Audio podcast revision guides for AS, A2 and IB History courses in 19th and 20th Century History.
Germany 1866-71: The Unification of Germany
Posted: May 2012The Peace of Prague and the North German Confederation, France's attempts to gain territory (including the Luxembourg Affair), the Hohenzollern Candidature, the Ems Telegram and the Franco-Prussian War.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Germany 1862-66: The Creation of the North German Confederation
Posted: May 2012An audio revision guide looking at the arrival of Bismarck and the creation of the North German Confederation. Considers Bismarck's foreign policy including the Polish Revolt, the Schleswig-Holstein Crisis, the Convention of Gastein and the Austro-Prussian War.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Germany 1849-59: the changing balance of power
Posted: April 2012An audio revision guide that looks at the changing balance of power between Austria and Prussia after the revolutions of 1848. Beginning with the Erfurt Union and the subsequent Declaration of Olmutz, the podcast considers the impact of the Crimean War, Austria's failed attempt to join the Zollverein, the war against Italy and the Prussian economic boom on the changing balance of power.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.The Failure of the German Revolutions 1848-49
Posted: April 2012An audio revision guide presenting an overview of the key factors leading to the failure of the revolutions in the German states. Links historiography from Eyck, Marx, Taylor and Whitfield to evidence that could be used to support their opinions.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.The origins of German Unification: 1815-1848
Posted: March 2012An audio revision guide presenting an overview of the key factors present in the German states leading to the revolutions of 1848-49. Presented thematically, this podcast considers a range of conservative and progressive factors that contributed to causing the revolutions including Metternich, the nobles, the church, the impact of the railways and industrialisation, peasants, workers, the emerging middle class, and the Zollverein.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Historiography - Responsibility for World War 1
Posted: January 2012An audio revision guide presenting an overview of the key historiographical arguments regarding responsibility for the First World War. Considers the attitude of Versailles, the inter-war period of shared responsibility, the effect of World War 2, the Fischer Thesis, and post-Fischer revisionism. Historians whose work is briefly mentioned include G. Lowes Dickinson, Sidney Fay, AJP Taylor, Luigi Albertini, Fritz Fischer, Niall Ferguson and John Keegan.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.The July Crisis and the Outbreak of the First World War
Posted: January 2012A podcast revision guide presenting an overview of the July Crisis of 1914 that acted as the spark to World War One. Covers the impact of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Black Hand Gang on the diplomatic actions of Germany and Austria-Hungary including the 'blank cheque'. Then goes on to describe the subsequent actions of Russia, France and Britain.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Conflicts in the Balkans before the First World War
Posted: January 2012Audio revision looking at the 'Eastern Question' that affected the Balkans. Covers the impact of the Congress of Berlin in 1878, rising nationalism and Pan-Slavism in the Balkan states, the Bosnian Crisis of 1908-9, and the Balkan Wars of 1912-13.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.The Breakdown of the International System from 1890
Posted: January 2012An audio revision guide covering the breakdown of the Bismarckian system from 1890 under Wilhelm II. Reference is made to key issues including Weltpolitik, the alliance system, the arms race, and nationalism. These are used to explain the changing relationships between the European powers.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Europe 1871-1890
Posted: January 2012An audio revision guide on Bismarck and the International System he created from 1871 until his resignation in 1890. References to attempts to isolate France, befriend Britain, and create a series of alliances with Russia and Austria-Hungary.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
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Wednesday, 23rd May 2012
