The 19th Century

The 19th Century

This collection of 113 ready-to-teach articles traces the cultural history of the nineteenth century. Explore every shade of an era defined by its passion for history and Romanticism. Driven by groundbreaking philosophy and Napoleon’s conquests, a new awakening swept across the continent; the peoples of Europe found common ground in their shared languages, customs, and ancestry. Soon, they wanted to protect this identity by forging the modern nation-state. Meanwhile, the Industrial Revolution gathered pace. The iron revolution in construction, the rise of the railways, and the invention of the telegraph transformed the West at a breakneck speed. Ultimately, the Belle Époque came to embody this unshakeable belief in progress and the newfound comforts of the Western world.

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