depression and its effects on Europe
• Appeasement
• The Arm race
• The Sudetenland Crisis (1938)
• The distraction of Czechoslovakia (1939)

X. The World War 11and its effects on Europe

XI. Post- War Europe

• The post war settlements
• The United Nations
• Economic Recovery of Europe,Marshal Plan
• German Question
• NATO
• Decolonization

XII. Cold War Europe (1955-1991)

• Effects of cold war
• Warsaw Pact (1955)
• The European Economic Community (EEC)
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement
• Charles Degaule and France
• Spread of communist regimes in Europe

XIII. Europe (1991-2012)

• The Gorbachev and Disintegration of USSR
• The reunification of Germany
• The Balkan crisis of 1990s
• The European Union
• Role of Europe in War against terrorism
• Global Economic Crisis and Europe

1. A History of Modern Europe (1789-1991)-------------------------------------- H.L. Peacock,

2. The Struggle for Mastery in Europe: 1848-1918-------------------------------A.J.P Taylor,

3. The Cold War: Ideological Conflict or Power Struggle------------------------- Normali A. Grabener

4. The USSR: A Share History------------------------------------ ------------------Vladimir Polrtayen,

5. Development in Russian Politics-------------------------------------- ---------- Stephen White,

6. Mastering Modern European History -------------------------------------- -------Stuart Miller,

7. A Text Book of European History-------------------------------------- ----------- by Southgate, G.W.

8. Aspects of European History 1789-1980. ---------------------------------------- Stephen J. Lee

9. Europe since Napoleon-------------------------------------- ---------------------- Thompson, D.

10. European Union: European politics. -------------------------------------- -------- Tim Bale.

11. Modern Europe in the Making from the French Revolution to the Common Market-------- Fasal, G.

12. The Norton History of Modern Europe-------------------------------------- -------Gilbert, F.

13. The Origins of the Second World War-------------------------------------- ------- Taylor, A.J.P.

14. The Rise and Fall of Great Powers. -------------------------------------- ---------- Paul Kennedy.