Butler University

Global and Historical Studies

Revolutionary Europe 101: General History

The Industrial Revolution. How did it manifest itself and why?

CNN.com has a brief, yet focused timeline of Russian history.

Germany in the 19th century. This site is a virtual library of links to specific information regarding German History.

Journalist L. Doriat's interview, Women on the Home Front (1917), provides a glimpse of the way WWI impacted those beyond the battlefield (pdf).

If you want Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe, Brigham Young has put together a helpful collection.

The Modern History Sourcebook offers historical information organized by time period and country. Simply look through the topical headings found on the left side of the page and go from there.

Looking for more information on Auschwitz? There is an excellent website by the PBS series Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State. Here you will find useful information about the series, as well as maps, a history of the camp, essays and a timeline.

CNN.com has comprehensive coverage of the events of 1989 -- not just in Germany. In addition to scripts from the newscast, the site also offeres a "slide show" that does a lovely job of highlighting the events preceding the fall of many of the communist governments of Eastern Europe. Check out the site's related articles to get an idea of the context of this historic year.

The European Union website offers a full year-by-year account of the activities of the EU. Simply click a year and see what happened, day-by-day.

"A Constitution for Europe," is a general document dealing with the European project and is intended for people who wish to obtain a basic knowledge related to European policies and the functioning of the institutions.

Want to learn more about the European Union? Find out what the European Union does, what it’s for and how it works in 12 easy lessons here on the EU’s official website.

Literary Interests

Kant's What is Enlightenment -- no frills, just text.

For an overview of the life of Pierre de Beaumarchais, and some notes about the play and Mozart's opera, check out this biographical page.

Dr. David Mason has put together a list of the main characters in Turgenev's Fathers and Sons.

Primo Levi -- an interview. As you progress through the site you'll see that it includes photos and book covers.

Scroll through the Classical Music Pages to find an overview of Eroica and the time of its writing. Music samples are also available here.