Europe

Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 23 – The Berlin Crisis

This chapter discusses the controversy regarding the status of Berlin during the Cold War, when the Soviets reacted to Western presence in Germany.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 22 – Hungary

This chapter discusses the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, when university students attempted to resist Soviet domination, but were repressed by the Warsaw Pact.
The 19th Century Revolutions according to Hobsbawm

In the book “Age of Revolution,” Eric Hobsbawm discusses the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and other European uprisings in the 19th century.
Protestant Reformation and Counter-Reformation

In the 16th century, a series of religious upheavals swept through Europe, leading to the birth of Protestantism and to a pushback from the Catholic Church.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 15 – America Re-enters the Arena

This chapter discusses the role of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in turning World War II in favor of the Allies.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 14 – The Nazi-Soviet Pact

This chapter discusses the beginning of World War II, focusing on Stalin’s failed attempt to appease Hitler.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 13 – Stalin’s Bazaar

This chapter discusses the maneuvers of Joseph Stalin’s USSR in the lead-up to World War II.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 12 – The End of Illusion

This chapter discusses the failure of the Treaty of Versailles, which enabled the rise of Hitler’s Nazism and Mussolini’s Fascism in Germany and Italy.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger – Chapter 11 – Stresemann and the Re-emergence of the Vanquished

This chapter discusses European politics in the interwar period, with a focus on the role of Gustav Stresemann to reinsert Germany in power politics.