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Title: Modern European History Series: Post-War Europe
Author: Eugene Lieber
Narrator: Eugene Lieber
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 2006-06-15
Publisher: IAB Inc.
Genres: Non-Fiction, Lectures
Publisher's Summary:
Cold War Impact. The Marshall Plan providing economic aid to West Europe is also a Cold War defense. The economic benefit to the U.S. of a war economy. It is part humanitarian, part economic self-interest. The military alliance of NATO and the U.S. policy of containment of communism. There is no evidence of Russian aggression toward Western Europe. (6.07.00) = Scandinavia: Norway. Had broken away from Sweden in the past. A mixed economy with capitalist and socialist aspects.
Sweden. A substantial power in the past. Maintained neutrality during the wars. Mixed economy. A less violent society. Denmark. A kingdom. Notably rescued its Jews during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Finland. Ethnically different. Long struggle for independence from Russian domination. (16.47.00) = Baltic Countries: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. Swedish influence in the past, then mainly Russian. Had been independent after Treaty of Versailles, then emergence of pro-fascist, anti-Russian attitude, and anti-Semitism. After World War II, Russia takes them over. Independent again after collapse of USSR, but currently hard times and rise in anti-Semitism. (27.27.00) = Poland. Its history dates back to medieval times. Abused by its neighbors in modern European history. Has a distinct ethnicity and language. Past Jewish population in the millions. The Treaty of Versailles made it independent. History of dictatorship, pro-fascist elements, and long tradition of anti-Semitism. Roman Catholic dominance. Poland becomes major issue in the Cold War. Growing resistance against communism and Russian control. The Solidarity Movement and the 1990s struggle for democratic institutions, though autocratic elements remain. (32.53.00) = Romania. Unique language and ethnic background. Independent after World War I, turns to fascism. Russia dominates during the Cold War. Communist dictator is independent from Russia, but imposes a harsh and brutal regime. He is executed when USSR collapses. Guarantees of daily life under communism now lost. Future is uncertain. (37.01.00) = Hungary. Has distinct ethnicity, language not Slavic, not Romance. Had been connected to the Austrian empire ruled by the Hapsburgs as a dual monarchy. The empire collapses after World War I, becomes a fascistic dictatorship with strong anti-Semitism. During the Cold War is part of the East European block controlled by Russia. U.S. encourages but fails to support the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and it is crushed by Russia. After the collapse of USSR, there are positive signs of democratic growth. (42.09.00) = Czechoslovakia. Consists of various ethnic groups. It is the only nation that moves toward democracy after World War I treaties of independence, but is betrayed by the West to Germany. After World War II it holds off Russian control for a few years, gains a fleeting period of independence and freedom under Dubechek in 1958, but is crushed by Russia soon after. Since the fall of communism, the nation breaks apart into the Czech Republic and Slovenia. The Czech Republic is more advanced industrially than Slovenia to the east. (49.19.00) = Austria. Historically part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. The proud cultural heritage of Vienna. History of anti-Semitism. The empire collapses after World War I. In the Anschluss of 1938, Austria largely welcomes its takeover by Germany. After the end of World War II, it is occupied and divided into east and west sections.
