The Making of the West, Volume 2

The Combined Volume includes all chapters.　
Volume 1 includes Chapters 1-17.　
Volume 2 includes Chapters 14-29.

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Contents

Preface: Why This Book This Way 

Versions and Supplements 

Brief Contents 

Maps, Figures, and Special Features 

Authors’ Note: The b.c.e./c.e. Dating System 

World Map 

 

Chapter 14

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492–1560 　　

The Discovery of New Worlds 　　

Portuguese Explorations 　  ■ The Voyages of Columbus 　  ■ A New Era in Slavery 　  ■ Conquering the New World 　  ■ The Columbian Exchange 　　

The Protestant Reformation 　　

The Invention of Printing 　  ■ Popular Piety and Christian Humanism 　   ■ Martin Luther’s Challenge 　   ■ Protestantism Spreads and Divides 　   ■ The Contested Church of England 　　

Reshaping Society through Religion 　　

Protestant Challenges to the Social Order 　  ■ New Forms of Discipline 　  ■ Catholic Renewal 　　

Striving for Mastery 　　

Courtiers and Princes 　  ■ Dynastic Wars 　  ■ Financing War 　   ■ Divided Realms 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 14 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: Columbus Describes His First Voyage (1493) 　　　

Contrasting Views: Martin Luther: Holy Man or Heretic? 　　　

Terms of History: Protestant Reformation 　　

Environment Matters: Smallpox Kills Native Peoples

 

Chapter 15

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560–1648 　　

Religious Conflicts Threaten State Power, 1560–1618 　　

French Wars of Religion, 1562–1598 　   ■ Dutch Revolt against Spain 　   ■ Elizabeth I’s Defense of English Protestantism 　  ■ The Clash of Faiths and Empires in Eastern Europe 　　

The Thirty Years’ War, 1618–1648 　　

Origins and Course of the War 　   ■ The Effects of Constant Fighting 　   ■ The Peace of Westphalia, 1648 　　

Economic Crisis and Realignment 　　

From Growth to Recession 　   ■ Consequences for Daily Life 　   ■ The Economic Balance of Power 　　

The Rise of Science and a Scientific Worldview 　　

The Scientific Revolution 　  ■ The Natural Laws of Politics 　  ■ The Arts in an Age of Crisis 　  ■ Magic and Witchcraft 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 15 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: Sentence Pronounced against Galileo (1633) 　　　

Contrasting Views: Political Authority and Religion: What Happened When Subjects Held Different Beliefs? 　　　

Terms of History: Scientific Revolution 　　

Environment Matters: Dutch Canals　　　

 

Chapter 16

Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the Search for Order, 1640–1700 　　

Louis XIV: Absolutism and Its Limits 　　

The Fronde, 1648–1653 　  ■ Court Culture as an Element of Absolutism 　   ■ Enforcing Religious Orthodoxy 　   ■ Extending State Authority at Home and Abroad 　　

Constitutionalism in England 　　

England Turned Upside Down, 1642–1660 　   ■ Restoration and Revolution Again 　  

■ Social Contract Theory: Hobbes and Locke 　　

Outposts of Constitutionalism 　　

The Dutch Republic 　  ■ Freedom and Slavery in the New World 　　

Absolutism in Central and Eastern Europe 　　

Poland-Lithuania Overwhelmed 　   ■ Brandenburg-Prussia: Militaristic Absolutism 　  ■ An Uneasy Balance: Austrian Habsburgs and Ottoman Turks 　  ■ Russia: Setting the Foundations of Bureaucratic Absolutism 　　

The Search for Order in Elite and Popular Culture 　　

Freedom and Constraint in the Arts and Sciences 　  ■ Women and Manners 　   ■ Reforming Popular Culture 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 16 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: Louis XIV, Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) 　　

Contrasting Views: The English Civil War 　　

Terms of History: Absolutism 　　

Environment Matters: Great Fire of London, 1666　　　

 

Chapter 17

The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1700–1750 　　

The Atlantic System and the World Economy 　　

Slavery and the Atlantic System 　   ■ World Trade and Settlement 　   ■ The Birth of Consumer Society 　　

New Social and Cultural Patterns 　　

Agricultural Revolution 　  ■ Social Life in the Cities 　  ■ New Tastes in the Arts 　  ■ Religious Revivals 　　

Consolidation of the European State System 　　

A New Power Alignment 　  ■ British Rise and Dutch Decline 　  ■ Russia’s Emergence as a European Power 　   ■ Continuing Dynastic Struggles 　  ■ The Power of Diplomacy and the Importance of Population 　　

The Birth of the Enlightenment 　　

Popularization of Science and Challenges to Religion 　  ■ Travel Literature and the Challenge to Custom and Tradition 　   ■ Raising the Woman Question 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 17 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: Montesquieu, Persian Letters: Letter 37 (1721) 　　　

Contrasting Views: Peter the Great of Russia 　　

Terms of History: Progress 　　

Environment Matters: The Building of St. Petersburg　　　

 

Chapter 18

The Promise of Enlightenment, 1750–1789 　　

The Enlightenment at Its Height 　　

Men and Women of the Republic of Letters 　  ■ Conflicts with Church and State 　  ■ The Individual and Society 　  ■ Spreading the Enlightenment 　  ■ The Limits of Reason: Roots of Romanticism and Religious Revival 　　

Society and Culture in an Age of Enlightenment 　　

The Nobility’s Reassertion of Privilege 　   ■ The Middle Class and the Making of a New Elite 　  ■ Life on the Margins 　　

State Power in an Era of Reform 　　

War and Diplomacy 　  ■ State-Sponsored Reform 　  ■ Limits of Reform 　　

Rebellions against State Power 　　

Food Riots and Peasant Uprisings 　   ■ Public Opinion and Political Opposition 　  ■ Revolution in North America 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 18 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: "Slavery" in the Encyclopedia (1755) 　　　

Contrasting Views: Women and the Enlightenment 　　

Terms of History: Enlightenment 　　

Environment Matters: The Vogue for Classical Ruins　　　

 

Chapter 19

The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789–1799 　　

The Revolutionary Wave, 1787–1789 　　

Protesters in the Low Countries and Poland 　  ■ Origins of the French Revolution, 1787–1789 　　

From Monarchy to Republic, 1789–1793 　　

The Revolution of Rights and Reason 　   ■ The End of Monarchy 　　

Terror and Resistance 　　

Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety 　  ■ The Republic of Virtue, 1793–1794 　  ■ Resisting the Revolution 　  ■ The Fall of Robespierre and the End of the Terror 　　

Revolution on the March 　　

Arms and Conquests 　  ■ Poland Extinguished, 1793–1795 　   ■ Revolution in the Colonies 　   ■ Worldwide Reactions to Revolutionary Change 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 19 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: The Rights of Minorities (1789) 　　　

Contrasting Views: Perspectives on the French Revolution 　　

Terms of History: Revolution 　　

Environment Matters: The Destruction of a Symbol of Oppression　　　

 

Chapter 20

Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800–1830 　　

The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte 　　

A General Takes Over 　  ■ From Republic to Empire 　  ■ The New Paternalism: The Civil Code 　   ■ Patronage of Science and Intellectual Life 　　

"Europe Was at My Feet": Napoleon’s Conquests 　　

The Grand Army and Its Victories, 1800–1807 　  ■ The Impact of French Victories 　  ■ From Russian Winter to Final Defeat, 1812–1815 　　

The "Restoration" of Europe 　　

The Congress of Vienna, 1814–1815 　   ■ The Emergence of Conservatism 　   ■ The Revival of Religion 　　

Challenges to the Conservative Order 　　

Romanticism 　  ■ Political Revolts in the 1820s 　  ■ Revolution and Reform, 1830–1832 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 20 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: Byron’s Poetry (1821) 　　　

Contrasting Views: Napoleon: For and Against 　　

Terms of History: Romanticism 　　

Environment Matters: Nature Tourism　　　

 

Chapter 21

Industrialization and Social Ferment, 1830–1850 　　

The Industrial Revolution 　　

Roots of Industrialization 　  ■ Engines of Change 　  ■ Urbanization and Its Consequences 　  ■ Agricultural Perils and Prosperity 　　

Reforming the Social Order 　　

Cultural Responses to the Social Question 　  ■ The Varieties of Social Reform 　  ■ Abuses and Reforms Overseas 　　

Ideologies and Political Movements 　　

The Spell of Nationalism 　  ■ Liberalism in Economics and Politics 　  ■ Socialism and the Early Labor Movement 　　

The Revolutions of 1848 　　

The Hungry Forties 　  ■ Another French Revolution 　  ■ Nationalist Revolution in Italy 　  ■ Revolt and Reaction in Central Europe 　  ■ Aftermath to 1848: Reimposing Authority 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 21 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: Marx and Engels, The Communist Manifesto (1848) 　　　

Contrasting Views: The Effects of Industrialization 　　

Terms of History: Socialism 　　

Environment Matters: Joseph M. W. Turner, The Fighting "Téméraire" Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up (1838)　　　

 

Chapter 22

Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, 1850–1870 　　

The End of the Concert of Europe 　　

Napoleon III and the Quest for French Glory  ■ The Crimean War, 1853–1856: Turning Point in European Affairs  ■ Reform in Russia 　　

War and Nation Building 　　

Cavour, Garibaldi, and the Process of Italian Unification 　  ■ Bismarck and the Realpolitik of German Unification 　   ■ Francis Joseph and the Creation of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy 　  ■ Political Stability through Gradual Reform in Great Britain 　  ■ Nation Building in North America 　　

Nation Building through Social Order 　　

Bringing Order to the Cities 　   ■ Expanding Government Bureaucracy 　   ■ Schooling and Professionalizing Society 　  ■ Spreading National Power and Order beyond the West 　  ■ Contesting the Nation-State’s Order at Home 　　

The Culture of Social Order 　　

The Arts Confront Social Reality 　   ■ Religion and National Order 　   ■ From the Natural Sciences to Social Science 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 22 Review　　　

Primary Source Analysis: Mrs. Seacole: The Other Florence Nightingale 　　

Contrasting Views: The Nation-State in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 　　

Terms of History: Nationalism 　　

Environment Matters: Straightening the Rhine　　　

 

Chapter 23

Empire, Industry, and Everyday Life, 1870–1890 　　

The New Imperialism 　　

The Scramble for Africa — North and South 　  ■ Imperializing Asia 　  ■ Japan’s Imperial Agenda 　  ■ The Paradoxes of Imperialism 　　

The Industry of Empire 　　

Industrial Innovation 　  ■ Facing Economic Crisis 　  ■ Revolution in Business Practices 　　

Imperial Society and Culture 　　

The "Best Circles" and the Expanding Middle Class 　  ■ Working People’s Strategies 　  ■ National Fitness: Reform, Sports, and Leisure 　  ■ Artistic Responses to Empire and Industry 　　

The Birth of Mass Politics 　　

Workers, Politics, and Protest 　   ■ Expanding Political Participation in Western Europe 　  ■ Power Politics in Central and Eastern Europe 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 23 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: An African King Describes His Government 　　

Contrasting Views: Experiences of Migration 　　

Terms of History: Home Rule 　　

Environment Matters: Bushiri　　　

 

Chapter 24

Modernity and the Road to War, 1890–1914 　　

Public Debate over Private Life 　　

Population Pressure 　  ■ Reforming Marriage 　  ■ New Women, New Men, and the Politics of Sexual Identity 　   ■ Sciences of the Modern Self 　　

Modernity and the Revolt in Ideas 　　

The Opposition to Positivism 　  ■ The Revolution in Science 　  ■ Modern Art 　  ■ The Revolt in Music and Dance 　　

Growing Tensions in Mass Politics 　　

The Expanding Power of Labor 　   ■ Rights for Women and the Battle for Suffrage 　  ■ Liberalism Tested 　   ■ Anti-Semitism, Nationalism, and Zionism in Mass Politics 　　

European Imperialism Challenged 　　

The Trials of Empire 　  ■ The Russian Empire Threatened 　  ■ Growing Resistance to Colonial Domination 　　

Roads to War 　　

Competing Alliances and Clashing Ambitions 　  ■ The Race to Arms 　  ■ 1914: War Erupts 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 24 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: "Going to Battle" (A Turkish Poem) 　　　

Contrasting Views: Debating the Revolt in Art, Ideas, and Lifestyles 　　

Terms of History: Modern 　　

Environment Matters: Samoed Family of Russia　　　

 

Chapter 25

World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914–1929 　　

The Great War, 1914–1918 　　

Blueprints for War 　  ■ The Battlefronts 　  ■ The Home Front 　　

Protest, Revolution, and War’s End, 1917–1918 　　

War Protest 　  ■ Revolution in Russia 　  ■ Ending the War, 1918 　　

The Search for Peace in an Era of Revolution 　　

Europe in Turmoil 　  ■ The Paris Peace Conference, 1919–1920 　  ■ Economic and Diplomatic Consequences of the Peace 　　

A Decade of Recovery: Europe in the 1920s 　　

Changes in the Political Landscape 　   ■ Reconstructing the Economy 　   ■ Restoring Society 　　

Mass Culture and the Rise of Modern Dictators 　　

Culture for the Masses 　  ■ Cultural Debates over the Future 　  ■ The Communist Utopia 　  ■ Fascism on the March in Italy 　　

Conclusion 　  

Chapter 25 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: Memory and Battlefield Tourism 　　

Contrasting Views: The Middle East at the End of World War I: Freedom or Subjugation? 　　　

Terms of History: Fascism 　　

Environment Matters: War and East African Forests　　　

 

Chapter 26

The Great Depression and World War II, 1929–1945 　　

The Great Depression 　　

Economic Disaster Strikes 　  ■ Social Effects of the Depression 　  ■ The Great Depression beyond the West 　　

Totalitarian Triumph 　　

The Rise of Stalinism 　  ■ Hitler’s Rise to Power 　  ■ The Nazification of German Politics 　  ■ Nazi Racism 　　

Democracies on the Defensive 　　

Confronting the Economic Crisis 　   ■ Cultural Visions in Hard Times 　　

The Road to Global War 　　

A Surge in Global Imperialism 　  ■ The Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939 　   ■ Hitler’s Conquest of Central Europe, 1938–1939 　　

World War II, 1939–1945 　　

The German Onslaught 　  ■ War Expands: The Pacific and Beyond 　  ■ The War against Civilians 　  ■ Societies at War 　  ■ From Resistance to Allied Victory 　  ■ An Uneasy Postwar Settlement 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 26 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: A Family Copes with Unemployment 　　

Contrasting Views: Nazism and Hitler: For and Against 　　

Terms of History: Civil Disobedience 　　

Environment Matters: Hiroshima, 1945　　　

 

Chapter 27

The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945–1960s 　　

World Politics Transformed 　　

Chaos in Europe 　  ■ New Superpowers: The United States and the Soviet Union 　  ■ Origins of the Cold War 　  ■ The Division of Germany 　　

Political and Economic Recovery in Europe 　　

Dealing with Nazism 　  ■ Rebirth of the West 　  ■ The Welfare State: Common Ground East and West 　  ■ Recovery in the East 　　

Decolonization in a Cold War Climate 　　

The End of Empire in Asia 　  ■ The Struggle for Identity in the Middle East 　  ■ New Nations in Africa 　  ■ Newcomers Arrive in Europe 　　

Daily Life and Culture in the Shadow of Nuclear War 　　

Restoring "Western" Values 　  ■ Cold War Consumerism and Shifting Gender Norms 　  ■ The Culture of Cold War 　  ■ The Atomic Brink 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 27 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: Torture in Algeria 　　

Contrasting Views: Decolonization in Africa 　　

Terms of History: Welfare State 　　

Environment Matters: The Mexican Green Revolution and Its Consequences　　　

 

Chapter 28

Postindustrial Society and the End of the Cold War Order, 1960s–1989 　　

The Revolution in Technology 　　

The Information Age: Television and Computers 　  ■ The Space Age 　  ■ The Nuclear Age 　  ■ Revolutions in Biology and Reproductive Technology 　　

Postindustrial Society and Culture 　　

Multinational Corporations 　  ■ The New Worker 　  ■ The Boom in Education and Research 　  ■ Changing Family Life and the Generation Gap 　  ■ Art, Ideas, and Religion in a Technocratic Society 　　

Protesting Cold War Conditions 　　

Cracks in the Cold War Order 　  ■ The Growth of Citizen Activism 　  ■ 1968: Year of Crisis 　　

The Testing of Superpower Domination and the End of the Cold War 　　

A Changing Balance of World Power 　  ■ The Western Bloc Meets Challenges with Reform 　  ■ Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Bloc 　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 28 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: A Citizen’s Experience of Gorbachev’s Reforms 　　

Contrasting Views: Feminist Debates 　　

Terms of History: Neoliberalism 　　

Environment Matters: Cherynobyl　　　

 

Chapter 29

A New Globalism, 1989 to the Present 　　

Collapse of the Soviet Union and Its Aftermath 　　

The Breakup of Yugoslavia 　  ■ The Soviet Union Comes Apart 　   ■ Toward a Market Economy 　　

The Nation-State in a Global Age 　　

Europe Looks beyond the Nation-State 　  ■ Globalizing Cities and Fragmenting Nations 　  ■ Global Organizations 　　

An Interconnected World’s New Challenges 　　

The Earth and Its People Threatened 　   ■ North versus South?  　  ■ Radical Islam Meets the West 　  ■ Population, Health, and Disease ■  The Promise and Problems of a World Economy 　  ■ International Politics and the New Russia

Global Culture and Society in the Twenty-First Century 　　

Redefining the West: The Impact of Global Migration 　  ■ Global Networks and Social Change 　  ■ Global Culture versus Nationalist Isolationism 　　　

Conclusion 　　

Chapter 29 Review 　　

Primary Source Analysis: Svetlana Alexievich, Nobel Prize Lecture, December 7, 2015 　　

Contrasting Views: The Dutch Debate Globalization, Muslim Immigrants, and Turkey’s Admission to the EU 　　

Terms of History: Globalization 　

Environment Matters: The German Reichstag: Reborn and Green

 

Glossary of Key Terms  G-1

Acknowledgments  A-1

Index  I-1

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