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This Is 20th Century Europe

This Is 20th Century Europe

Understanding the history of contemporary Europe

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The early 20th Century was a turbulent time for the European Nations: two world wars, the Cold War, totalitarianism in all its forms, and much more. These Blinks will give you a snapshot of some of the pivotal moments across Europe in the last century.

This Is 20th Century Europe

Understanding the history of contemporary Europe

The Sleepwalkers
The Sleepwalkers
Christopher Clark
How Europe Went To War in 1914
22 min4.5
The Origins of Totalitarianism
The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt's landmark work about Europe's anti-Semitic and imperialist roots
24 min4.6
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom
Friedrich August von Hayek
Van Hayek's classic text on Freedom
15 min4.4
Bloodlands
Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
27 min4.4
The Splendid and the Vile
The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
35 min4.7
Secondhand Time
Secondhand Time
Svetlana Alexievich
The Last of the Soviets
17 min4.2
This Blessed Plot
This Blessed Plot
Hugo Young
Britain and Europe From Churchill to Blair
20 min4.1

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