Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. Today much of Europe is part of the European Union and in this episode we look at Post WWII Europe to understand how economic integration will replace national economic competition with cooperation.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at the concept of “Detente,” Brezhnev Doctrine, Prague Spring, and the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan and examine how increased military spending will weaken the Soviet Union’s economy.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. The Cold War - the idea of two sides acting like they are at war with each other, but never actually firing a shot at each other. In this episode we look at the first half of the Cold War and explore topics like the Berlin Airlift, the formation of the NATO and Warsaw Pact Alliances, an…

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at the effects that World War II played on setting the stage and context for the second half of the 20th Century. Topics include the seeds of the Cold War, the founding of the United Nations, decolonization, and the baby boom.…

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this final episode on World War II we look at Nazi Germany's final attempt at survival with the Battle of the Bulge, the Yalta Conference, the allied victory over Europe, and the dropping of the atom bomb on Japan.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this second part of our series on World War II in Europe we look at the allied response to Nazi Germany overrunning Europe and how the allies work to take Europe back.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. With the invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 Europe was once again at war and World War II had begun. In this episode we look at the method of warfare that will be used by Nazi Germany and its effectiveness, along with Great Britain's ability to halt the Nazi advance at the Battle…

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at how Hitler and Germany will continually violate the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the lack of response from the rest of the European powers, ultimately leading to the start of World War II.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at how Hitler and Nazi Germany will bring about a genocide of Europe's Jewish population between the years 1933 and 1945.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we discuss the manner in which Hitler and the Nazi regime will use single party rule to bring about Hitler's vision for Germany.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at the methods used by Adolf Hitler to seize power in Germany and bring about the Nazi Reich.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at the manner in which Fascism will develop and the rise of Mussolini in post WWI Italy.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at the characteristics of fascist governments so that we can better understand the ideology of fascism as it develops in Italy and Germany in the 1920s and 1930s.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at the post World War I economy of the 1920s and 1930s in three sectors: Italy, Germany, and the rest of Western Europe.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. Joseph Stalin rose to power after the death of Lenin in 1924 and within fifteen years he completely modernized the Soviet Union, but that modernization came at an incredible cost.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at the manner in which Lenin leads a communist revolution in Russia.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at the end of WWI and terms of the peace agreement known as the Treaty of Versailles.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at the nature of the Russian monarchy in the early 20th century and the effect it had on World War I.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at how World War I is a turning point in history and brings about great change to European society.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. While many think that World War I was caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the truth is that there were many long term causes that played much larger factors in bringing about the crisis. In this episode we examine those long term causes.…

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at how the Berlin Conference of 1884 leads to the eventual takeover of Africa by the European powers.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. 19th century European imperialism developed from a combination of economic, political and social developments in Europe and we analyze those developments in this episode.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we take a quick look at Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art that was popular at the end of the 19th century.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this second part on life at the end of the 19th century we look at the changes in technology, class divisions, the changing role of women, and mass consumerism at the turn of the century.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we cast a very wide net and cover some of the major intellectual minds of the late 19th century. In this episode we take a look at Darwin, Nietzsche, Einstein, Comte, Freud and other major intellectual minds that contributed to modernity.…

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at how democracy develops in Great Britain with a review of the various reform bills, the development of liberal socialism and the Labour Party, and how women will get the right to vote with the help of Emmeline Pankhurst and the suffragettes.…

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at how nationalism can divide a nation as it did in France in the 1890s with the Dreyfus Affair.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at how the artistic movement known as realism developed from the radicalism of the 19th century.By Robert Lynde

Get the Lyndeurozone Study Files on Patreon for $7.00 a month. In this episode we look at how Otto Von Bismarck will use his Realpolitik ways to lead Germany to become the dominant power on the European continent and how he will use that power to maintain a balance of power.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at how Otto Von Bismarck of Prussia will use nationalism and warfare to unite Germany under the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm I.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at the rise of Italian nationalism and the unification of Italy under the liberal monarchy of Victor Emmanuel II and Piedmont Sardinia.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at why the Crimean War is a turning point in European history and how it leads to the end of the Concert of Europe.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at how conservative monarchs in the middle of the 19th century will begin to adopt liberal and nationalistic measures in order to strengthen their power. Specifically, we look at Napoleon III in France, Alexander II in Russia, and Franz Joseph I in Austria-Hungary.By Robert Lynde

In this second part in our series on the Revolutions of 1848 we look at the events in the Austrian Empire and the German Confederation, along with a discussion of why the revolutions ultimately failed.By Robert Lynde

The Revolutions of 1848 can be a topic that not only frustrates students, but also frustrates teachers. In this two part series we look at the long term and short term causes of the Revolutions of 1848 and then look at how these causes compare between various countries in Europe. In this episode we specifically focus on the French Revolution of 184…

In this episode we look at how the Concert of Europe ignored the liberalism and nationalism that will eventually lead to the Revolutions of 1830 in France and Belgium.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at how the foreign policy established at the Congress of Vienna evolves into the Concert of Europe and works to suppress liberalism and nationalism in Europe.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at the artistic, literary and musical movement known as Romanticism and look at how it ties in closely with liberalism and nationalism.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we categorize the different political ideologies of the early 19th century into the three categories of conservatism, liberalism, and radicalism along with developing a better understanding of the concept of nationalism.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at the reality of reform in England and how increasing suffrage was the greatest factor in combating the problems brought about by industrialization.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at how socialists thought new societies and governments could be created to respond to the problems caused by industrialization.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at how 19th century liberalism was a response to the societal problems caused by the mass migrations to the cities and industrialization.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at the problems caused by industrialization in cities like Manchester and London and the effects that it has on the people that live there.By Robert Lynde

Industrialization will spread outside Great Britain and take root in Western Europe, especially the German Confederation. We take a special look at how the German nation will come to dominate industrialization on the continent with help from Frederich List and his idea for a customs union known as the Zollverein.…

In this episode we look at how the industrial revolution developed from its earlier forms in England and how it will change the economy for both the better and the worse.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at how order will be restored in Europe and the conservative reaction to the French Revolution and Napoleon post 1815.By Robert Lynde

In this episode we look at how Napoleon conquers Europe, spreads French Revolutionary ideals throughout the continent, and eventually meets his downfall and exile.By Robert Lynde

Napoleon Bonaparte arose from the mid-level ranks of the French Revolutionary military to eventually rule France as a dictator and then emperor. In this episode we look at how Napoleon brings about stability to the French economy and enacts reforms to embrace SOME of France's revolutionary ideals.By Robert Lynde

In this fourth part in our series on the French Revolution we look at how the revolution turns radical, develops into the Reign of Terror, and then eventually falls prey to a military coup.By Robert Lynde

In this third part on the French Revolution we look at how the revolution moves away from its Enlightenment roots and becomes somewhat unfocused and more radical.By Robert Lynde