19th Century Europe

Lecture 2: Napoleon  Metric system→ Napoleon  Biography o Italian descent, o Originally from Corsica, france at the time o Parents were low aristocrats o Mixed view of his legacy  Historiography: the writing of history, theory, and history of writing o Very well read o Went to military school in paris when young, on a bursary and then rose quickly through th

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Lecture 4: Industrial Revolution  London becomes trading capital of Europe  The Netherlands become the warehouse of the world  Chinese exports GB’s main focus  1750’s Britain- lived on land, close knit community, ate what they produced, time went with the seasons  End of 1700’s agricultural movement, enough produce from the country that people could m

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Lecture 3: The Congress of Vienna 1815  Pre Vienna o Armies crisscrossed Europe o Local community and aﬀairs disrupted and devastated o Holy roman empire torn apart o Civil code basis for penal law  Roots of nationalism o People started identifying with their closer neighbors in hatred of the french o Romanticism, emphasis on the uniqueness of the individu

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