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Western Europe Since 1945
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Contents
Western Europe Since 1945
- The Division of Europe
- Reconstruction
- European Union
- The Welfare State
Post-War Western European
States
- Britain
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Ireland
- Other Western Countries
Western Europe Since 1945
The Division of Europe
Reconstruction
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The Marshall Plan,
1947 [At USInfo]
- The Marshall Plan, 1947 [At this Site]
Long excerpts from the Speech delivered by General George Marshall at Harvard University
on June 5, 1947
European Union
The Welfare State
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Post War Western European
States
Britain
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WEB Guide to British Politics on the Internet [At Keele]
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WEB Timeline of British
Politics Since 1900 [At Internet Archive, from Keele]
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WEB British Election Manifestos Since
1945 - full texts of all three main parties' election manifestos [At Keele]
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WEB History of Social Security in Britain [At Internet Archive, from dss.uk]
- Let Us Face the Future,
Labour Party Manifestos 1945 [At Keele], with excerpts [At Hanover]
Classic example of mid-century democratic socialism.
- Let Us Face The Future: A Declaration of Labour
Policy for the Consideration of the Nation, 1945 [At this Site]
- G. R. Strauss, Minister of Supply: Speech
Delivered on Nationalizing the Iron and Steel Industry, November 15, 1948 [At this
Site]
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965): Conservative
Party Principles, 1946 [At this Site]
- Margaret Thatcher: Christianity and Wealth, Speech made
to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, May 21, 1988 [At this Site]
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Chris MacNeil: The Paradox of
Liberalism versus Illiberalism: The British Middle Class Portrayed in 1980s Popular
Culture [At Internet Archive, from Oregon][Modern Discussion]
- New Labour?
Germany
France
- WEB French Documents [At Mt.
Holyoke]
- WEB Paris
Libéré! [At paris.org]
- Charles de Gaulle: Speech
at the Hôtel de Ville, 25 August 1944, in French [At Paris.org]
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Constitution of the
Fourth Republic, 1946, in French [At www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr]
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Constitution
of the Fifth Republic, 1958, in French, [At www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr] and in
English [PDF Format] [At
www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr]
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Code Civil [At Legifrance.gov]
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Code Pénal [At Legifrance.gov]
- Charles de Gaulle, French Premier: Speech at
Constantine, Algeria, October 3, 1958 [At this Site]
- Charles de Gaulle, President of France: Europe and
Its Role In World Affairs, July 23, 1964 [At this Site]
- Charles de Gaulle: France's Attitude Toward US
Policy in Vietnam, 1964 [At this Site]
- Maurice Couve de Murville, Foreign Minister: France's
View of the Atlantic Alliance and NATO, 1966 [At this Site]
- President Charles de Gaulle: Le Grand
"Non": Britain's Proposed Entry Into The Common Market, May 16, 1967
[At this Site]
Italy
Spain
Ireland
- Proclamation of the Irish Republic, Easter 1916 [readable
image file of poster][At this Site]
- Henry W. Massingham: Ireland, 1916--And
Beyond, The Atlantic Monthly, December1916 [At The Atlantic, subscription required]
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Ireland: Constitution [At ICL]
- John V. Kelleher: Can Ireland Unite?, The Atlantic Monthly, April, 1954 [At The Atlantic, subscription required]
- Robert Coles: Ulster's
Children, The Atlantic Monthly, December 1980 [At The Atlantic, subscription required]
- Conor Cruise O'Brien: Twentieth-Century
Witness, The Atlantic Monthly, July 1992 [At The Atlantic, subscription required]
- Conor Cruise O'Brien: The Roots of My
Preoccupations, The Atlantic Monthly, July 1994
His experiences in government in Catholic Ireland of the 1950s.
- Bobby Sands (d.1981): The Diary
of Bobby Sands, March 1981 [At Larkspirit]
Other Western European Countries
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NOTES: Dates of accession of material added since July 1998 can be seen in the New Additions page.. The date of inception
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overview.
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