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Here we discuss the long-term and immediate reasons that ultimately precipitated WWI. We also discuss if Germany solely responsible for the war as stated in Treat of Versailles and if the war was avoidable.

We briefly look at all the factors that will ultimately lead to World War I.

We discuss the factors that contributed to Neo Imperialism after 1870. We discuss Division of Africa, Dutch Culture System in Indonesia, Neo-Imperialism of USA.

We discuss the european occupation of Latin America, Africa, and Asia between 16-18th Century and how these continents were exploited to fuel the commercial capitalism in Europe. We also discuss reasons due to which the form of imperialism shifted after 1870

In this episode we discuss the remaining aspects of Marxist thoughts and its impact on European society.

In this episode we discuss the ideas of one of the greatest thinkers of modern times, Karl Marx, who was also called as the Rousseau of 19th century. Worth listening on its own this episode will help you see many underlying patterns in today’s world.

Socialism as a though rose due to inaction of middle class to provide lower classes any representation. It gained strength after industrial revolution, that created a separate labor class.

Both Russia and Japan adopted a very specific model of indistrialization that led to some interesting consequences in the history. We discuss both in this episode.

As Britain underwent an industrial revolution, nations around the world prepared to industrialize to compete with the cheaper British products. We discuss the challenges and factors that supported the industrialization of USA and Germany.

We discuss the social, political, cultural, and economic impact of Industrial Revolution in Britain. We also discuss the demands of Middle Class and Lower Class and how the British parliament responded to these demands.

We discuss the reasons for industrial revolution in Britain and why it did not happen in some other nations of Europe.

We discuss the destructive impact of nationalism and look at the formation of the new nations from the declining ottoman empire. European countries wanted to benefit from this decline and that competition will sow the seeds of WWI.

In this episode, we discuss the unification of Germany and the factors that played a significant role. We discuss the role of Otto Von Bismarck in the unification and its impact on the politics of Europe.

We discuss the challenges in the process of unification, the ideas that provided impetus for unification, and the personalities that played a major role in it.

In this episode, we discuss the European revolts of the 1820s, 1830s, and 1848, which impacted all the regions in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe in different ways and produced some interesting long-term consequences.

We discuss some benefits and limitations of the Metternich system in Europe and the factors that posed challenges. We discuss how factors like liberalism, nationalism, and industrial revolution gave way to modern nationalism and how it impacted Europe.

In this episode, we discuss the arrangements made to counter the impact of the French Revolution on the existing order. We discuss the critical steps taken to restore the map of Europe, emphasize balance of power, and suppress ideas such as liberalism and Nationalism.

We summarize the French Revolution by talking about the causes, some of the key trends, criticism levelled against the French Revolution, and the legacy of the French Revolution.

We discuss the rise of napoleon along with some administrative, social, economic, and religious reforms he made during his rule and his eventual fall.

This episode discusses two phases of the French Revolution—Radical Republicanism (1792-94) or Reign of Terror and Moderate Republicanism (1794-99)—by the end of which Napoleon Bonaparte had risen to leadership.

The episodes talks about the reasons the french revolution had different phases and discusses the first phase of the revolution between 1789-1791.

We discuss the major events in the region during the 20th century and the regional and global political equation.

In this episode, we compare the situation of Jewish community in the medieval time from the economic and social standpoint. We also look at the changes during the Modern Period that finally led to the push for the creation of separate Jewish state in the Middle East.

In this episode we compare the situation of Jewish community in the ancient and medieval time. For medieval period, we compare the situation of Jewish communities in Christian and Islamic empire from religious and legal standpoint.

In this episode, we discuss the conditions that led to the fall of the Roman Empire and the Islamic conquest of the region between the right end of the Mediterranean Sea and the Himalayas.