Concerned with major social, political, and cultural developments in Europe from circa 1800 to the outbreak of World War I. Special emphasis is placed upon theNapoleonic experience, the rise of modern nationalism, romanticism, Darwinism and its social applications, the Industrial Revolution, imperialism, the emergence of modern ideologies, and the background of World War I. Prereq., HIST 1020 or 1040. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.