An Age of revolutions

This program examines how the French and Industrial Revolutions altered Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. The French Revolution spread anti-royalty sentiment and increased awareness of the ideals of democracy throughout the continent. The Industrial Revolution promoted the middle class and turn...

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Other Authors: Dooley, Stephan Richard., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], c1996.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (23 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Series: Europeans (New York, N.Y.)
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Summary: This program examines how the French and Industrial Revolutions altered Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. The French Revolution spread anti-royalty sentiment and increased awareness of the ideals of democracy throughout the continent. The Industrial Revolution promoted the middle class and turned Europe into an urbanized, industrial society. Karl Marx published his Communist Manifesto, and in doing so laid the groundwork for the Russian Revolution, and the later European socialist movement.
Item Description: Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Dec. 23, 2005.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Revolutions That Shaped the World (1:10) -- French Revolution (2:54) -- Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte (3:01) -- Napoleon's Army in Russia (3:16) -- Britain Emerges as an Industrial State (2:50) -- Britain Introduces the Railway System (3:07) -- Era of Louis Napoleon (3:25) -- Revolution Gives Way to Flamboyance (1:00)
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This program examines how the French and Industrial Revolutions altered Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. The French Revolution spread anti-royalty sentiment and increased awareness of the ideals of democracy throughout the continent. The Industrial Revolution promoted the middle class and turned Europe into an urbanized, industrial society. Karl Marx published his Communist Manifesto, and in doing so laid the groundwork for the Russian Revolution, and the later European socialist movement.
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (23 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Format: Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.