Post-Cold War Conflicts and Global Realignments
Course material - 138 pages - Modern history
The end of the Cold War marked a significant shift in global politics, with the Gulf War being the first major conflict of the new era, characterized by international cooperation and the emergence of new global balances.
Daily Life in France 19th Century to Present
Course material - 6 pages - Modern history
Explore the evolution of daily life in France from the 19th century to the present day, covering changes in lifestyle, consumption, and societal values.
German Unification under Prussia
Course material - 4 pages - Modern history
The process of German unification under Prussia's leadership from 1849 to 1871, including key events and conflicts with Austria and France.
Evolution of Work and Society in 19th and 20th Centuries
Course material - 6 pages - Modern history
This document discusses the transformation of society from the 19th to the 20th century, focusing on the evolution of work, demographic changes, and the emergence of new values.
Company Evolution and Structure
Course material - 7 pages - Modern history
The document discusses the evolution of the company as a social and economic entity, from its origins in family capitalism to its modern form, and its impact on society.
World War II: A War of Annihilation
Course material - 3 pages - Modern history
This document examines the extent to which World War II was a war of annihilation subject to totalitarian regimes' violence, organized around key periods until the Allied victory in 1945.
The Internet's Origins: Hippies, Scientists, and Counterculture
Course material - 4 pages - Modern history
Explore the fascinating history of the internet's creation, born from the convergence of hippie ideals, scientific innovation, and countercultural movements in 1960s America.
The Internet's Origins: Hippies, Scientists, and Counterculture - published: 01/10/2025
Course material - 4 pages - Modern history
Explore the fascinating history of the internet's creation, born from the convergence of hippie ideals, scientific innovation, and countercultural movements in 1960s America.
History and Evolution of the Web
Course material - 4 pages - Modern history
This document summarizes the history and development of the web from its origins to the present day, covering key milestones and technological advancements.
Critical Theory and Postcolonial Theory
Course material - 2 pages - Modern history
This document summarizes key concepts of Critical Theory and Postcolonial Theory, highlighting their critiques of traditional international relations theories and their focus on emancipation, historical context, and marginalized voices.
Contemporary Spanish history
Course material - 19 pages - Modern history
Valencia Decree (May 1814): Abolished the Cadiz Constitution, reinstated absolutism, and nullified prior reforms. It's the return of the Inquisition, the restoration of feudal systems, and harsh measures against liberals and afrancesados, leading to imprisonment, exile, and executions....
Rebuilding and Rights
Course material - 5 pages - Modern history
After the Civil War, the U.S. moved into a time of change. Not only did the country have to rebuild after a bloody internal war, but it also had to mentally heal after being so divided. The federal government wanted unity, but the Civil War had clearly drawn lines between families. The years...
The 1960s in the United States of America
Course material - 3 pages - Modern history
The 1960s left an indelible mark on American society, a period of profound transformation that continues to influence contemporary debates. The decade was marked by major cultural, social and political upheavals that shaped the trajectory of the nation in many ways.
Greater Lebanon
Course material - 6 pages - Modern history
Greater Lebanon was a political entity that was established in 1920 and included parts of modern-day Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. It was created by the League of Nations as a mandatory territory for the French Empire following the fall of the Ottoman Empire after World War I. The area was intended...
Introduction to British Civilization
Course material - 9 pages - Modern history
In this lecture, we'll be looking at some of the key dates in the history of the UK and looking at recent events that have illustrated the fragility of British nationhood and identity and the very real possibility of the UK as we know it today no longer existing in its present state.
American Cultural Aspects for Business
Course material - 11 pages - Modern history
America has been created from the East to the West. The West is a concept in history, for an American it is often associated with the idea of frontier. In the 19th century St-Louis (Missouri) was considered as the gate way to the West, when people went to the West they went directly to Oregon or...
History of the Constitution of the United States
Course material - 2 pages - Modern history
In May 1776, Congress passed a resolution advising the colonies to form new governments. By 1777, 11 states had drawn up their own Constitutions (which contained the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence). Those Constitutions were influenced by democratic ideas (role of Enlightenment...
The Wilsonian tradition and its limits (1914-1945)
Course material - 6 pages - Modern history
President Wilson (1913-1920) renounced isolationism, which was the American tradition since Monroe: in agreement with his progressive agenda, he believed the US had to act abroad. He promoted a new internationalist doctrine. But he failed to convince either the foreign partners of the US, or, at...
The United States and the World: The Sources and Tools of American Foreign Policy
Course material - 8 pages - Modern history
There is undoubtedly an American exceptionalism: the US considers itself since the 18th century to be different from Europe. It has seen itself from the beginning as a universal model: the “American way of life” (linking most strongly liberal democracy and free enterprise, two notions...
The United States and the World - The Reagan Revolution
Course material - 5 pages - Modern history
Ronald Reagan was elected president in November 1980. It was a return to more liberalism, to more individual responsibility, a move towards deregulation of the economy in a more and more globalized world. Reagan was convinced that this return to liberalism was the only way to overcome the...
The United States and the World: The US and the Cold War (1945-1980)
Course material - 5 pages - Modern history
The goal of this document is to stress the main thrust of American strategy in the Cold War in order to understand the legacy of the Cold War on American foreign policy today. The main structures of US foreign policy and foreign policy establishment and instruments, still in place today, were...
The United States and the end of the Cold War (1989-1990)
Course material - 4 pages - Modern history
President George H. Bush was elected in November 1988. He had to steer the end of the Cold War, 1989-1990. His team was different from Reagan's, although he had been his vice-president: there were no neo-conservatives; the new Administration was more adept of Kissinger's prudent line....
The United States and the World: Globalization in Historical Perspective
Course material - 8 pages - Modern history
The concept of globalization is not new: in his Communist Manifesto, in 1848, Karl Marx underlined that the bourgeoisie needed constantly expanding markets. Some distinctions are important. Globalization happens, or at least is discussed, in the context of several different fields, in which it...
The United States and the World - Russia and China
Course material - 7 pages - Modern history
At the beginning of his first term, President Bush neglected Russia and considered China as the next major geopolitical adversary. At the same time, American analysts were quite confident that Washington would be able to manage the "Geostrategic Triad" between Washington, Moscow and Beijing to...
Towards a Federation of Nation-States? - From the Milan summit to the Nice one (1985-2000)
Course material - 7 pages - Modern history
To try to describe the aim of the European Construction at the beginning of the 90ies, Jacques Delors, president of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995, invented the concept of a Federation of Nation-States. An oxymoron? What does national sovereignty become in such a system? But still it...
Towards a Kind of European Constitution? From the Saint-Malo Franco-British Meeting to the Lisbon Treaty (1998-2007)
Course material - 6 pages - Modern history
In 1998, Prime Minister Blair had to realize that the fact that GB did not participate in the Euro would actually marginalize her inside the European Union. He decided to recover the initiative, and to take up the subject of European defense, where GB could contribute in an important way, because...
Towards a European Confederation? From de Gaulle's Return to Power to the Milan European Summit (1958-1985)
Course material - 6 pages - Modern history
After the failure of the federal concept and the more prudent approach of the Rome Treaties, for about 30 years, the European Economic Community (EEC) seemed to develop more along the concept of a European Confederation, not a Federation, as envisioned by the Founding Fathers, Robert Schuman or...
The European Union and its International Role - Towards a European Federation? (From the European Conference in The Hague to the Rome Treaties, 1948-1957)
Course material - 6 pages - Modern history
Already during the war, many Resistance groups asked themselves how to stop the cycle of recurring European wars. After 1945, many groups and associations suggested going back to the European ideas of the 20s, which included the concept of a European Union (Briand Plan of 1930). They stressed...
The development and failure of the European system (1815-1945)
Course material - 7 pages - Modern history
There was a European system before the current European Union. Its roots went back to the 17th century and the Westphalian peace of 1648. It reached its maturity during the 19th century, after the Vienna Congress, and under the impression of 25 years of revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. It was...
The Cold War (1947-1991)
Course material - 3 pages - Modern history
The expression used for the first time in 1947 and popularized by the journalist Walter Lippmann is the name given to the international relationships between 1947 and 1991. It was a military and ideological conflict concerning every aspect (economy, ideology, propaganda, science, conquest of...
