Tom Richey: Modernization, Unification & Imperialism (1850 1914)

Europe was in a state of transition and upheaval that spanned a time of 60 years, beginning in 1850 and running through the first World War. Uncover the wars, key players, politics, and social movements that marked this time period in...

As the conservatives were establishing Conservativism, liberals were finding Liberalism, nationalists were creating Nationalism, and socialists were developing Socialism with their own ideas for a new order to establish on a continent...

Collection of primary sources that supports study of imperialism. Sources include contemporary narrative accounts, letters, memoirs, songs, newspaper reports, and a variety of legal, cultural, philosophical, religious, and scientific...

Video Part I on the unification of Germany in which Tom Richey discusses the rise of German liberal nationalism in the 19th Century and early attempts to unify. [8:53]

Tom Richey video provides an overview of the Second Industrial Revolution from 1870 to 1914, and differentiates it from the first. [8:52]

AP History video with Tom Richey on the ideas of Romanticism in which Tom Richey explains the movement as a critique of the industrial ideals of progress favoring the values of nature, childhood innocence, emotion, religion and love....

Video created and narrated by Tom Richey in which he examines U.S. foreign policy between the first and second world wars (1920-1939). [7:10]

Part of the BBC's "Story of Africa" series, this article covers 19th century exploration and colonization. Archived.

Video Part II in which Tom Richey discusses the strategy to unify Germany under Otto von Bismarck and his use of Realpolitik to rally support of the German people. [7:27]

Recognize the activities and political views that impacted the process of German unification. Utilize this comprehensive PowerPoint presentation illustrating the unification.