The history of Europe from 1862 to 1914, from the accession of Bismarck to the outbreak of the great war : Holt, Lucius Hudson, 1881-1953 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

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xv, 611 pages 23 cm

"List of reference books": pages 581-590

Part I. The Attainment of German Hegemony in Europe -- Prussia and bismarck -- accession of william I: political crisis -- bismarck -- the political situation -- The european states in 1800 -- germany -- austria -- italy -- russia -- france -- Bismarck's policies, 1862-1864 -- internal politics -- foreign diplomacy -- bismarck and russia -- bismarck and austria -- the schleswig-holstein issue -- the danish war -- Bismarck, Prussia, and European Politics, 1864-1866 -- the schleswig-holstein adjustment -- the other powers of europe and their relation to a possible austro-prussian conflict -- russia -- great britain -- france -- italy -- diplomacy leading to the war -- the austro-prussian war -- the treaty of peace -- Bismarck vs. Napoleon III -- napoleon III's attempts to get compensation -- napoleon's loss of influence in france -- internal affairs in germany -- bismarck's diplomatic preparations for the franco-german war -- austria -- great britain -- italy -- other states of europe -- the outbreak of war -- The Franco-german war -- European Readjustment, 1871-1875 -- bismarck during the franco-german war -- events in europe during the franco-german war -- france -- italy -- russia -- formation of the franco-german war -- the conclusion of the franco-german war -- the commune -- the treaty of frankfort -- european readjustment following the war -- france -- germany -- italy -- other states -- international relations following the franco-german war -- summary: bismarck and prussia, 1802-1878 -- Part II: The Maintenance of German Hegemony in Europe -- The russo-turkish war -- the near eastern problem -- the bulgarian atrocities -- attitude of great britain and russia toward turkey -- great britain -- russia -- the russo-turkish war -- The congress of berlin and the triple alliance -- european intervention in the near eastern question -- the congress of berlin -- the treaty of berlin -- diplomatic results of the congress of berlin -- the dual alliance -- the triple alliance -- European Development, 1880-1890: I. Great Britain, France, Russia, and the Near East -- great britain -- parliamentary reform bill -- irish home rule -- egyptian policy -- the salisbury ministry -- death of disraeli -- effect of great britain's policy of splendid isolation upon the international situation -- france -- domestic policies -- foreign policy: colonial expansion -- russia -- the near east -- the execution of the terms of the treaty of berlin -- bulgaria -- the effect of the balkan changes upon the international situation -- European Development, 1880-1890: II. The Powers of the Triple Alliance -- italy -- internal developments -- foreign policies -- austria-hungary -- the dual empire -- austria -- hungary -- germany -- bismarck's domestic policies -- bismarck and the foreign situation -- william III and the resignation of bismarck -- Part III: The Formation of a Defense against German Hegemony in Europe -- International Affairs in europe, 1890-1905 -- formation of the dual entente -- effect of the dual entente upon the international situation -- attitude of germany toward the dual entente, 1891-1900 -- internal affairs in france -- french colonial policy -- russian colonial expansion -- german attitude toward great britain -- the formation of the entente cordiale -- trade rivalry between great britain and germany -- german naval increase -- german colonial development -- effect of german activities upon great britain -- diplomatic situation in great britain and france leading up to the entente cordiale -- internal conditions in france -- foreign policy of france -- the formation of the entente cordiale -- Colonial Enterprises -- european economic conditions which favored colonial enterprises -- the field for colonization -- africa -- asia -- status of the european nations at the beginning of the colonial rivalry: great britain, france, germany, italy, russia -- colonization in africa -- before 1890 -- after 1890 -- Colonial Rivalry in asia, and the russo-japanese war -- russo-japanese rivalry in asia -- russian expansion -- the chino-japanese war and its results -- chinese affairs -- russian relations with china; japanese intervention -- outbreak of the russo-japanese war -- the russo-japanese war -- japanese plan of operation -- comparative armaments -- naval operations -- military operations -- The Triple Entente -- the moroccan crisis -- the algericas conference -- the algericas treaty -- great britain's naval preparation to resist german aggression -- great britain's diplomatic preparation to resist german aggression -- anglo-russian hostility -- advantages of anglo-russian friendship for great britain -- advantages of anglo-russian friendship for russia -- the anglo-russian entente -- the triple entente -- The States of Europe, 1905-1911: I. Great Britain -- final years of unionist government -- liberal success (1906) -- liberal program, 1906-1909 -- the budget and finance bill of 1909 -- conflict between the two houses -- the parliament bill of 1911 -- The States of Europe, 1905-1911: II. The Continental States -- france -- russia -- austria-hungary -- the struggle for hungarian independence -- electoral reform in hungary -- electoral reform in austria -- gemany -- The Crisis of 1908 -- the near eastern situtation -- the turkish revolution -- the bosnia-herzegovnia crisis -- Conditions in Morocco -- internal dissensions in morocco -- german interest in moroccan situation -- the casablanca incident -- the berlin agreement, 1909 -- the french expedition to fez -- german intervention in morocco: the agadir incident -- the moroccan convention and the congo convention -- Part IV: The Conflict of Alliances -- The near eastern problem, 1911-1913 -- the turco-italian war, 1911-1912 -- the first balkan war -- the second balkan war -- The eve of the great war -- unrest in the balkans -- greece -- bulgaria -- serbia -- effect of balkan unrest upon austria-hungary and russia -- domestic problems in europeans states -- great britain-irish home rule -- france -- germany -- general international situation in europe -- increase of armament -- german diplomacy -- The Outbreak of the great war -- the murders at serajevo -- the austro-hungarian ultimatum -- austro-hungarian and german motives -- the serbian reply -- declaration of war, austria-hungary vs. serbia -- declaration of war, germany vs. russia and france -- The expansion of the field of conflict -- great britain -- italy