European History Study Guide

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  • History of the High Middle Ages. I.

    Feudal anarchy continued as a central authority could not be established. A king found it very difficult to get rapidly from one part of his realms to another in order to suppress rebellions, as the fine roads that the Romans had built to enable their armies to move around quickly had fallen into disrepair and…

  • History of the Weimar Republic. I. 1918-1923.

             Germany’s defeat and ultimate national humiliation after the First World War led to widespread discontent and resentment against the draconian peace settlement. Workers composed a revolutionary mass that forced the old monarchic governments out of office in November 1918, but there remained a strong minority among the workers who wanted more than a democratic…